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Duties

Lead, 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. Evaluate, integrate, review, and develop planning efforts for area of responsibility in coordination and collaboration with other U.S. Government agencies. Manage the Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) portfolio, including a wide range of topics and issues spanning the SIGINT domain. Communicate SIGINT Functional Management strategy and community concerns to ODNI leadership. Provide ODNI insight and priorities to the National SIGINT Committee (SIGCOM) in accordance with ICD 113; prepare ODNI senior leadership for IC engagement regarding SIGINT topics. Ensure SIGCOM strategies align with IC guidance. Conduct in-depth assessments of SIGINT collection and analysis capabilities and provide expert counsel to Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) senior leadership and Senior Directors/National Intelligence Officers (SDNIOs) of the National Intelligence Council. to support decision-making on collection and analysis enterprise issues. Develop new SIGINT system and associated Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED) requirements, represent National Intelligence Council equities through the Intelligence Community Capability Requirements (ICCR) process, and follow parallel DoD Joint Capabilities processes. Analyze, develop, and provide mission impact to ODNI acquisition reviews. Advocate for adequate resources to develop and deliver SIGINT capabilities supporting advanced analytics and automated collection. Analyze, develop, and provide policy oversight/assessments regarding commercial Radio Frequency capabilities and standards. Lead the monitoring and the implementation of interagency plans by coordinating and integrating competing requirements and priorities of multiple stakeholders; plan and participate in interagency meetings. Develop substantive inputs to the intelligence planning, programming, budgeting, and evaluation process in order to secure funding for SIGINT-related collection capabilities. Act as liaison with ODNI elements and other agencies with responsibility for SIGINT collection to ensure alignment of programs, procedures, budgets, acquisitions, and guidelines. Advise Director for Mission Integration (DMI), Chair and Vice Chair for Mission Management in the NIC, and Collections Group (CG) leadership on SIGINT programs; serve as a subject matter expert for integrating SIGINT capabilities; and facilitate technical reach back to SIGINT organizations to support ODNI decisions. Lead the development of initiatives that will improve partnerships, promote best practices, and foster integration across the spectrum of multi-INT disciplines. Support DMI initiatives to address cross-cutting enterprise challenges and mission management priorities which can leverage SIGINT capabilities. Support community decision-making forums for SIGINT collection, analysis, and mission prioritizations issues to align collection capabilities against enduring and emerging national intelligence priorities, programs, and initiatives, ensuring coordination among the major collection disciplines. Brief senior ODNI leaders, IC members, policymakers, military decision makers, members of Congress/staffs, and other major stakeholders on SIGINT collection issues. Superior ability to communicate complex information clearly, concisely, and in a manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of diverse audiences, to include senior-level policymakers.

Requirements

Must be a current permanent ODNI employee OR must be a current permanent Federal employee with supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment (JDA). JDA applicants must be currently at the grade level specified in the advertisement. No temporary promotion opportunities will be granted for this position. The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors. Joint Duty applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Joint Duty applicants must have a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees. FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]). How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.

Qualifications

Expert knowledge and experience with the breadth of SIGINT collection, SIGINT planning processes, critical analysis, and consensus building, as well as an understanding of how SIGINT integrates with other intelligence disciplines. 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. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience as determined by mission specialty area.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Other 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 A current Federal Government employee, selected for this position, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary. 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 Officer by classified email at [email protected], by unclassified email at [email protected], by telephone at (703)275-3900 or by FAX at (703)275-1277. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS 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.