Executive Engagements Officer.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) seeks an Executive Engagements Group member to support travel and executive engagements of the DNI and PDDNI, coordinating across ODNI components and IC elements.

You will build read-ahead materials, briefings, and correspondence, log task status, manage deadlines, and help prepare staff packages for meetings with the President, cabinet-level policymakers, and IC leaders.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively under tight deadlines.
• Interpersonal skills to build networks across organizational boundaries.
• Analytical and critical thinking to identify needs and develop recommendations.
• Excellent written and oral communication in a professional environment.
• Knowledge of the ODNI/IC mission, organization, roles and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and coordination for travel and executive engagements of the DNI and PDDNI.
• Develop communication materials to ensure stakeholder coordination and timely deliverables.
• Build read-ahead materials and briefing books for meetings with senior leaders.
• Log and track task status, negotiate extensions, and anticipate impediments.
• Conduct outreach and prepare staff packages and correspondence for senior leadership.
• Develop partnerships with ODNI components, IC agencies, and other U.S. organizations.
• Ensure handling of highly classified materials and perform security control officer functions.

Skills

Independent worker

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Excellent communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Duties

As a member of the Executive Secretariat staff's Executive Engagements Group, officer will provide support and coordination managing the travel and executive engagements of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI).

Develop communication materials ensuring key stakeholder coordination in order to produce high quality and timely deliverables.

Build read-ahead materials and briefing books that are error free to prepare principals for meetings with the President of the United States, cabinet-level policymakers, and IC leaders.

Work with appropriate ODNI components and Intelligence Community (IC) elements while you log and track task status, negotiate extensions to deadlines, anticipate impediments to successful and timely responses.

Conduct outreach to assist ODNI personnel in their efforts to respond to taskings and prepare staff packages and correspondence for ODNI senior leadership.

Develop strong partnerships with ODNI component offices, IC agencies, and other U.S. organizations in order to obtain desired outcomes.

Ensure proper handling of highly classified and limited distribution materials, and perform security control officer functions as required.

Requirements

• 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

Basic ability to work independently and collaboratively as a team member, and proactively manage competing priorities under strict deadlines.

Interpersonal skills and ability to build and sustain professional networks across organizational boundaries to exert influence.

Basic analytical and critical thinking skills, including the ability to think strategically and identify needs, requirements, and develop recommendations.

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products.

Basic knowledge of the ODNI and IC mission, organization, roles, and responsibilities.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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.

Current federal employees whose current GS grade is lower than the grade of the advertised ODNI position will have pay set at his or her current grade and step.

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.

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.