Deputy National Intelligence Officer Military Issues.

Duties

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.

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

Recognize, value, build, and leverage diverse collaborate 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 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 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 concentional 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 collaborate tools such as Intellipedia, i-Space, SharePoint, or other online Communities of Interests (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.

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