Director's Action Group Officer

US Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

US Office of the Director of National Intelligence seeks a senior professional to lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the United States government. The role requires expert knowledge of IC missions, strategic leadership, and strong analytic capabilities to shape national-level strategies and policies.

This is an excepted service GS-15 position open to the public and current federal employees at GS-15 or one level below.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of IC organizations' missions to develop national-level strategies and policies.
• Ability to identify emerging trends and strategic issues for planning.
• Experience evaluating strategy, plans, and program data and proposing solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to convey vision and plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the U.S. government.
• Develop national-level strategies and policies to support security interests.
• Provide expert leadership and analytic support for strategy development and implementation.
• Communicate organizational vision and plans clearly in briefings and reports.

Skills

Strategic analysis

Leadership experience

IC knowledge

Policy development

Data analysis

Communication (written & verbal)

Interpersonal skills

Independent judgment

Tools

None

Job description

Lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the United States government, integrating the instruments of national power to detect, report, deter, disrupt, investigate, exploit, and defeat foreign intelligence threats. 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.