Assistant Director, National Counterterrorism Intelligence

Intelligence Careers; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Intelligence Careers seeks qualified executives to meet the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) ECQ requirements and IC Senior Officer Core Qualification. The position emphasizes leading people, achieving results, and driving efficiency within a national security context.

Candidates should demonstrate strategic leadership, program oversight, and ability to coordinate across agencies. This role requires exceptional communication and collaboration across levels of government, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Superior ability to manage human, financial, IT, and infrastructure resources on an enterprise scale.
• Superior ability to manage complex data acquisition, policy, or compliance and transparency programs.
• Superior analytical and critical thinking skills, including the superior ability to think strategically, identify needs and requirements, develop recommendations, and evaluate outcomes against goals and objectives.
• Superior ability to coordinate, network, communicate and exert influence effectively at all levels of an agency or the IC to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Superior oral and written communication skills, including the superior ability to draft and edit written reports of varying length and complexity, and to communicate effectively with audiences of varying seniority and expertise.

Skills

Enterprise resource management

Data acquisition & compliance

Analytical & critical thinking

Strategic & tactical leadership

Interpersonal & collaboration

Oral & written communication

Influence across agency levels

Job description

Intelligence Careers seeks qualified executives to meet the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) ECQ requirements and IC Senior Officer Core Qualification. The position emphasizes leading people, achieving results, and driving efficiency within a national security context.

Candidates should demonstrate strategic leadership, program oversight, and ability to coordinate across agencies. This role requires exceptional communication and collaboration across levels of government, with a focus on