Duties
Major Duties and Responsibilities (MDRs):
The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) leads the nation's effort to protect the United States from terrorism by integrating, analyzing and sharing information to drive whole-of-government action and achieve our national CT objectives. The National Counterterrorism Center's Directorate of Intelligence (NCTC/DI) is seeking an experienced GS-14 analyst with strong writing, tradecraft, leadership, and interpersonal skills to help drive the analytic effort of a high performing group working to combat terrorism in and threats emanating from Africa and Asia. As a group-level asset in the DI, the selected officer will help managers formulate and implement an operationally and policy-relevant analytic program and advance analytic tradecraft and expertise on CT issues. The selectee will work with other senior analysts and leadership in other DI groups to identify and assess trends, understand transregional linkages, preserve analytic objectivity, and apply sophisticated analytic tools and techniques to produce sophisticated finished intelligence products related to terrorism and counterterrorism. The officer will ensure that the Directorate's analytic lines are progressing and staying fresh by encouraging DI analysts to think creatively and challenge their own analytic lines, promoting diversity of analytic opinions, and helping them identify creative ways to tackle strategic production in an increasingly limited collection environment. NCTC/DI is committed to developing its officers, and will provide the selected officer with development and training opportunities, encourage research projects, and support the selectee's corporate contributions to NCTC and ODNI. The officer will also have opportunities to travel, take appropriate language training, and attend relevant conferences.
Duties and responsibilities will include:
Sharing expertise with others and mentoring more junior analysts in the Directorate. Senior Analysts are among the DI's leading teachers of our trade and organizational culture, setting a positive tone and playing a leading role in building workforce morale and fostering cooperation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Leading the production of a broad range of finished intelligence products in support of US foreign policy and national security interests. Senior analysts produce sophisticated, cross-cutting, finished intelligence and briefings on terrorism-related issues that model the highest standards of DI tradecraft and policy or operational relevance.
Cultivating and maintaining productive working relationships with colleagues, experts, IC members, policy committees, and law enforcement agencies as appropriate and use these relationships to share information of interest.
Apply a full range of methodological tools and approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of complex and significant analytic issues and incorporate insights and findings into well-crafted, sophisticated intelligence products.
You also will have the opportunity to:
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.
Plan, prepare, and present written analysis and oral briefings to the most senior internal and external customers on counterterrorism issues; explain the most complex concepts to non-expert customers, and tailor the output to correspond to customer needs.
Develop, use, and refine a full range of methodological tools and approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of complex and significant analytic issues and incorporate insights and findings into well-crafted, sophisticated intelligence products.
Oversee the development and implementation of strategies for driving collection in support of US interests and policy objectives; cultivate and identify key internal and external sources of relevant information that meet customer and analysts' needs.
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
Required Qualifications:
Extensive knowledge in Africa, Asia, and/or counterterrorism.
Demonstrated ability to effectively plan and lead the development of high-quality, complex analyses, studies, projects, assignments, and briefings on key US foreign policy and national security objectives focused on Africa or Asia for IC consumers and policymakers at the highest levels of government.
Ability to apply expert knowledge of ODNI, IC organizations, and relevant customer organizations or operations (e.g., military, policymakers, and law enforcement), in order to effectively translate their requirements and provide appropriate output or responses to meet customer needs.
Demonstrated knowledge of IC policy and procedures and demonstrated knowledge of analytic tradecraft, to include structured analytic techniques, and superior ability to communicate intelligence information and judgments to generalists as well as specialists.
Outstanding writing and critical thinking skills demonstrated in a portfolio of published analysis that show applicant's ability to think strategically and creatively.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively across organizational lines-often under tight deadlines-to synthesize and produce sophisticated intelligence.
Demonstrated ability to execute senior-level guidance in a fast-paced environment and superior ability to translate strategic goals into specific objectives with appropriate metrics and methods to track progress toward meeting those goals.
Demonstrated ability to promote information sharing practices across the ODNI and IC.
Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, in working with individuals at the highest levels of the IC and government in justifying, defending, negotiating, and resolving significant and controversial issues.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment and mentor junior colleagues.
Creative problem-solving skills and superior ability to provide leadership in carrying out mission responsibilities.
At least seven years of experience as an intelligence analyst in African or Asian regional affairs or counterterrorism analysis at a national agency, federal law enforcement agency, service component, or combatant command.
Desired Requirements:
Previous work experience or academic study on Africa or Asia and/or global terrorism issues. Cover letter and resume required.
Language not required.
Education
Bachelor's Degree.
Benefits
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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.
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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.