National Intelligence Officer for Narcotics and - McLean, United States - US Office of the Director of National Intelligence

US Office of the Director of National Intelligence

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McLean, United States

2 weeks ago

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Description

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 Intelligence Community's most authoritative statement on a key national security issue.

Orchestrate and direct Community-wide mid

Oversee IC-wide production and coordination of National Intelligence Estimates and other community papers (Intelligence Community Assessments, Intelligence Community Briefs, and Sense of the Community Memoranda) concerning counter narcotics threats.

Review and edit products to ensure high quality in alignment with DNI standards.

Liaise and collaborate with senior policy makers in order to articulate substantive intelligence priorities to guide national-level intelligence collection and analysis.

On occasion, author personal assessments of critical narcotics and transnational crime threats issues for the President, DNI, and other senior policy makers.

Develop and sustain a professional network with IC analysts, analytic managers, and collection managers to ensure timely and appropriate intelligence support to policy customers regarding narcotics and transnational crime threats.

Brief senior IC members, policy makers, military decision makers, members of Congress, and other major stakeholders as necessary on narcotics and transnational crime threats.

Be cognizant of and support the research and production plans on narcotics and transnational crime threats for the IC's analytic components; identify redundancies and gaps; direct strategies to address gaps; and advise the DNI on gaps and shortfalls in analytic capabilities across the IC.

Lead a professional staff, assess performance, oversee goal setting, and provide feedback on personal and professional development. Interact with managers to ensure compliance and collaboration with policies which aides in developing the organizational culture.

Direct and oversee national intelligence issues related to the area of responsibility, set collection, analysis and Intelligence operations priorities that has an impact on IC, ODNI, directorates or components, or external partners.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI)
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
A twoyear trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI.

Qualifications:

Mandatory Requirements:

Superior experience and ability to direct interagency, interdisciplinary IC teams to produce coordinated analytic products and to drive collection requirements.

Excellent conceptualization, analytic, writing, and editing skills to produce strategic analytic assessments, often on short deadlines. Written products require clear organization and logical argumentation and presentation.
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and management skills to conceptualize and effectively lead complex analytic projects.
Expert ability to work with and fairly represent the IC when analytic views differ among agencies.
Superior communication skills, including ability to exert influence with senior leadership and communicate effectively with people at all staff levels, both internal and external to the organization, to give oral presentations and to otherwise represent the NIC in interagency meetings.
Expert leadership and managerial capabilities, including the ability to effectively direct taskings, assess and manage performance, and support personal and professional development of all levels of personnel.
Maintain effective working relationships with other ODNI and IC components and other government agencies to address issues that span multiple mission or program areas.

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Desired Requirements:

Expert in narcotics and transnational crime threats and knowledge of the IC's capabilities on these issues strongly encouraged.

Master's degree or equivalent experience as determined by mission specialty area.
Superior ability to build and expand analytic programs and outside engagement in areas of emerging policy priority, such as narcotics and transnational crime, atrocities and the role of illicit finance and corruption in supporting transnational organized crime.

Education:

Master's Degree

Additional information:

Salary Determination:

The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which