Integration Manager.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is seeking a senior professional to join the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) in Bethesda, MD. The role leads strategic counterintelligence initiatives and coordinates with interagency partners to advance national security objectives.

Responsibilities include briefing senior policymakers, developing collaboration roadmaps, and ensuring compliance with security and legal requirements.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States.
• Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination after a background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance (SCI).
• Two-year trial period for all new permanent ODNI appointments.

Responsibilities

• Represents ODNI & NCSC at strategic level with IC partners and US Government.
• Lead, plan, and prepare briefings and presentations to leadership and senior policymakers.
• Develop and maintain collaboration relationships to advance NCSC initiatives.
• Provide expert analysis and recommendations aligned with strategic objectives.

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.

Represents ODNI & NCSC at the strategic level to other IC partners, United States (U.S.) Government, State, Local and Tribal Governments and private industry.

Applies mastery of the counterintelligence field to interpret and recommend actions and identify opportunities.

Develops and maintains robust professional relationships with officials across the IC and law enforcement community to advance NCSC initiatives.

Lead, plan, and prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and senior USG officials in a manner that meets their specified requirements and provide expert analysis and recommendations that ensure directed missions align with strategic objectives.

Provide collaboration tools and policies for successful collaboration effort.

Engage counterparts on tactical coordination issues for effective implementation flagship collaboration initiatives.

Collaborate with stakeholders to develop the roadmap for the strategic solution to compartmented collaboration.

Apply legal and policy issues related to collaboration.

Lead assessments to leverage best practices and lessons learned.

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

Uses judgment and ingenuity to apply broad and nonspecific national-level policies to specific joint interagency operational missions.

Carry out mission management responsibilities independently within a broadly defined mission, shepherding counterintelligence integration, planning, and oversight of team actions that affect national-level counterintelligence outcomes and effects.

Provides senior level deconfliction and mediation for interagency activities, making decisions that often involve a strong impact on IC outcomes and effects.

Extensive knowledge of IC organizations; IC mission posture, structures, capabilities, processes, and policy development.

Demonstrated ability to anticipate issues relevant to the IC and United States Government and recommend/implement needed actions.

Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to lead interagency working groups, build coalitions with IC elements to achieve common goals.

Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills, including the demonstrated ability to think strategically, identify needs and requirements, develop recommendations, and evaluate outcomes against goals and objectives.

Certifications/Licenses

Must be, or was previously, a Badged and Credentialed Counterintelligence Agent.

Education

Do not submit transcripts.

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. 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.