Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Chief of Staff_IC CIO

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Summary The Intelligence Community (IC) Chief Information Office (CIO) is responsible for advancing the Intelligence Community's mission by driving secure collaboration, integration, and information sharing; identifying and addressing information enterprise risks; and providing strategic leadership and oversight of the IC's enterprise architecture and enterprise information technology. This job is open to Federal employees

  • Competitive service Current or former competitive service federal employees. Federal employees
  • Excepted service Current excepted service federal employees. Internal to an agency Current federal employees of this agency. 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 Oversee strategic initiatives and the daily activities of the IC CIO business functions (Support Services, Secretariat, Strategic Communications, and Organizational Health) and collaborate with office leadership to ensure strategic alignment with the mission, goals, and objectives of the IC CIO and ODNI. Oversee key services and processes that enable and support core IC CIO business functions to achieve mission success with alacrity, acumen and in a sustainable fashion. Facilitate and drive repeatable processes to ensure mission effectiveness and ensure management and staff are kept abreast of emerging developments. Lead staff in the planning, coordination, and organization of all essential information and materials to assist Senior Executives in the execution of daily mission objectives. Lead a professional staff, assess performance, collaborate and oversee goal setting, and provide feedback on personal and professional development. Lead staff in the planning, management, and coordination of strategic and tactical projects; in executing action taskings associated with assigned projects and providing project status reports to senior leadership. Oversee Support Services: Business Support: Provides logistics, IT, Security, COOP/COG, emergency management, etc. support that enable and support core IC CIO business functions to achieve mission success with alacrity, acumen and in a sustainable fashion. Helps facilitate, drive repeatable processes to ensure mission effectiveness. Human Resources: Provides Leadership with timely, customer-oriented human resource services employing HR tools and creative solutions in accordance with IC CIO's Workforce Development Strategy to meet mission requirements; ensures IC CIO is able to attract, develop, and retain a highly qualified and diverse workforce. Budget: Develops and oversees the planning, development, and execution of current year IC CIO expenditures and future IC CIO budgets to support and sustain IC CIO mission, vision and accomplish strategic objectives. COTR: Oversees all IC CIO contracting activities to include managing the allocation and tracking of IC CIO contract FTEs to ensure contract support meets IC CIO mission needs and strategic goals. Oversee Secretariat: Serves as the central point of entry (i.e., IC CIO "front door") and dissemination point for correspondence and other official reporting for IC CIO and manages tasking/tracking, coordination, dissemination, and archiving for the office of the IC CIO in response to internal/external taskings. Manages and administers internal and external Governance processes and forums to facilitate integrated, informed and timely decision-making to support IC IE Strategy and IC CIO objectives, including the validation and resolution of critical issues and establishment of consensus-based approaches to challenges across the diverse IC ITE and IE stakeholder base. Oversee Strategic Communications: Develops, promotes and ensures coordinated delivery of effective and strategic IC CIO communications and key messaging about IC CIO, IC ITE, and IC IE in partnership with stakeholders to support and further IC CIO mission and accomplish our strategic priorities. Oversee Organizational Health: Org Planning & Assessment: Facilitates development and implementation of processes to shape organization strategic direction, priorities and goals; and address overall organizational health and ensure IC CIO is achieving its mission goals. This function is responsible for organizational planning, prioritization, and tracking of performance goals that gauge various aspects of organizational health and climate. Liaise and maintain effective working relationships with other ODNI components, and within the organization to address issues that span multiple mission or program areas. 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: 10 years of experience demonstrating: (1) understanding of Intelligence Community mission and priorities; (2) strong critical thinking, writing, and editing skills; and (3) supervisory or management experience working with Executives and demonstrating Attention to Detail, Communication, Problem Solving, Organizational Management. Superior organizational, managerial, and leadership skills, including ability to effectively manage the professional development of staff employees. Superior strategic and tactical planning, critical thinking, and analytical skills in order to propose innovative solutions and implement change with resourcefulness and creativity. Superior interpersonal, organizational, and problem solving skills; ability to coordinate, network, and communicate across the IC CIO, ODNI, IC and U.S. Government agencies. Superior oral and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex information to audiences of all levels. Superior ability to work effectively with teams, build and sustain professional relationships, exert influence effectively at all levels across the IC. Superior ability to establish goals, manage workflow, and identify professional development needs for employees. Superior research, planning, and organization skills, and superior ability to manage changing and competing priorities under strict timelines while maintaining a high level of attention to detail; including the superior ability to interpret complex information from multiple sources. Superior ability to work effectively with senior leadership in a highly active, fast-paced, and demanding organization. Expert ability to direct taskings, assess and manage performance, collaborate on goal setting, and support personal and professional development at all levels of personnel. Demonstrated strategic and tactical planning, critical thinking, and analytical skills in order to propose innovative solutions and implement change with resourcefulness and creativity. Desired Requirements: Knowledge of office management and administrative functions involving logistics, facilities, budget, finance, contracts, travel, security, and HR procedures and systems. Manage competing priorities while maintaining a high level of attention to detail; ability to work effectively with ODNI's leaders in a highly active, fast-paced, and demanding organization. Interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to develop working relationships and networks with internal and external managers and staff. 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. Benefits 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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits 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. 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. Benefits 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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits 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. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. A complete application package must include:
  • 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.
  • POSITION NUMBER: Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted.
  • 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.
  • COVER LETTER: Applicants must submit a professional narrative as a supplement to the resume to elaborate on their qualifications and previous work performed.
  • 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. 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. How to Apply We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application. This post is for viewing purposes only. Internal ODNI Cadre Candidates must submit an application through the classified JobsDNI website. For current employees who do not currently have access to internal systems {due to extenuating circumstances, applications should be sent to either DNI-COO-HRM-Vacancies-Mailbox@cia.ic.gov (classified email system) or vacancies@odni.gov (unclassified email system) Detailee Candidates from within the IC must submit an application through the classified IC Joint Duty Program website. ONLY applicants from federal agencies outside the IC should send their complete application package to either DNI-COO-HRM-Vacancies-Mailbox@cia.ic.gov (classified email system) or vacancies@odni.gov (unclassified email system). Applicants experiencing technical issues may submit their application via email to either email system. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Applications submitted through the classified email system should NOT contain classified information above the TS//SI/TK//NOFORN level. APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST CONTAIN ALL ITEMS LISTED ABOVE. AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume:
  • Social Security Number (SSN)
  • Photos of yourself
  • Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.
  • Encrypted and digitally signed documents Your application MUST be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration. Agency contact information Vacancy Team ODNI Email Vacancies@odni.gov Address IC CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Director Of National Intelligence Washington, DC 20511 US Next steps The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 60 days of the closing date of this announcement. Due to the large number of applications received, applicants will be contacted ONLY if they have been selected for an interview. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probationary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodation policy Selective Service Signature and false statements Social security number request Required Documents A complete application package must include:
  • 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.
  • POSITION NUMBER: Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted.
  • 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.
  • COVER LETTER: Applicants must submit a professional narrative as a supplement to the resume to elaborate on their qualifications and previous work performed.
  • 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. 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. How to Apply We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application. This post is for viewing purposes only. Internal ODNI Cadre Candidates must submit an application through the classified JobsDNI website. For current employees who do not currently have access to internal systems {due to extenuating circumstances, applications should be sent to either DNI-COO-HRM-Vacancies-Mailbox@cia.ic.gov (classified email system) or vacancies@odni.gov (unclassified email system) Detailee Candidates from within the IC must submit an application through the classified IC Joint Duty Program website. ONLY applicants from federal agencies outside the IC should send their complete application package to either DNI-COO-HRM-Vacancies-Mailbox@cia.ic.gov (classified email system) or vacancies@odni.gov (unclassified email system). Applicants experiencing technical issues may submit their application via email to either email system. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Applications submitted through the classified email system should NOT contain classified information above the TS//SI/TK//NOFORN level. APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST CONTAIN ALL ITEMS LISTED ABOVE. AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume:
  • Social Security Number (SSN)
  • Photos of yourself
  • Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.
  • Encrypted and digitally signed documents Your application MUST be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration. Agency contact information Vacancy Team ODNI Email Vacancies@odni.gov Address IC CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Director Of National Intelligence Washington, DC 20511 US Next steps The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 60 days of the closing date of this announcement. Due to the large number of applications received, applicants will be contacted ONLY if they have been selected for an interview. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probationary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodation policy Selective Service Signature and false statements Social security number request
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