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Deputy National Intelligence Officer Space

Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Summary

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Directorate for Mission Integration (MI) creates a consistent and holistic view of intelligence from collection to analysis and serves as the Director of National Intelligence's (DNI) principal advisor on all aspects of intelligence. MI integrates mission capabilities, informs enterprise resource and policy decisions, and ensures the delivery of timely, objective, accurate, and relevant intelligence.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
11/18/2024 to 12/09/2024
Salary
$117,962 to - $153,354 per year

Not Applicable to detailees

Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
McLean, VA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Multiple
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information
Drug test
No
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
25-12613521-DNI/MI
Control number
819572100

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Clarification from the agency

Internal to an Agency = Open to current permanent ODNI employees Federal Employees = This detail opportunity is for current competitive and excepted service employees only. If you are not a current federal civilian employee you will not be eligible for this position. ODNI Joint Duty Assignments do not apply to members of the Military service or contractors. Applicants from federal agencies may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency.

Duties

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Major Duties and Responsibilities:

The National Intelligence Council (NIC) consists of the most senior intelligence analysts supporting the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in carrying out responsibilities as the head of the Intelligence Community (IC) and as the principal adviser to the President for intelligence matters related to national security. The NIC produces a variety of all-source, IC coordinated intelligence reports, including its flagship product, the National Intelligence Estimate, which represents the Intelligence Community's most authoritative statement on a key national security issue.

Support the National Intelligence Officer for Space (NIO Space) in his role as the principal advisor to the DNI on foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats.

Collaborate with the Space Executive and the NIM for Space teams, National Intelligence Collection Officer for Space, National Counterintelligence Officer for Space, Weapon and Space Systems Intelligence Committee, and other space intelligence leaders and entities to promote the NIM for Space Unifying Intelligence Strategy; advise on IC collection and analytic priorities and needs to assess foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats; and support effective use of IC resources.

Provide thorough assessments on collection and analysis regarding foreign space and counterspace capabilities; prepare and coordinate background papers and briefing books for the DNI, PDDNI, DDNI/MI, Space Executive, NIM for Space, NIO for Space and other ODNI senior leaders
participation in the National Security Council Principals, Deputies and Interagency Policy Committees; Cabinet meetings; and Congressional testimonies.

Lead the production and IC coordination of strategic intelligence assessments, to include NIEs, Intelligence Community Assessments, Sense of Community Memorandums, and NIC Memos on foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats.

Brief senior IC members, policymakers, military decision makers, members of Congress, and other major stakeholders as necessary on foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats.

Provide guidance on foreign space and counterspace priorities, based on customer needs and analytic requirements, for both national intelligence collection and analysis matters.

Develop and sustain a professional network with IC analysts, analytic managers, and collection managers on foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats.

Under the guidance of the NIO for Space, establish and foster liaison relationships with academia, the business community, and other non-government subject matter experts to ensure the IC has a comprehensive understanding of foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats.

Build and leverage diverse collaborative networks with the ODNI and across the IC.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Must be a current permanent ODNI employee.

OR

Must be a current permanent Federal employee
Must have supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment.
Must be currently at the grade level of the detail. *No Temporary Promotion Opportunity*
The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements:

Thorough knowledge of foreign space and counterspace capabilities, the IC's space analytic community, and IC collection issues sufficient to guide IC analytic production and identify collection requirements and gaps.

Interpersonal, organizational, and management skills to conceptualize and effectively lead complex analytic projects with limited supervision; ability to work with and represent the IC when analytic views differ among agencies; and ability to effectively work independently and within a team or collaborative environment.

Effective communications skills, including ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of leadership and all levels of expertise on foreign space capabilities and counterspace threats; ability to give effective oral presentations; and to otherwise represent the ODNI, NIC, and NIO Space in interagency meetings and other fora.

Thorough critical thinking and reasoning skills and the ability to prepare finished intelligence assessments and other written products with emphasis on clear organization, and concise, logical presentation.

Thorough working knowledge of and ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques sufficient to produce authoritative finished intelligence products, and the ability to employ new methodological approaches to analyze information.

Creative problem-solving skills and initiative in carrying out mission responsibilities.

Must have a TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's Degree

6 years of intelligence analytic experience

Desired Requirements:

Working knowledge and skills to use collaborative tools such as Intellipedia, SharePoint, A-Space or on-line Communities of Interest (COIs).

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Additional information

Job Interview Travel: Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C. area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview.

Salary Determination: A current Federal Government employee, selected for a detail, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary.

Other Information

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: 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 Accommodation Office Representative by classified email at DNI_Diversity_WMA@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNI_DRA@dni.gov, by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD 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.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.



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