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Office of the Director of National Intelligence Senior Operations Officer (SOO) in McLean, Virginia

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. Responsibilities Oversee and lead a professional staff that maintains 24/7 global situational awareness by independently planning, researching and analyzing raw intelligence reporting and maintaining awareness of current intelligence issues. Coordinate with Intelligence Community (IC), watch officers, and operation centers to ensure situational awareness of IC activities, and to assure alignment with key national priorities. Manage and direct professional staff in the monitoring, sorting, prioritization, and analysis of intelligence and operational message traffic. Direct and lead professional staff in the development of situational awareness information that is provided to NCTC, ODNI, IC, USG, and other appropriate leaders. Lead professional staff in performing community outreach and collaboration activities by planning and engaging in internal and external information sharing, fostering collaborative relationships with interagency partners, and communicating timely and relevant intelligence information. Oversee and participate in the preparation of reports and oversight material for IC situation awareness, to ensure substantive accuracy and consistency with applicable policies and statutes; edit and provide quality control review of written products. Plan, develop, and deliver oral briefings and written reports to NCTC leadership on intelligence issue activities and/or threats. Oversee Operations Officers' training and professional development by identifying relevant courses consistent with the officer's skills, career path, and the team's mission requirements; monitor team training activities to ensure all required and requested training is completed to standard. 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 of intelligence analysis and production. Extensive ability to develop complex written products, as well as the ability to brief counterparts and senior officials on those products, answer detailed questions, and provide supporting information. Extensive ability to maintain and develop effective working relationships with counterparts and more senior staff in the IC for the purpose of sharing information. Extensive knowledge of the ODNI and larger IC mission, operations, tradecraft, capabilities, and requirements. Extensive ability to make assessments of time-sensitive issues, adjust priorities, and change focus quickly as demands change. Extensive ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment, coupled with established and effective interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Comprehensive knowledge of relationships and interrelationships in the IC, including Crisis/operations center with 24-hour/7-day responsibilities. Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex information to all levels of management. Outstanding interpersonal and organization skills, including ability to manage competing priorities under strict guidelines while maintaining superior customer service. Ability to work rotating shifts of 12.5 hours in a fast-paced demanding environment. But it's shift work, isn't it? Yes, but have you considered that you'll … Work less but get paid more. Only work 7 days every 2 week pay-period (instead of 9 or 10). Night Differential, Sunday Premium, and Holiday Worked hours add up. If you have enough leave saved up, you can take every 5th week off. Where else at NCTC can you do that? Fight traffic only 5 times a month, rather than all week. Some of our OOs have worked in the Ops Center for years because they never want to go back to fighting traffic every day. Find out what you're missing. Have days off during the week. Avoid the lines at Tysons, Costco, and your other favorite locations by shopping mid-day when they're empty because everyone else is "at work." Be able to leave work at work. Really. When your shift is over, you go home confident that your replacement can pick up where you left off. There's no stress of "being behind" or coming in on weekends to "catch up." Education 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 DNIDiversityWMA@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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