Chief Operations Coordination Group

Office of the Director of National Intelligence • Bethesda, MD

11h

About The Position

Serve as Group Chief within the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), carrying out NCSC’s responsibilities as the intelligence mission manager for counterintelligence. In partnership with the Assistant Director and Deputy Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence Directorate, lead and advance the U.S. Government’s counterintelligence mission to identify, assess, prioritize, and counter foreign intelligence threats to the United States.

Lead and manage day-to-day coordination of operations, including the coordination and deconfliction of offensive counterintelligence operations and activities (OFCO/A). Advance integration of community and NCSC initiatives, develop strategic offensive counterintelligence initiatives, evaluate their effectiveness in support of national priorities, and create collaborative initiatives focused on high-priority counterintelligence issues. Represent NCSC in intelligence community and policy forums and integrate counterintelligence into national security decision-making.

Lead a team of professional staff, assess performance, collaborate on goal setting, provide personal-development feedback, and guide counterparts on tactical coordination. Lead assessments that apply best practices and lessons learned, and lead or support briefings to senior intelligence community officials and other stakeholders on collaboration progress, issues, and challenges. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of a U.S. government counterintelligence Special Agent credentialing course.
• At least 15 years of experience conducting, managing, and leading OFCO/A.
• Superior leadership skills and ability to conduct interagency counterintelligence coordination and lead interagency counterintelligence task forces and working groups; deep understanding of the OFCO/A executor community.
• Superior understanding of EO 12333, ICD 750, ICD 750-1, ICD 751, NSPM-23, and the National Counterintelligence Strategy, including their implementation.
• Ability to anticipate issues relevant to the intelligence community and U.S. Government and recommend or implement actions relating to national-level guidance, the counterintelligence enterprise, and the OFCO/A executor community.
• Ability to design, implement, and lead integration strategies for NCSC and intelligence community initiatives and programs, and manage human, financial, and information resources.
• Ability to lead interagency working groups and build coalitions with intelligence community elements to achieve common goals.
• Superior analytical and critical-thinking skills, including strategic thinking, identifying needs and requirements, developing recommendations, and evaluating outcomes against goals and objectives.
• Ability to manage strategic- and tactical-level topics and develop innovative recommendations and solutions for improvement.
• Superior interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Superior oral and written communication skills, including drafting and editing reports of varying length and complexity and communicating with audiences of varying seniority and expertise.
• Expert knowledge of strategy development, planning, and intelligence community organizations’ missions, functions, and capabilities to contribute to national-level strategies and plans supporting U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.
• Expert knowledge of and experience in the intelligence cycle.
• Ability to direct taskings, assess and manage performance, collaborate on goal setting, and support personnel development.
• 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 a single-scope background investigation, with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
• Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• New permanent ODNI appointments require a two-year trial period.
• Current federal employees applying must submit their most recent SF-50, dated within 52 weeks of the vacancy closing date, to verify eligibility. Current federal employees at GS-13 and below are not eligible; the position is open to the public and current federal employees at GS-15 and one level below.
• Bachelor’s degree is the lowest acceptable education level.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate of the Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy Counterintelligence Operations Qualification Course or equivalent.
• Previous intelligence mission management experience.
• Previous counterintelligence experience and/or knowledge of intelligence community organizations’ counterintelligence components, posture, structure, capabilities, processes, and policies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Group Chief within NCSC and carry out its responsibilities as the intelligence mission manager for counterintelligence.
• Partner with Counterintelligence Directorate leadership to lead the U.S. Government counterintelligence mission.
• Lead and manage day-to-day operations coordination.
• Coordinate and deconflict offensive counterintelligence operations and activities (OFCO/A).
• Develop and implement strategic offensive counterintelligence initiatives and evaluate their effectiveness in support of national priorities.
• Develop collaborative initiatives focused on high-priority counterintelligence issues.
• Represent NCSC in intelligence community and policy forums and integrate counterintelligence into national security decision-making.
• Build and leverage collaborative networks within ODNI and across the intelligence community, engaging counterparts to drive mission integration.
• Lead professional staff; assess performance, collaborate on goal setting, and provide development feedback.
• Manage tactical coordination with counterparts to implement collaboration initiatives effectively.
• Lead assessments that leverage best practices and lessons learned.
• Lead and support briefings to senior intelligence community officials and other stakeholders on collaboration progress, issues, and challenges.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Relocation reimbursement for new ODNI employees may be available at the agency’s discretion, subject to funding.
• Reasonable accommodations are available to otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior