Clarification from the agency

Open to current and former Federal employees with competitive or excepted status; and all U.S. Citizens. Former members of the Peace Corps may be considered for ODNI employment only if five full years have elapsed since separation from the Peace Corps.

This job is also open in another announcement to:

Federal employees - Competitive service

Federal employees - Excepted service

Internal to an agency

Plan, develop and manage complex projects or programs for SNIS cadre that often requires generating new concepts, principles, and methods to ensure their successful implementation.

Plan, develop, and present written and oral briefings on significant HC issues; tailor and align written products and oral briefings with overall IC mission objectives and individual member needs.

Advise and present to ODNI senior leadership on the development, implementation, and management of complex programs for SNIS cadre and positions.

Design, develop and present expert, authoritative written products to customers at all levels on significant and complex SNIS related programs.

Serve as the focal point for all SNIS officer matters.

Maintain productive working relationships with colleagues, HR managers, and customers as appropriate and use these relationships to share information of interest and explain the specifics of HR and SNIS programs.

Develop and present written and oral briefings on SNIS issues and programs, and explain complex information to customers and stakeholders in a clear and consistent manner.

Work may require full range of COTR duties.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States
• Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI)
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI.

Qualifications

FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS

All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).

1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
2. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.
3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
4. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.

On average ten years of progressively responsible experience in HR.

Thorough ability to represent HR and ODNI in a positive, proactive manner and ability to manage competing priorities while adhering to strict deadlines.

Superior ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, complex information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of diverse audiences with different perspectives and objectives.

Superior ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment, and utilize organizational and interpersonal problem-solving skills.

Demonstrated ability to listen to, clarify, and convey an understanding of others' ideas, comments and questions, and integrate and build upon diverse opinions in a manner that encourages the formation of integrated solutions and positions.

Extensive knowledge of the mission, charter, roles and responsibilities of ODNI and/or of individual IC organizations.

Extensive knowledge of HC principles, concepts, regulations, and practices, and demonstrated consultative skills sufficient to plan and manage HC functions for large scale ODNI and/or IC programs.

Extensive knowledge of Federal, IC, and/or ODNI HC and HR regulations, policies, and unique authorities in order to address organizational/business issues and questions.

Extensive knowledge in one or more areas of HC Subject Matter Expertise: Academic/Professional Disciplines, Compensation, Equal Employment Opportunity, HC Information Management, HC Strategy & Policy, Learning & Development, Organizational Design, Performance and Effectiveness, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Analysis & Planning, Workforce Engagement & Relations, and Work/Life Strategies & Benefits.

Demonstrated ability to develop and effectively manage HC projects, assess customer requirements, identify dependencies, and manage and mitigate risks.

Demonstrated program management, analytic, and critical thinking skills, including the ability to conduct program assessments, identify needs and requirements, and develop process improvement recommendations for the successful implementation HC programs.

Demonstrated ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of varied audiences with different perspectives and objectives.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment, mentor junior colleagues, and utilize strong organizational and interpersonal problem-solving skills.

Demonstrated ability to establish regular contact with high-level internal and external resources and customers, supplying or seeking information on HC programs and issues; demonstrated use of tact when expressing ideas or opinions to leaders, customers, contractors, and other stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to listen to, clarify, and convey an understanding of others' ideas, comments, and questions, and integrate and build upon various opinions in a manner that encourages the formation of integrated solutions and positions.

Qualitative and quantitative analytical skills necessary to collect data, analyze it, and develop substantive reports.

Working knowledge of COTR concepts and principles.

Basic knowledge of project management concepts and principles.

Desired Requirements:

General knowledge of IC, ODNI and HR policies, concepts, regulations, and practices, and consultative skills sufficient to plan and manage HR functions for ODNI and/or IC programs.

Superior ability to utilize critical thinking and reasoning skills to gather HR data and provide analysis of meaning/impact to senior management.

Knowledge of the mission, charter, roles and responsibilities for ODNI and/or individual IC organizations.

Demonstrated knowledge of one or more HR subject matter areas (Compensation, EEO and Executive Orders, HR policy, Learning and Development, Performance and Effectiveness, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Analysis and Planning, Succession Planning).

Working knowledge of COTR concepts and principles.

Working knowledge of OPM requirements and standards for the Senior Executive Service (SES) and equivalents, their performance appraisal systems, and their pay and awards structures.

Working knowledge of SNIS bonus board processes and GS-15 to SNIS promotions.

Bachelor's degree in fields such as Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial and Organization Psychology, Training and Development, Workforce Analytics, or other related disciplines.

An active HR professional certification (PHR or SHRM)

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.

A complete application package must include:

a. RESUME: Resumes must be no longer than two (2) pages in length. Resumes longer than two (2) pages will be removed from consideration. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the vacancy announcement, particularly the MDRs, and construct their resume to highlight their most significant experience and qualifications relevant to this job opportunity. You must ensure the resume contains all of the required information and you organize it so we can associate the following information for each experience/position: job title; name of employer; beginning and ending dates of employment (month/day/year format), and hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise stated. Additionally, include a detailed description of job duties, accomplishments, related skills and responsibilities, to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable), and series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position).

b. ESSAY QUESTION RESPONSES: The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question (please see questions in the Requirements section above). By submitting your responses to these questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).

c. COVER LETTER: Applicants must submit a professional narrative as a supplement to the resume to elaborate on their qualifications and previous work performed.

d. CURRENT SF-50: Federal Government employees must provide your official most recent SF-50 (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement). An SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, is used to verify current federal status, position, title, grade, and organization of record. If your SF-50(s) does not provide the information needed to make a final determination for qualification, you will be found ineligible for the position.

e. POSITION NUMBER: Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted.

Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

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