Strategy Management Officer

Duty Description Component Mission Statement :

The Policy & Capabilities Directorate ensures the IC is best postured for the threats and challenges of an uncertain future, through strategy, policy, and capabilities development.

Comprised of 7 organizations, PC oversees IC Human Capital; Acquisition, Procurement & Facilities; Intelligence Advance Research Projects Activity;

Science & Technology Group; Requirements, Cost & Effectiveness; Policy & Strategy; and Domestic Engagement, Information Sharing & Data.

Major Duties and Responsibilities (MDRs) :

Lead, initiate, cultivate, and maintain productive working relationships with senior policymakers across the IC in order to coordinate strategy development activities and evolving requirements and promote the implementation of strategic objectives.

Lead, plan, and prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and senior United States (U.

S.) Government agencies USG officials in a manner that meets their specified requirements and provide expert analysis and recommendations that ensure IC strategic plans and programs align with strategic objectives.

Lead and oversee the planning, development, and evaluation of the related strategic planning documents in support of U.S.

Government agencies' national security and foreign policy interests and programs.

Lead and oversee the planning, development, and production of strategic guidance for the allocation of resources and investment planning and programming staff elements and activities.

Develop near / mid / long term strategy documents that provide guidance to needs / requirements and resource / investment planning and programming staff elements and activities.

Lead and oversee efforts to engage senior IC leadership on strategic priorities, intelligence needs and gaps, and cross-IC interdependencies in order to link resources to strategy.

Lead, plan, and oversee efforts to create a culture of strategic planning across the IC by promoting best practices in strategy development, execution, and evaluation and communicating priorities, activities, and impact of the strategy to the IC to promote shared vision, values, and goals.

Partner with ODNI staff, Functional, Mission, and Enterprise Managers, and IC elements to promote implementation of strategic objectives.

Lead, plan, and oversee the advancement of outreach activities within and beyond the IC to ensure long term strategy development is informed by the latest and best efforts across the U.

S. Government, industry, and foreign partners.

Provide analysis and recommendations to ensure that ODNI and IC element plans and programs align with objectives of the strategic plan.

Lead the IC to meet strategic goals of the National Intelligence Strategy (NIS).

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.

Advise, support, and engage independent experts on priority issues as identified by the DNI.

Required Languages

Desired Languages

Minimum Qualifications Required Mandatory Requirements :

Expert knowledge of IC organizations' missions in order to develop the national-level strategies and policies necessary to support U.

S. national security and foreign policy interests.

Expert experience conducting intelligence operations to support strategy and policy development, strategic planning and implementation efforts.

Expert ability to identify, evaluate, draw inferences, and present a reasoned yet compelling analysis from emerging trends and strategic issues to propose innovative solutions and incorporate these solutions in developing strategic plans.

Expert ability to logically analyze, synthesize, and evaluate multiple sources of information to effectively communicate-orally and in writing-organizational vision, mission, and strategic plans.

Expert organizational and interpersonal skills to facilitate diverse forums, manage competing priorities, and advocate new ideas / concepts / processes working collaboratively across the IC.

Superior ability to exercise independent judgment on time-sensitive issues and deliver quality results.

Superior ability to tactfully convey complex information and debate various points of view with a wide range of senior executives across the IC and experts outside the IC.

Expert ability to draft organizational vision, develop goals, and communicate direction to bring about strategic change to meet organizational goals.

Ten years of experience leading strategic planning, managing, and directing the successful efforts of a government or

private organization.

Conditions Applicants from federal agencies within the Intelligence Community (IC) may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency.

Applicants must have current TS / SCI clearances with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.

Applicants from within the IC must submit an application through the classified IC Joint Duty Program website.

APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST CONTAIN ALL ITEMS LISTED ABOVE. AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

Your application MUST be received by midnight on the closing date of this announcement. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration.

All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

Other Comments Job Interview Travel : Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C., area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview.

If selected for an in-person interview, any travel or lodging will be at the applicant's personal expense.

What to Expect Next

The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview.

We expect to make a selection within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Due to the large number of applications received, applicants will be contacted ONLY if they have been selected for an interview.

Other Information

The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.

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 Accommodations Office Representative by classified email at and , by unclassified email at , by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217.

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