Collection Strategist

Summary

The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) leads the nation's effort to protect the United States from terrorism by integrating, analyzing and sharing information to drive whole-of-government action and achieve our national CT objectives.

Duties

• The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) seeks a motivated individual who desires to join a high-performing team of officers who integrate and coordinate whole-of-Government counterterrorism strategy, plans, policies, programs, and activities to disrupt and dismantle transnational threat networks and safeguard American lives. The selected candidate will be expected to: Plan, develop and evaluate the related strategic planning documents in support of United States (U.S.) national security and foreign policy interests and programs. Conduct research to identify priorities, opportunities, gaps, and interdependencies to link resources to strategy; draft emerging strategic issues and trends. Possess regional counterterrorism knowledge of either Asia, Africa, or newly designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) based or active (or both) in Latin America. Possess extensive capability in CT analysis, CT operations, or CT intelligence collection or collection management. Support assessments of the Intelligence Community's (IC's) progress towards mission and enterprise strategic objectives. Prepare strategic guidance documentation for IC programs and activities, under direct supervision. Conduct research on best practices in strategy development, execution, evaluation, and impact in order to promote shared vision, values, and goals. Implement outreach activities within and beyond the IC, under direct supervision. Prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and senior U.S. Government officials. Maintain productive working relationships with peers and senior leaders across the IC. Perform other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

Extensive knowledge of strategy development and planning and a demonstrated ability to identify emerging trends and strategic issues and incorporate these into organizational strategic plans. Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work with others internally and externally. Extensive knowledge of IC organizations' missions and policies necessary to support U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. Extensive understanding of performance management principles. Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, organize, and draw inferences from incomplete data and present a compelling analysis of findings and issues; demonstrated ability to identify, articulate, document, and mitigate knowledge gaps or alternatives approaches. Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in written reports, and to logically analyze, synthesize, and evaluate multiple sources of information for their inclusion in briefings and written documents. Extensive organizational and interpersonal skills to facilitate forums, manage competing priorities and advocate new ideas, concepts, and processes; ability to exercise independent judgement on time-sensitive issues and work collaboratively across the IC. Demonstrated ability to develop effective professional and interpersonal relationships with peers and colleagues in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the IC, and U.S. Government and to earn their confidence and trust.

Education

Do NOT submit transcripts.

How to apply

We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application. In order to be considered, you must apply via USAJOBS. The ODNI will not accept emailed applications. 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. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume: Classified or government sensitive information Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal information such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents