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 Responsibilitie: Guide development of strategic plans, evaluation of plan effectiveness and IC performance, and development of performance and resource recommendations to support the IC's overall attainment of the U.S. Government's strategic objectives. Oversee and direct the formulation and implementation of DI strategic plans and ensure tactical and strategic operational alignment with NCTC mission goals and objectives. Oversee and direct the development and execution of DI analytic production and evaluate analytic products for substance, accuracy, timeliness, relevance, and adherence to DI tradecraft. Formulate, implement, and monitor the DI budget against mission requirements, evaluate budget trends, and develop strategies that align DI budget activities with Center priorities. Oversee the development of performance measures and metrics tied to DI goals and objectives and ensure linkage with resource requirements. Serve as a key member of NCTC's Corporate Board and Assistant Directors Group, exchange information, form recommendations, and resolve issues related to NCTC's vision, operations, and policies. Establish and sustain partnerships among key domestic and foreign entities; identify gaps and opportunities that can be leveraged among the IC, and ensure that the DI's analytic products meet mission requirements. Establish, prioritize, and communicate objectives, specific actions to be taken, and explicit timelines to achieve mission goals. Advise the NCTC senior leadership and other major stakeholders on the threat warning landscape, intelligence integration initiatives; operational effectiveness, and innovative recommendations for improvement. Oversee the development of effective internal processes and controls to identify and implement organizational/functional improvements. Perform personnel management responsibilities with a focus on building a high-performance workforce; promote team building and a collaborative work environment; ensure goals and performance objectives are understood; assess performance and provide timely feedback, recognition, and remediation. Brief the NSC and members of the Deputies' and Principals' Committees occasionally on CT production. Also represent NCTC at ODNI and IC decision-making bodies, such as the NIAB, CTAB, on the IC's efforts directed against terrorist organizations.

Requirements

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirement: Expert ability to plan strategically, analyze and assess programmatic initiatives, and report trends impacting mission objectives. Master ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate, and recommend appropriate solutions to resolve complex, interrelated program, budgetary, and resource management issues. Demonstrated ability to provide strategic and tactical planning that pertain to NCTC policies, regulations, and the development and execution of the best business practice methodologies, to include analytic tradecraft. Expert knowledge of the IC, NCTC and its entities, their missions and interrelationships, to include relevant discipline areas. Excellent knowledge of and experience with budget formulation, programming, and budget execution processes in an IC environment. Expert knowledge of analytic tradecraft, excellent oral and written communication skills, strong record of review and editing skills, demonstrated ability to conduct independent research, filter and synthesize data, and oversee the production of clear, logical, and concise products. Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to build consensus, work effectively and independently, and influence key stakeholders to build a broad coalition promoting an interagency and national approach to terrorism and counterterrorism. Expert knowledge of strategic planning processes, program performance assessments and metrics development. Proven ability to work with senior officials, to build and sustain professional networks in a diverse, fast- paced, multi-task environment, and to manage competing priorities.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Contacts

• Address DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE Director Of National Intelligence Washington, DC 20511 US
• Name: Vacancy Team ODNI
• Email: [email protected]