Summary The mission of the National Counterintelligence & Security Center is to lead and support the U.S. Government's counterintelligence (CI) and security activities critical to protecting our nation; provide CI outreach to U.S. private sector entities at risk of foreign intelligence penetration; and issue public warnings regarding intelligence threats to the U.S. Responsibilities We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application. This post is for viewing purposes only. The NCSC/Special Security Directorate (SSD) directly supports the DNI's responsibilities as the Security Executive Agency (SecEA) across the Executive Branch and serves as the DNI's designee for oversight and safeguarding national security programs across the Intelligence Community (IC). The SSD/Senior Advisor serves as an expert-level advisor to the SSD/Assistant Director (AD) and Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) and is responsible for the formulation and execution of long-term strategy, plans, and policy to advance IC and national-level special security matters including programs, policy, and areas of common concern (research, outreach, training, etc.). The Senior Advisor oversees and informs the development and review of tasks, briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, ODNI and IC leaders, as well as senior policymakers, and Congressional briefings and testimony. The SSD/Senior Advisor will: Advance Security Executive Agent (SecEA) personnel security policies, processes, and procedures, including Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiatives related to security clearance reforms. Communicate to key internal and external stakeholders the development and advancement of key personnel security policy issues and advocate on behalf of the SecEA/ODNI at interagency meetings. Lead, plan, and prepare the development of security-related talking points, responses, testimony, briefings, presentations and reports to organizational leadership, senior leaders, and Congress; identify, review, evaluate, and develop information to be presented in response to pending and enacted legislation; and anticipate and proactively address congressional reactions to ODNI briefings and testimony. Lead, initiate, cultivate, and maintain productive working relationships with internal and external partners, including legislative affairs and security professionals, as well as interagency policymakers in order to help SSD leadership advance special security directives, projects, and initiatives. Develop near/mid/long term strategy documents that provide guidance to needs/requirements and resource/investment planning and programming staff elements and activities. Advise and engage senior IC leadership on strategic priorities, opportunities, gaps, and interdependencies 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 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 Required Qualifications: Expert knowledge of ODNI and IC special security missions in order to develop the national-level strategies and policies necessary to support U.S. national security interests. Expert ability to conceptualize, organize, and draw inferences from incomplete data and present a compelling analysis of findings and issues; expert ability to identify, articulate, document, and mitigate knowledge gaps or alternatives approaches. Superior 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. Superior communication (written and verbal) skills to effectively and efficiently represent SecEA, ODNI and IC security interests. Expert leadership experience and analytic expertise to support strategy and policy development, strategic planning and implementation efforts. Expert ability to maintain awareness of proposed and existing legislation with the potential to affect the ODNI and IC special security interests. Expert organizational and interpersonal skills to facilitate diverse forums, manage competing priorities, and advocate new ideas/concepts/processes. Superior ability to exercise independent judgment on time-sensitive issues and work collaboratively across the IC. Desired Qualifications: Expert knowledge of the ODNI, IC, US Congress, congressional committees, and congressional liaison activities Expert experience working with the Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Congress, or congressional committees. Expert knowledge of internal tasking processes and the ability to review and inform development and final coordination of ODNI policy packages concerning Trusted Workforce 2.0 and Congressionally Directed Actions. 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 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. 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