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Office of the Director of National Intelligence Resource-Chief in Bethesda, Maryland
Summary The Intelligence Community (IC) Chief Information Office (CIO) is responsible for advancing the Intelligence Community's mission by driving secure collaboration, integration, and information sharing; identifying and addressing information enterprise risks; and providing strategic leadership and oversight of the IC's enterprise architecture and enterprise information technology. Responsibilities We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application. This post is for viewing purposes only. Do you want to be at the center of the Information Technology (IT) revolution for the IC and DoD? Do you want to gain a better understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the billion-dollar multi-cloud service industry, and the latest efforts in cybersecurity? Then we need you at the Office of the IC Chief Information Officer (OIC CIO) located in the recently redesigned building complex located at the IC Campus in Bethesda, MD. We are looking for an experienced financial resource leader that is driven to make tangible progress at addressing the cyber threats facing the IC and our foreign partners. As the spearhead of the OIC CIO, the Mission Requirement Group's (MRG) enables the IC CIO to achieve the most pressing aspects of the National Intelligence Strategy by engaging with agencies, departments, and services that comprise the IC. MRG's Resource team accomplishes this by collaborating with resource warriors to proactively: advise the IC CIO on budget formulation, support IC partners with Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB) development and generate accurate resource content for the DNI's annual budget briefings to Congress. MRG's Resource team accomplishes all of this by being a key extension of the entire OIC CIO team and working directly with other offices within the ODNI in order to deliver tangible results and provide constructive resource related guidance. If you are looking for a new opportunity to help lead cybersecurity and IT resource decisions across the IC, we encourage you to apply. MRG promotes work / life balance, training options, and the ability to voice your suggestions to senior level audiences in which you can make a difference. The position provides the selected candidate a unique opportunity to engage with IC elements on high priority initiatives such as cloud service adoption and zero trust implementation. Candidates with intellectual curiosity and a passion for implementing change will benefit from joining the team and have opportunities to grow professionally. The working environment does entail instances in which the selected candidate must respond to time sensitive taskings, but it also allows for a good work-life balance. The selected candidate must be self-motivated and results-driven to be successful in the position. Lead, plan, and author IC resource strategies, analytical issue papers, strategic evaluations, background papers, talking points, resource issue papers, and/or other analytical products applying extensive subject matter knowledge to support the IC senior leadership in making informed programmatic decisions. Lead the development and presentation of findings, conclusions, options, and recommendations, to ODNI and IC senior management. Lead project teams to ensure projects are completed on time, effectively apply team building and coaching techniques, and exchange project or technical information with team members and contractors at formal and informal meetings. Serve as a role model to hold peers, teams, and third parties accountable to execute on agreed-upon project decisions and commitments; practice high performing team behaviors at all times. Proactively manage the expectations of senior-level customers and ensure the delivery of quality products and services; lead the examination of project successes and failures and develop solutions to improve products and services. Identify and resolve key intelligence program and budget issues, evaluate program alternatives, and provide structured recommendations in accordance with the organizational policies, procedures, and viewpoints. Spearhead efforts to develop program alternatives and provide structured recommendations in order for OIC CIO leadership to make informed resource decisions impacting the IC. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a current permanent ODNI employee. OR Must be a current permanent Federal employee. Must have supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment. Must be currently at the grade level of the detail. No Temporary Promotion Opportunity The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors. Qualifications Mandatory Requirements: Expert analytic and critical thinking skills, including the ability to conduct financial assessments, identify needs and requirements, and develop process improvement recommendations for implementation. Expert ability to establish regular contact with high-level internal and external resources and have periodic contacts with other offices, supplying or seeking information on specialized and non-specialized matters; excellent use of tact when expressing ideas or opinions to senior leaders, customers, and other stakeholders. Expert ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, complex information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of diverse audiences with different perspectives and objectives. Superior ability to listen to, clarify, and convey understanding of others' ideas, comments, and questions as well as to integrate and build upon diverse opinions in a manner that encourages the formation of integrated solutions and positions. Superior interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including demonstrated ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment effectively with senior officials, management, teams, and colleagues. Superior written and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to articulate complex intelligence issues to a wide audience, including the ability to write policy or analytic products for the senior U.S. Government officials and the IC workforce. Superior ability to provide leadership, oversight, and guidance to the effective management of complex projects; superior ability to manage and mitigate risks, assess customer requirements, identify dependencies, and develop responsive project plans; superior ability to estimate costs and other resources using quantitative analysis to project requirements. Expert ability to plan, execute, and report on all aspects of complex, multi-million-dollar budgets. Expert knowledge of and experience with National Intelligence Program (NIP) and Military Intelligence Program (MIP) budget formulation programming and budget execution. IC Experience: Five (5) years of experience working within the IC during the past four (4) years. Bachelor's Degree preferably in a technical or hard sciences program (e.g., computer science, chemistry, etc.). At least two (2) years of experience working DoD partners as well as two (2) years of experience working with OMB and Congressional oversight committees during the past four (4) years. Education Additional Information Job Interview Travel: Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C. area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. Salary Determination: A current Federal Government employee, selected for a detail, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary. Other Information 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 Accommodation Office Representative by classified email at DNIDiversityWMA@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNI_DRA@dni.gov, by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD 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.