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Duties Major Duties And Responsibilities The National Intelligence Council (NIC) consists of the most senior and expert 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 IC’s most authoritative statement on a key national security issue.
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 expert 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
Plan, research, develop, and communicate in-depth analyses of complex and significant national, regional, and/or global issues for senior policymakers and key components in the Intelligence Community (IC), law enforcement, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Applicants must have current TS/SCI clearances with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.
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
Demonstrated and recognized analytic and critical thinking skills, including the exceptional ability to think strategically
Creative problem-solving skills and superior ability to provide leadership in carrying out mission responsibilities
Demonstrated ability to apply expert knowledge of ODNI, IC organizations, and relevant customer organizations or operations (e.g., military, policymakers, and law enforcement), in order to effectively translate their requirements and provide appropriate output or responses to meet customer needs
Desired Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience as determined by mission specialty area
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 [email protected], by unclassified email at [email protected], 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.
