Summary
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Directorate for Mission Integration (MI) creates a consistent and holistic view of intelligence from collection to analysis and serves as the Director of National Intelligence's (DNI) principal advisor on all aspects of intelligence. MI integrates mission capabilities, informs enterprise resource and policy decisions, and ensures the delivery of timely, objective, accurate, and relevant intelligence.
This job is open to
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.
Duties
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
The National Intelligence Council (NIC) consists of the most senior intelligence analysts supporting the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in carrying out responsibilities as the head of the Intelligence Community (IC) and as the principal adviser to the President for intelligence matters related to national security. The NIC produces a variety of all-source, IC coordinated intelligence reports, including its flagship product, the National Intelligence Estimate, which represents the Intelligence Community's most authoritative statement on a key national security issue.
Collaborate with DNI/MI leadership to lead the Intelligence Community production of strategic analysis of issues of importance to U.S. interests involving Russia and Eurasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan), and advise the DNI on key developments and issues.
Lead the IC production of strategic analyses on issues of importance to United States (US) interests for Russian and Eurasian regional issues and advise the DNI on key developments and issues.
Lead and oversee the preparation, production, and coordination of National Intelligence Estimates and other community-coordinated papers (Intelligence Community Assessments and Sense of the Community Memoranda).Provide expert analytical assessments to the DNI regarding Russian and Eurasian regional issues.
Lead, plan, and oversee the preparation of background papers and briefing books for the DNI's participation in National Security Council, Cabinet meetings, and other senior-level policymaking meetings.
Provide strategic guidance, direction, and leadership to establish national intelligence collection and analysis priorities, and in doing so identity critical intelligence gaps and support collection initiatives based on customer needs and analytic requirements.
Lead, plan, and facilitate community sessions attended by IC specialists and non-US Government subject matter experts to address major events and trends and represent the IC, DNI, NIC, and the National Intelligence Officer (NIO) in the sessions.
Lead and oversee the preparation of correspondence and/or products in response to congressional tasking, including testimony, talking points, and statements for the record for the DNI and senior DNI staff.
Brief senior IC members, policymakers, military decision makers, members of Congress, and other major stakeholders on Russian and Eurasian regional issues.
Review and analyze IC analytic components research and production plans on Russian and Eurasian regional issues, identify redundancies and gaps, direct strategies to address gaps, and advise the DNI on gaps and shortfalls in analytic capabilities across the IC.
Establish and foster liaison relationships with IC analysts, analytic managers, and collection managers as well as academia, the business community, and other non-government subject matter experts to ensure the IC has a comprehensive understanding of emerging Russian and Eurasian regional issues.
Support and/or stand in for the NIO for Russia and Eurasia. Develop and continually expand personal knowledge in area of expertise and achieve a government-wide reputation as a subject matter expert in this area.
Provide leadership and expert guidance to the planning, analysis, and application of a full-range of methodological tools and approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of complex analytical issues and incorporate insights and findings into well-crafted, in-depth intelligence products.
Requirements
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
Mandatory Requirements:
Expert knowledge of Russian and Eurasian issues, knowledge of the IC's Russia-Eurasia analytic community, and understanding of collection issues sufficient to lead the IC's analytic production and identify collection requirements and gaps.
Excellent critical thinking and reasoning skills and the ability to prepare finished intelligence assessments and other written products with emphasis on clear organization, and concise, logical presentation.
Advanced interpersonal, organizational, and management skills to conceptualize and effectively lead complex analytic projects with minimal supervision.
Expert ability to work with and represent the Community when analytic views differ among agencies.
Excellent communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively with people at various levels of leadership and levels of knowledge of Russian and Eurasian issues, to give oral presentations and to otherwise represent the NIC in interagency meetings.
Advanced knowledge of, and ability to apply, analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques to produce authoritative finished intelligence products, and the ability to employ innovative approaches to analyze information.
Creative problem-solving skills and ability to provide leadership in carrying out mission responsibilities.
Superior levels of flexibility and superior ability to remain open-minded and change opinions on the basis of new information and requirements; superior ability to support group decisions and solicit opinions from coworkers.
Bachelor's degree in subject matter area, or closely related discipline.
Desired Requirements:
Generally, twelve or more years of related work experience.
Desired Foreign Language: Proficiency at Reading level 3 and/or Listening level 3 is desired in the following languages: Russian
A selected candidate who has the desired foreign language capability may qualify for language use pay in the ODNI if he or she has current test scores at the minimum proficiency levels in each modality as specified. If qualified, the ODNI will provide language use pay at the rate applicable to the parent agency.
Education
Bachelor's degree in subject matter area, or closely related discipline.
Benefits
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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. w.
Required Documents
A complete application package must include:
a. RESUME: 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); Hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise stated. 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. POSITION NUMBER: Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted.
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.) SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" is used to verify 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.
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.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application.
Click "Apply" at the top of the page. Your application MUST be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement.
In order to be considered, you must apply via USAJobs. The ODNI will not accept emailed applications. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.
Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume:
- Classified or government sensitive information
- Social Security Number (SSN)
- Photos of yourself
- Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.
- Encrypted and digitally signed documents
Next steps
Once you successfully complete the application process, you will receive an acknowledgement of receipt email. Please note that the acknowledgement email does not ensure completion of your application. You must ensure that you submit all required documentation.
The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 60 days of the closing date of this announcement. Due to the large number of applications received, applicants will be contacted ONLY if they have been selected for an interview.
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