Director's Action Group Officer.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) seeks a highly experienced leader for a GS-15 level position within the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. This role focuses on shaping national-level strategies and policies to support U.S.

security and foreign policy interests through strategic planning and policy development. The successful candidate will lead cross-agency initiatives, oversee resource planning, and deliver high-quality intelligence products,

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of IC organizations' missions in order to develop the national-level strategies and policies necessary to support U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.
• Expert leadership experience and analytic expertise to support strategy and policy development, strategic planning and implementation efforts.
• Superior ability to identify emerging trends and strategic issues and incorporate these in developing strategic plans for the organization.
• Expert ability to evaluate strategic trends, strategy and implementation plans, results, and programmatic data, propose innovative solutions, and implement change.
• Expert ability to conceptualize, organize, and draw inferences from incomplete data and present a compelling analysis of findings and issues; expert ability to identify, articulate, document, and mitigate knowledge gaps or alternatives approaches.
• Superior communication (written and verbal) skills to effectively and efficiently communicate organizational vision, mission, and plans.
• Superior ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in written reports, and to logically analyze, synthesize, and evaluate multiple sources of information for their inclusion in briefings and written documents.
• Expert organizational and interpersonal skills to facilitate forums, manage competing priorities, and advocate new ideas/concepts/processes.
• Superior ability to exercise independent judgment on time-sensitive issues and work collaboratively across the IC.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the planning, development, and evaluation of the related strategic planning documents in support of U.S. Government agencies' national security and foreign policy interests and programs.
• Lead and oversee the planning, development, and production of strategic guidance for the allocation of resources and investment planning and programming staff elements and activities.
• Contribute to development of timely, high-quality intelligence products and decision support materials that translate leadership intent into coordinated, actionable outcomes across NCSC, ODNI, and the counterintelligence community, while monitoring initiative progress and providing data-driven insights to enhance operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate feedback from Intelligence Community partners, ensuring personnel resources and operational capabilities meet evolving mission requirements while refining products and processes to address emerging counterintelligence threats and enhance mission effectiveness.
• Participate in interagency forums, conferences, and engagements to represent DAG perspectives, elevate NCSC visibility and influence, and identify partnership opportunities that strengthen information sharing, joint initiatives, and integration efforts across the counterintelligence community.
• Plan, and prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and senior United States Government agencies USG officials in a manner that meets their specified requirements and provide expert analysis and recommendations that ensure IC strategic plans and programs align with strategic objectives.
• Prepare high-quality briefing materials, coordinate engagement logistics, and execute comprehensive follow-up on action items to improve collaboration effectiveness with counterintelligence elements throughout the IC and federal departments.
• Build and maintain productive working relationships with interagency partners, facilitate information exchange, and recommend strategic partnership opportunities that address mission integration gaps and support broader counterintelligence alignment objectives.
• Lead, plan, and oversee the advancement of outreach activities within and beyond the IC to ensure long term strategy development is informed by the latest and best efforts across the U.S. Government, industry, and foreign partners.

Skills

IC knowledge

Strategic planning

Analytical ability

Written communication

Independent judgment

Job description

Duties

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) is dedicated to leading the U.S. Counterintelligence and Security communities, countering all threats posed by adversarial foreign intelligence affiliated threats and enhancing our national security posture at every level. We will serve as the head of U.S. counterintelligence and integrate the instruments of national power to counter foreign intelligence threats. NCSC will be the "center of gravity" to support the counterintelligence and security efforts of the entire U.S. interagency, and public sector initiatives to protect our nation from adversarial efforts to exploit the United States and victimize the American people. Support activities in alignment with senior leadership's strategic priorities to advance the NCSC mission of integrating national power to detect, report, deter, disrupt, investigate, exploit, and defeat foreign intelligence threats. Lead and oversee the planning, development, and evaluation of the related strategic planning documents in support of U.S. Government agencies' national security and foreign policy interests and programs. Lead and oversee the planning, development, and production of strategic guidance for the allocation of resources and investment planning and programming staff elements and activities. Contribute to development of timely, high-quality intelligence products and decision support materials that translate leadership intent into coordinated, actionable outcomes across NCSC, ODNI, and the counterintelligence community, while monitoring initiative progress and providing data-driven insights to enhance operational efficiency. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate feedback from Intelligence Community partners, ensuring personnel resources and operational capabilities meet evolving mission requirements while refining products and processes to address emerging counterintelligence threats and enhance mission effectiveness. Participate in interagency forums, conferences, and engagements to represent DAG perspectives, elevate NCSC visibility and influence, and identify partnership opportunities that strengthen information sharing, joint initiatives, and integration efforts across the counterintelligence community. Plan, and prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and senior United States (U.S.) Government agencies USG officials in a manner that meets their specified requirements and provide expert analysis and recommendations that ensure IC strategic plans and programs align with strategic objectives. Prepare high-quality briefing materials, coordinate engagement logistics, and execute comprehensive follow-up on action items to improve collaboration effectiveness with counterintelligence elements throughout the IC and federal departments. Build and maintain productive working relationships with interagency partners, facilitate information exchange, and recommend strategic partnership opportunities that address mission integration gaps and support broader counterintelligence alignment objectives. Lead, plan, and oversee the advancement of outreach activities within and beyond the IC to ensure long term strategy development is informed by the latest and best efforts across the U.S. Government, industry, and foreign partners.

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. Expert knowledge of IC organizations' missions in order to develop the national-level strategies and policies necessary to support U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. Expert leadership experience and analytic expertise to support strategy and policy development, strategic planning and implementation efforts. Superior ability to identify emerging trends and strategic issues and incorporate these in developing strategic plans for the organization. Expert ability to evaluate strategic trends, strategy and implementation plans, results, and programmatic data, propose innovative solutions, and implement change. Expert ability to conceptualize, organize, and draw inferences from incomplete data and present a compelling analysis of findings and issues; expert ability to identify, articulate, document, and mitigate knowledge gaps or alternatives approaches. Superior communication (written and verbal) skills to effectively and efficiently communicate organizational vision, mission, and plans. Superior ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in written reports, and to logically analyze, synthesize, and evaluate multiple sources of information for their inclusion in briefings and written documents. Expert organizational and interpersonal skills to facilitate forums, manage competing priorities, and advocate new ideas/concepts/processes. Superior ability to exercise independent judgment on time-sensitive issues and work collaboratively across the IC.

Education

Do not submit transcripts.

Additional Information

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.