The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) leads the nation's effort to protect the United States from terrorism by integrating, analyzing and sharing information to drive whole-of-government action and achieve our national CT objectives.

Duties

NCTC's Directorate of Intelligence (DI) is seeking an energetic officer to serve as a Tradecraft Reviewer on the Tradecraft Cell in the DI's Analytic and Multimedia Production Group. This position requires the skills of a motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills who can work collaboratively with analysts, managers, designers, cartographers, and Intelligence Community (IC) stakeholders to ensure that consumers receive the highest quality finished intelligence in a timely fashion. Roles and Responsibilities Review all-source analytic products-including for the President's Daily Brief and the Terrorism Intelligence Brief-to ensure that they adhere to NCTC/DI tradecraft principles as well as for clarity, brevity, organization, and logic. Work closely with authoring analysts and their managers to ensure that intelligence publications provide compelling and convincing information to support arguments contained therein. Cultivate and maintain productive relationships with intelligence officers to provide direct input in substantive and procedural processes for producing Community-coordinated intelligence analysis. Represent NCTC/DI and lead corporate initiatives on analytic tradecraft- and production-related issues within the Directorate, Center, and IC. Review and analyze written drafts using expert application of analytic principles and tradecraft; review articles to identify key information items and actionable messages based on knowledge of subject and tradecraft principles, and ensure that each article is concise and easily understood by the full range of potential readers.

Requirements

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirement: Previous experience writing finished analytic intelligence products. Superior analytical and critical thinking skills, including superior ability to think strategically. Superior oral and written communication skills and superior ability to conduct independent research, filter and synthesize analytic data, and produce clear, logical, and concise intelligence products. Extensive knowledge of the high priority intelligence issues and items of interest to intelligence publications' customers. Superior interpersonal skills and superior ability to work effectively with individuals at both the working level and at the highest levels of government; confidence and effectiveness in working with government officials as well as with senior Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) officers. Superior time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks with competing deadlines and superior ability to work effectively under extremely tight deadlines. At least two years of professional experience at a national agency, service component, or combatant command. Desired Requirement: Previous experience reviewing finished intelligence products for analytic tradecraft and substance. Penchant for thoroughness and a sharp eye for detail. A willingness to innovate. Ability to identify opportunities to improve on existing capabilities and practices and to follow through with practical, collaborative, and creative solutions. Strong mentoring and coaching skills and experience providing guidance to other officers, including managers.

Contacts

• Address NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER Director Of National Intelligence Washington, DC 20511 US
• Name: Vacancy Team ODNI
• Email: [email protected]