Issue Manager for Space
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Summary The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Directorate for Mission Integration (MI) creates a consistent and holistic view of intelligence from collection to analysis and serves as the Director of National Intelligence's (DNI) principal advisor on all aspects of intelligence. MI integrates mission capabilities, informs enterprise resource and policy decisions, and ensures the delivery of timely, objective, accurate, and relevant intelligence. Responsibilities Major Duties and Responsibilities: Maintain cognizance of intelligence capability gaps, potential mission or enterprise needs and intelligence capability proposals. Evaluate, integrate, review and develop planning efforts for the area of responsibility in coordination and collaboration with other U.S. Government agencies. Lead, initiate, cultivate, and maintain productive working relationships with senior policymakers across the IC in order to coordinate space-related strategy development activities and evolving requirements and promote the implementation of mission and enterprise objectives. Lead, plan, and prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and senior United States (U.S.) Government agencies USG officials in a manner that meets their specified requirements and provide expert analysis and recommendations that ensure IC space-related strategic plans and programs align with strategic objectives. Lead and oversee the planning, development, and evaluation of space-related strategic planning documents in support of U.S. Government agencies national security and foreign policy interests and programs. Lead and oversee the planning, development, and production of space-related strategic guidance for the allocation of resources and investment planning and programming staff elements and activities. Develop near/mid/long term space-related strategy documents that provide guidance to needs/requirements and resource/investment planning and programming staff elements/activities. Lead and oversee efforts to engage senior IC leadership on space-related strategic priorities, intelligence needs/gaps, and cross-IC inter-dependencies in order to link resources to strategy. Support briefings to senior IC officials and other major stakeholders collaboration progress, issues and challenges. Advise and engage senior IC leadership on space-related strategic priorities, opportunities, gaps, and inter-dependencies to link resources to strategy; lead and oversee the communication of emerging strategic issues and trends, independently evaluate against IC strategic elements, and make recommendations for improvements. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Mandatory Requirements: Thorough knowledge and experience with the formulation, development, production and evaluation of space-related policies, in collaboration with the National Security Council and the National Space Council. Thorough knowledge of the IC and its components, missions, and interrelationships, including the ability to work as a member of broad-based teams regarding key IC issues. Thorough knowledge of space-related issues Ability to plan and coordinate the integration of existing and emerging interagency capabilities to accomplish operational or strategic objectives. Ability to develop innovative and flexible solutions for complex cross-organizational issues, taking initiative and making key contributions to group efforts. Interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment. Ability to lead interagency planning efforts for complex interagency projects, taking into account a diverse range of considerations and ensuring that the activities can be successfully completed. Must have experience working with the US Government (preferably with the IC or DOD) Education Bachelors 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: The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Director/ Human Resource Management. On occasional instances when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to but not less than the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum rate (i.e., step 10) of the GS grade to which assigned. Relocation Expenses: For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds. Reasonable Accommodations: The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodations Officer by classified email at dni_reasonable_accommodation_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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