This position is in the Excepted Service under Title 10, Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System. Excepted Service includes all positions in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government which are specifically excepted from the competitive service by or pursuant to statute, by the President, or by the Office of Personnel Management.

Duties

This position is located in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)), Director for Defense Intelligence for Warfighter Support (DDI(WS)), Directorate for Commonwealth and Partner Engagement (C&PE). The incumbent serves as the Director for the Commonwealth and Partner Engagement and as the Acting DDI/WS as required. Major duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following: The Senior Advisor for the Commonwealth and Partner Engagement (C&PE) leads a staff of personnel comprised of USD(I&S) cadre, US Intelligence Community Joint Duty assignees, military personnel, and Defense contractors. The incumbent is responsible for all administrative actions related to hiring actions, performance evaluations, awards, bonuses, and professional development. The incumbent manages the annual operating budget for C&PE, including allocations for studies, conferences, Official Representation Funds (ORF), official travel, and contract support. Represents the Secretary of Defense and the USD(I&S) at the National Security Council level, to include participating in Policy Coordination Committee (PCC) meetings and conveying the Secretary's Defense enterprise-wide perspective on key areas of Intelligence Community and Warfighter interests. Leads the Department on Congressional engagements with all committees relating to Partner Engagement and Foreign Disclosure policies and activities. Prepares and manages budget requests to enhance Foreign Disclosure and Partner Engagement capabilities and capacity, including the strategic use of innovative information technology to support these mission sets. Establishes and promulgates policies and priorities for, and provides oversight of, the Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) to ensure Defense intelligence foreign engagements and intelligence sharing is fully synchronized across the department and meets policy, operations, planning, and acquisition requirements. Oversees and manages the Military Intelligence Disclosure Policy Committee (MIDPC). Aligns and synchronizes Military and National Disclosure policies. Reviews and approves Category 8, Defense Military Intelligence for National Disclosure Policy Committee action. Develops policies and procedures to sharing military intelligence with partner nations. Supports Foreign Military Sales with Intelligence Mission Data Sharing in conjunction with the OUSD(P). Establishes expansion of delegated authorities for DoD Foreign Disclosure Officers (FDOs). Develops standardized training and certification of FDOs. Sets conditions for, executes and updates USD(I&S)'s Partner Engagement Strategy and action plans. Brings together foreign and U.S. Defense Intelligence representatives for tailored Defense Intelligence Strategic Dialogues (DISDs) focused on key Defense Intelligence objectives to build partner intelligence capacity and deepen foreign partner relationships.

Requirements

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the MTQs, IC SOCQs and other qualifications. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualifications (SOCQ). Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQ) - Leading the Intelligence Enterprise: Required for all senior executive positions effective 1 October 2010. This SOCQ involves the ability to integrate resources, information, interests, and activities effectively in support of the IC's mission and to lead and leverage cross organizational collaborative networks to achieve significant mission results. Inherent to this Standard is a deep understanding of the Intelligence enterprise (or other comparable interagency or multi-organizational environment) and a shared commitment to the IC's core values. (Include a separate attachment one page maximum per competency). IC Senior Officers have a responsibility to share information and knowledge to achieve results, in that regard are expected to build effective networks and alliances; actively engage these peers and stakeholders; involve them in key decision; and effectively leverage these networks to achieve significant results. Senior officers are expected to create an environment that promotes employee engagement, collaboration, integration, information and knowledge sharing, and the candid, open exchange of diverse points of view. Candidates assessed against this competency must: (1) Collaboration and Integration: Build, leverage, and lead collaborative networks with key peers and stakeholders across the IC and/or other government/private-sector organizations, or professional/technical disciplines to achieve significant joint/multi-agency mission outcomes. Integrate joint/multi-agency activities effectively exercising collaborative plans that realize mutual IC, joint, or multi-organizational goals. (2) Enterprise Focus: IC Senior officers are expected to demonstrate a deep understanding of how the missions, structures, leaders, and cultures of the various IC components interact and connect; synthesize resources, information and other inputs to effectively integrate and align component, IC, and the United States Government interests and activities to achieve IC-wide, national, and international priorities. Senior officers are expected to encourage and support Joint Duty assignments and developmental experiences that develop and reinforce enterprise focus among their subordinates. Candidates assessed against the component must: Understand the roles, missions, capabilities, and organizational and political realities of the intelligence enterprise; apply that understanding to drive joint, interagency, or multi-organizational mission accomplishment. Understand how organizations, resources, information, and processes within the IC interagency/multi-organizational environment interact with and influence one another; apply that understanding to solve complex interagency or multi-organizational problems. (3) Values-Centered Leadership: IC Senior officers are expected to personally embody, advance and reinforce IC core values. Senior officers are expected to demonstrate and promote departmental and/or component values. Candidates assessed against this competency must demonstrate: A Commitment to selfless service and excellence in support of the IC's mission, as well as to preserving, protecting, and defending the Nation's laws and liberties. The Integrity and Courage (moral, intellectual, and physical) to seek and speak the truth, to innovate, and to change things for the better, regardless of personal or professional risk. Collaboration as members of a single IC-wide team, respecting and leveraging the diversity of all members of the IC, their background, their sources and methods, and their points of view. Promote, reinforce, and reward IC, departmental/component core values in the workforce and ensure that actions, policies, and practices are aligned with, and embody those values. Ensure that organizational strategies, policies, procedures, and actions give appropriate focus, attention, and commitment to diversity of people, points of view, ideas, and insights. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and other qualifications, if applicable. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. You are required to respond to all of the technical qualifications. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as ineligible. Please limit your written statements to no more than two pages per technical qualification. Demonstrated experience in synchronizing intelligence relationships and facilitate intelligence information sharing activities across the Defense Intelligence Enterprise. Demonstrated experience in current Foreign Partner Engagement and Foreign Disclosure policies and activities. Knowledge of the U.S. national security policies, programs, requirements, and resources as they pertain to the Defense Intelligence Enterprise. Demonstrated knowledge and experience with reviewing and influencing sensitive programmatic activity, as it relates to planning and budgetary cycles, to include intelligence program planning processes and the joint operational requirements process.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of the USD for Intelligence and Security Human Resources Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: Senior Executive Services
• Email: [email protected]