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

Major Duties and Responsibilities: Represent the NCTC and act as a link between NCTC components and executive-level customers in the U.S. Government, IC, and/or foreign governments, operating out of executive agencies of the U.S. Government and large embassies. Provide senior administration advisors and/or cabinet-level foreign officials with tailored and relevant intelligence briefings that draw upon current intelligence products, analytic assessments, and IC-wide intelligence and cover a full range of national security issues. Apply extensive knowledge of analytic tradecraft to gain an in-depth understanding of complex analytic issues and incorporate insights into tailored intelligence briefings and written products; develop talking points, position papers, written briefs, cables, or reports that are tailored to meet the intelligence needs of principle customers. Plan and develop intelligence briefings and reports by selecting and prioritizing NCTC and other finished intelligence products, raw traffic, background notes, and other information to determine relevance to customers; develop a comprehensive understanding of the material to speak authoritatively to its quality, accuracy, and its logical underpinnings of fact and argumentation. Utilize substantive knowledge to explain complex concepts and distill reporting streams to fabricate single-point deliverables; synthesize raw traffic on a breaking issue into coherent analysis; consult with NCTC components as necessary to understand the significance and relevance of late-breaking or overnight information. Commission analyses and written products based on consumer requests or interest, ensuring that the tasking is suitable, clear, and comprehensive; engage consumer to frame and elicit clear and appropriate taskings; collaborate with NCTC analysts to ensure taskings are well understood; review analytic products to ensure they adequately meet tasking requirements. Develop and maintain a substantive level of expertise on a full range of current intelligence and policy issues of interest to customers; discuss issues and developments with internal and external peers and customers; communicate regularly with peers, customers, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) components to exchange information, clarify taskings, and coordinate production. Develop and maintain ongoing networks of working relationships with external expert contacts to exchange and elicit substantive information and build expertise. In overseas posting, develop and maintain intelligence sharing relationships with foreign liaison by delivering intelligence products to foreign cabinet-level and senior administration officials; select intelligence items for passage to liaison services by utilizing thorough knowledge of analytic tradecraft and security policies and procedures. Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements: Demonstrated situational judgment and interpersonal, negotiation, and networking skills to collaboratively build strong working relationships with interagency partners and customers. Demonstrated ability to establish regular contacts within NCTC and across the broader IC for purposes of exchanging information. Demonstrated analytic and critical thinking skills and ability to exercise sound judgment; ability to think strategically and remain open-minded on the basis of new information and requirements. Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver comprehensive intelligence briefings; superior ability to collect, compile, and synthesize intelligence materials that accurately and effectively address customers' needs and questions. Demonstrated ability to apply expert knowledge of the IC and relevant customer organizations or operations (e.g., military, policy makers, and law enforcement), in order to effectively translate their requirements and provide appropriate output or responses to meet customer needs. Demonstrated ability to review a large body of information and synthesize for inclusion in comprehensive, relevant briefings under tight time constraints; superior ability to efficiently prioritize, perform multiple tasks, and change focus quickly as demands change in a fast-paced, time constrained environment. Must have at least two years' experience working at NCTC within the last five years. Last two performance evaluations are recommended, but not required.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Contacts

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