Deputy IC Procurement Executive

Intelligence Careers; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Intelligence Careers is seeking a qualified professional for an excepted service GS-15 position with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. The role covers cradle-to-grave acquisition activities, contract negotiations, and resource management for the National Intelligence Program.

Public service experience at the GS-15 level is expected, with eligibility verified through standard SF-50 submissions. The selected candidate will apply superior analytical and leadership skills to allocate

Qualifications

• Proven technical competencies to conduct a wide range of acquisition life cycle activities, from planning through contract award and closeout.
• Superior ability to leverage resources to accomplish organizational mission and objectives.
• Superior ability to determine and allocate appropriate resources across responsibilities.
• Superior ability to set priorities and manage time and resources effectively.
• Superior ability to provide sound advice and innovative solutions to contracting officials.
• Superior logic and judgment to interpret contracting regulations and develop acquisition strategy.
• Initiative to develop new methods or policies and to preserve process integrity.
• Strong program management, strategic planning skills and capability to assess needs and drive improvements across ODNI.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and networking skills to influence across ODNI and other agencies.

Skills

Acquisition life cycle

Cost/price analysis

Negotiation

Resource management

Program management

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Networking

Job description

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads the development, negotiation, and presentation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence to the President and the Congress. The CFO's three main responsibilities include resource management (budget analysis, formulation, justification, and execution), performance planning and evaluation, and financial management improvement. 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.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Proven technical competencies to conduct a wide range of acquisition life cycle activities from acquisition planning through contract award and subsequent closeout activities. "Cradle to grave", cost plus, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity, firm fixed price contracts cost and price analysis and negotiation experience.
• Superior ability to leverage technical proficiency to plan for, acquire, organize, integrate, develop, and prioritize human, financial, material, information and other resources to accomplish their organization's mission and objectives.
• Superior ability to determine and allocate appropriate levels and mixtures of resources needed for all areas of responsibility with the superior ability to redirect resources as the emphasis of the overall program changes.
• Superior ability to set priorities, organize and utilize time and resources efficiently and effectively to achieve the desired results, consistent with the organization's goals and objectives.
• Superior ability to provide sound advice, new insights and innovative solutions to subordinates, high level program managers, executives, directors and other acquisition officials pertaining to contracting programs, statutes, procedures, problems, and solutions.
• Superior ability to exercise logic and good judgment to determine accuracy, relevance to data, and make effective decisions based on the interpretation of contracting regulations and practices which affect various organizational units and at various levels. Superior skill in developing the acquisition strategy as it relates to the Acquisition Plan.
• Superior capability to use initiative and resourcefulness in deviating from traditional methods or researching trends and patterns to develop new methods, criteria, or proposed new policies.
• Superior skill in preserving the consistency and integrity of the federal acquisition process (e.g., protecting the proprietary information, avoiding conflicts of interest, and appropriately marking documents when acquiring supplies and services with appropriate funds).
• Strong program management, strategic planning skills, including the ability to conduct program and management assessments, to identify needs and requirements, and to develop non-linear process improvement recommendations for implementation across the ODNI.
• Superior interpersonal, communication, and networking skills, and demonstrated ability to build an sustain professional networks and exert influence across the ODNI and/or other government agencies.

Desired Requirements:

• Extensive knowledge of the IC mission, objectives, and policies.
• Expert experience working issues/projects/programs with other members of the Intelligence Community and Oversight bodies.