Chief Personnel Security Policy

Office of the Director of National Intelligence•Bethesda, MD

About The Position

The Chief, Personnel Security Policy, leads the formulation, research, development, coordination, production, and evaluation of executive-level security policies, processes, and guidance. The role supports the Director of National Intelligence’s responsibilities as Security Executive Agent, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center’s mission, and related counterintelligence and security functions. The Chief also communicates, coordinates, and supports implementation of policies and guidance across the Executive Branch, including with Intelligence Community stakeholders. The position is within the Security Directorate, embedded in the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. The Directorate develops and implements policies, guidance, and standards for personnel security, Intelligence Community-wide and Sensitive Compartmented Information security issues, and security clearance reform. It works with government and industry partners to protect national security interests from foreign intelligence and security threats and to advance risk management that safeguards against adversarial and insider threats.

Requirements

At least eight years of expert-level experience leading and managing personnel security disciplines, with deep knowledge of personnel security reform efforts.
Expert knowledge of Intelligence Community and related U.S. Government policies, directives, and standard operating procedures, and ability to develop a broad range of Intelligence Community-wide policies, processes, and guidelines.
Expert knowledge of the U.S. Government and its Intelligence Community components, missions, and interrelationships; experience working with or in a major U.S. Government or Intelligence Community organization; and understanding of the authorities, roles, and responsibilities of Intelligence Community organizations.
Expert knowledge and experience in researching, formulating, developing, and coordinating national-level policies and directives, including knowledge of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for policy development and assessment.
Ability to apply knowledge of ODNI, Intelligence Community, and customer organizations or operations to address national intelligence requirements and provide appropriate policy responses.
Superior interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work independently and collaboratively with senior officials, management, teams, and colleagues.
Superior written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain complex intelligence issues to diverse audiences and write policy or analytic products for senior U.S. Government officials and the Intelligence Community workforce.
Ability to build and sustain professional networks and collaborate with management and staff to improve community relationships, products, and services.
Expert project leadership capabilities, including coordinating business processes, meeting time constraints, managing competing priorities, and adapting to time-sensitive requirements.
Ability to formulate objectives and priorities and implement plans consistent with the Intelligence Community’s long-term interests, capitalize on opportunities, and manage risk.
Must be a U.S. citizen residing in the United States.
Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on a single-scope background investigation, with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information.
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.
A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to ODNI.
Bachelor’s degree or higher.

Nice To Haves

Expert knowledge of personnel security disciplines.
Expert knowledge of current national-level security topics, such as Trusted Workforce 2.0, clearance process timelines, reciprocal recognition of security clearances and access approvals, and security business practices.
Expert experience leading government-wide initiatives and achieving improvements.

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee the formulation, development, production, and evaluation of security-related policies, processes, and guidance, including mission-enabling functions and intelligence oversight disciplines, and communicate them to community stakeholders.
Review and analyze U.S. Government and Intelligence Community directives, policy guidance, standards, plans, and memoranda to capture equities and resolve relevant concerns.
Develop and deliver substantive intelligence briefings, presentations, reports, and other materials to inform senior leadership and major stakeholders on policy issues.
Produce and communicate trends and developments to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and other senior U.S. Government officials.
Promote communications that improve stakeholders’ and colleagues’ understanding of U.S. Government and Intelligence Community policies, processes, and guidance.
Plan and prepare communications and reports addressing Executive Branch taskings and congressional hearings; produce and coordinate executive-level briefings; and represent organizational equities at meetings, conferences, and public forums.
Review written materials and prepare or contribute to written and verbal products, including congressional testimony or responses to inquiries, senior-level issue papers or briefings, letters, and memoranda.
Develop and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues, experts, Intelligence Community members, and policy committees, and use those relationships to share relevant information.
Attend internal and external training, seminars, and conferences on intelligence topics and strategic subject areas.