Deputy National Intelligence Officer Military Issues

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.

This job is open to

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

Directorate Mission Statement:

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.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead the IC's production of strategic analysis on military issues of importance to United States (U.S.) and advise the DNI on these key developments and issues

Manage the preparation, production, and coordination of NIEs and other Community papers (to include IC Assessments, IC Briefs, and Sense of the Community Memoranda)

Provide authoritative guidance on priorities, based on customer needs and analytic requirements, for national intelligence analysis matters

Provide extensive assessments to the DNI on collection and analysis regarding military issues supporting the DNI's role of principal intelligence adviser to the President; prepare and coordinate background papers and briefing books for the DNI's participation in the National Security Council and Cabinet meetings, and Congressional testimonies

Brief senior IC members, policymakers, military decision makers, members of Congress, and other major stakeholders as necessary

Develop and sustain a professional network with IC analysts, analytic managers, and collection managers on a specific regional and/or military domain portfolio

Review and analyze research and production plans on a specific regional and/or military domain portfolio to identify redundancies and gaps, direct strategies to address gaps, and advise the DNI on gaps and shortfalls in analytic capabilities across the IC

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 the specific regional and/or military domain portfolio

Recognize, value, build, and leverage diverse collaborative networks with the ODNI and across the IC - Develop, and implement strategies and mitigation initiatives to address gaps and shortfalls in collection and analytic capabilities across the USG.

Requirements

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:

Extensive knowledge on military capabilities and military issues analysis

Extensive knowledge of regional military issues, with preference for but not exclusive to China, Russia, or Near East regional expertise.

Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and management skills to conceptualize and effectively lead complex analytic projects with limited supervision; ability to work with and represent the Community when analytic views differ among agencies

Excellent communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of leadership and all levels of knowledge of foreign military issues, ability to give effective oral presentations, and to otherwise represent the NIC and the IC in interagency meetings. particularly with regard to your specific regional and/or military domain portfolio

Proven critical thinking, reasoning, and analytic production skills with emphasis on clear organization, and effective presentation

Extensive knowledge of and ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques sufficient to produce authoritative strategic-level finished intelligence products, and the ability to employ new methodological approaches to analyze information

Recognized analytic and critical thinking skills, including demonstrated ability to think strategically

Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment, and mentor junior colleagues

Creative problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to provide leadership in carrying out mission responsibilities

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience as determined by mission specialty area

Desired Requirements:

experience working military foundational and regional conflict issues

Experience with conventional and advanced conventional weapons systems

Experience or advanced knowledge in military use of a specific or multiple domains (air, maritime, ground, space, etc)

Working knowledge and skills to use collaborative tools such as Intellipedia, i-Space, SharePoint, or other online 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, by unclassified email at, by telephone at or by FAX at . 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.

Required Documents

A complete application package must include:

a. RESUME: Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the vacancy announcement, particularly the MDRs, and construct their resume to highlight their most significant experience and qualifications relevant to this job opportunity.

b. POSITION NUMBER: Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted.

c. CURRENT SF-50: Federal Government employees must provide your official most recent SF-50 (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement.) SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" is used to verify to verify current federal status, position, title, grade, and organization of record. If your SF-50(s) does not provide the information needed to make a final determination for qualification, you will be found ineligible for the position.

d. COVER LETTER: Applicants must submit a professional narrative as a supplement to the resume to elaborate on their qualifications and previous work performed.

e. WRITTEN ENDORSEMENT: Applicants from federal agencies must provide written endorsement from the employing agency concurring with the detail.

Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.