Chief Response Operations Group.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) seeks a senior program leader to oversee continuity of government initiatives, emergency management, and national security event deployments. The role requires managing budgets, staffing, policies, and cross-agency collaboration to sustain critical operations.

You will advise ODNI leadership, coordinate with IC partners, and guide forums, training, and exercise programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation of IC continuity capabilities against requirements.
• Manage day-to-day programs enabling continuity of government, watch operations, capabilities integration, and training/exercises.
• Oversee budget, staffing, policies, procedures, and resources including equipment.
• Advise ODNI leadership during deployments for National Security Emergencies, events, alerts and activations.
• Plan and lead relocation and response elements of continuity resources.
• Track critical personnel and resources; facilitate ODNI Mission Area forums.
• Develop national intelligence and preparedness policy to support mission requirements.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Duties

Lead the evaluation of IC's efforts to build and sustain a continuity capability against existing requirements. Manage and lead day-to-day programs that operationally enable continuity of government, enduring constitutional government, watch operations, capabilities integration, and test training and exercise programs. Manage budget and staffing requirements, policies and procedures, accountable equipment, and resources. Plan for, lead and advise senior ODNI Leadership during deployments for National Security Emergencies, National Security Special Events, IC and ODNI national continuity alerts and activations, emergencies, exercises, and other national response and operations initiatives. Manage and lead plans and support programs that enable the relocation and response elements of continuity resources. Manage and lead the tracking of critical personnel and resources. Facilitate and lead ODNI Mission Area forums. Oversee the development of national intelligence and preparedness policy to support mission requirement, as needed. Oversee the development of programs, personnel budget, and training to ensure the continuation of mission in the event of an emergency. Liaise with IC partners to ensure that resources are properly arrayed to address continuity requirements identified in existing policy. Lead the mission and enterprise objectives of the National Intelligence Strategy or other national level guidance documents. This position is subject to recall 24/7/365, operational shift work to conduct continuity and emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. All GS-15 positions may be reassigned to lead another COSO mission area to fill a critical mission need.

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

This is an excepted service GS-15 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GS-15 and one level below. Current federal employees at the GS-15 and one level below may apply to this position, and if selected will maintain pay set at their current grade and step. Current federal employees at grade levels GS-13 and below are not eligible for this position and their application will not be forwarded to the hiring manager. All current federal employees that apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personal Action (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) to verify their status of eligibility.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL

Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview.

SALARY DETERMINATION

The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Chief of Human Resource Management.

In some cases when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to, and not less than, the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum step rate of the GS grade to which assigned.

RELOCATION EXPENSES

For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodations Office Representative by email at [e-mail], by telephone at [phone] or by FAX at [phone]. Your request for reasonable accommodations will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY. The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.