Resource Management and Staff Officer

Office of the Director of National Intelligence•McLean, VA

13h

About The Position

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leads development, negotiation, and presentation of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence to the President and Congress. The CFO’s responsibilities include resource management, performance planning and evaluation, and financial management improvement. The Intelligence Community (IC) CFO leads IC-wide efforts to develop and present the NIP budget to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress, and oversees IC resource, performance, and financial management, procurement, and facilities activities. Through the CFE, the IC CFO oversees ODNI resources, including budget formulation, justification and execution, contracts, manpower, financial audits, and budget matters in coordination with the IC, OMB, DoW, and Congress. The IC CFO is the integration point for performance- and budget-related activities across the 18 NIP elements. The Resource Management and Staff Officer manages the organization’s personnel, training, budget, contract administration policies and procedures, information technology, facilities, equipment, and logistics. The position conducts budget planning and execution and strategic resource planning, and serves as the office’s primary approving official. It supports budget formulation; tracks financial commitments, obligations, expenses, and interagency agreements; and works with DNI and IC partners to articulate and prioritize requirements. The officer contributes to program formulation, coordination, and justification throughout ODNI’s program build, including the IPOM, IPBS, and CBJ, and reviews and provides input on congressional testimony, queries, Questions for the Record, Congressionally Directed Actions, and related correspondence and reports. The position also supports human resources planning and personnel actions in coordination with ODNI HR, including recruitment, hiring, and staffing advice. It coordinates tasks, assignments, projects, and organizational actions across the office, ODNI, and the IC; maintains procedures, records, and files; communicates organizational information and opportunities to the workforce; supports two-way communication between staff and leadership; and executes internal business-management processes.

Requirements

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 background investigation (SBI), 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.
A two-year trial period is required for new permanent ODNI appointments.
Extensive knowledge of performance management, budget formulation, programming, and budget execution processes for IC programs, a defense agency, or a military service.
Ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques; conduct independent research; synthesize data; evaluate alternatives; and produce clear recommendations addressing complex program and budget problems.
Organizational and interpersonal skills, including strategic planning, management of competing priorities, negotiation, consensus-building, collaboration, and maintaining professional networks across management levels.
Extensive knowledge of IC, DoD, OMB, and congressional budget processes and procedures.
Strategic and tactical planning, critical-thinking, and analytical skills to propose innovative solutions and implement change.
Ability to coordinate, network, and communicate across ODNI, the IC, and U.S. government agencies.
Oral and written communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information clearly to audiences at all levels.
Ability to work effectively with teams, build and sustain professional relationships, and exert influence across the IC.
Relevant Resource Management or Financial Management work experience in DoD, the IC, another government agency, or equivalent private industry, at a level equivalent to GS-14 in the normal line of progression.
Bachelor’s degree.
Current federal employees applying must meet the stated eligibility limits and submit a recent SF-50 dated within 52 weeks of the vacancy closing date.

Responsibilities

Manage personnel, training, budgets, contract administration policies and procedures, information technology, facilities, equipment, and logistics.
Conduct budget planning and execution, strategic resource planning, and budget decision activities; serve as the office’s primary approving official.
Support budget formulation and document financial commitments, obligations, and expenses.
Record and track interagency agreements supporting Economy Act and other financial transactions.
Work with DNI and IC partners to articulate and prioritize requirements, and partner with IC CFO staff on budget exercises, data calls, and resource-related inquiries.
Lead research and coordination supporting formulation and justification of the office Program of Record through the IPOM, IPBS, CBJ, and related planning exercises.
Review and provide substantive input to congressional budget testimony, congressional queries, Questions for the Record, Congressionally Directed Actions, and related letters, memoranda, and reports.
Facilitate human resources planning and personnel actions in coordination with ODNI HR.
Coordinate job vacancy announcements, interviews, selections, and the hiring lifecycle with IC CFO leadership and ODNI HRM.
Provide technical advice and guidance on hiring activities, including merit promotion, reassignments, transfers, competitive examining, direct hires, and applicable special hiring authorities.
Advise and consult with ODNI Human Resources on HR activity status and keep staff informed of significant HR and position changes.
Coordinate tasking responses, work activities, assignments, and projects within the organization, ODNI, and across the IC.
Coordinate organizational action processing, standard operating procedures, processes, file maintenance, record-keeping, and morale, welfare, and recreation activities.
Distribute corporate communications about IC, ODNI, and organizational programs, initiatives, requirements, training, and opportunities; facilitate two-way communication between the workforce and leadership.
Execute internal business-management processes and keep management and staff informed of emerging developments.
Establish goals, manage workflow, and identify employees’ professional development needs.