Mission Assurance Officer

Summary

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Chief Operating Officer (COO) administers the Director of National Intelligence (DNI's) vision & direction to the ODNI enterprise providing elite support services including synchronizing policy, plans, procedures, & cross-functional issues that enable the ODNI mission. COO oversees most ODNI business operations, including executive support, human resources, security, facilities, continuity, governance, policies, & information management.

Duties

Develop and implement Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) plans that support and facilitate continuity of operations, crisis management, and emergency operations. Maintain 24/7 global situational awareness by independently researching and analyzing raw intelligence reporting and maintaining awareness of current intelligence issues. Monitor, sort, prioritize, and analyze intelligence and operational message traffic. Evaluate COOP strategies and plans, identify issues in a timely manner, and provide initial recommendations to resolve efficiently and effectively. Maintain productive working relationships with ODNI staff, other IC organizations, and private service providers in order to effectively respond to COOP issues, and coordinate strategic planning, best practices, lessons learned, programming, and policy issues. Develop strategic networks of working relationships with colleagues, experts, and customers throughout the IC to broaden the IC'S 24-hour alert and warning support function's customer base and establish lines of communication, and leverage the relationships to fulfill the mission of the Operations Center, and ensure progress toward achieving organizational goals. Consistently seek customer feedback on outputs and services in order to gain insight on their level of satisfaction. Continuously work to improve internal processes in order to meet customer needs. Develop and implement strategies to augment and extend strategic collection capabilities, and coordinate with national, defense, and domestic authorities to ensure alignment with key intelligence priorities. Develop and disseminate oral briefings and written reports to ODNI leadership on intelligence issue activities and/or threats. Develop and provide structured recommendations and innovative solutions for collection enterprise situational awareness on the status and employment of collection capabilities. Participate in the preparation of reports and oversight material for collection enterprise situation awareness, to ensure substantive accuracy and consistency with applicable policies and statutes; edit and provide quality control review of written products. Other duties, as assigned. Qualifications

This is an excepted service GS-13 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GS-13 and one level below. Current federal employees at the GS-13 and one level below may apply to this position, and if selected will maintain pay set at their current grade and step. Current federal employees at grade levels GS-11 and below are not eligible for this position and their application will not be forwarded to the hiring manager. All current federal employees that apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personal Action (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) to verify their status of eligibility. Position is primarily located in Liberty Crossing (LX) with ability to report or travel to alternate locations as needed to support mission requirements. Ability to work rotating shifts of 12.5 hours in a fast-paced demanding environment. Thorough knowledge of defense, domestic, and national IC collection issues and capabilities. Thorough knowledge of the ODNI and larger IC mission, operations, tradecraft, capabilities, and requirements. Ability to work effectively with senior leadership to build consensus on contentious issues and to foster a collaborative work environment across the ODNI, IC and mission partners. Thorough knowledge of intelligence production and analytical methodologies, including strategic gaming, employed in the strategic forecasting/futures domain. Ability to communicate, both oral and in written, complex information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of diverse audiences with different perspectives and objectives. Ability to make assessments of time-sensitive issues, adjust priorities, and change focus quickly as demands change. Ability to understand substantive and administrative issues, exert influence to senior leadership, communicate cogently and effectively with people at all levels (both internal and external), brief management on reviews and findings, and organize and edit written reports of varying length and complexity. Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment, coupled with established and effective interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Desired Qualification: Bachelor's Degree

How You Will Be Evaluated

You must submit the supporting documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. Only include documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. If you have more than one copy of a document, only include your most recent copy. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. As part of the application process for this position, applicants will be required to respond to four free-response essay questions, which are detailed below. These responses will not be scored or rated as part of the initial evaluation. Instead, they provide applicants with an opportunity to elaborate on their qualifications, professional background, and commitment to public service. FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]). How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes. In this role, you will be expected to professionally and efficiently implement executive direction. Provide an example where you implemented leadership direction on a strategy or policy decision that differed from your own recommendation. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position. Other Information

JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. SALARY DETERMINATION The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Chief of Human Resource Management. In some cases when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to, and not less than, the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum step rate of the GS grade to which assigned. RELOCATION EXPENSES For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS 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 email at [email protected], by telephone at (703)275-3900 or by FAX at (703)275-1277. Your request for reasonable accommodations will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY. The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.