The Director, Counterterrorism Center position is located within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Analysis. I&A specializes in sharing unique intelligence and analysis with operators and decision-makers to identify and mitigate threats to the homeland.

Duties

The Director, Counterterrorism Center drives an intelligence program focused on delivering high-quality, timely, and objective intelligence tailored to the needs of homeland security customers. The Director works closely with the IC, DHS and the full range of federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private sector, and international partners to integrate all sources of intelligence and operational capabilities to inform tactical and strategic decision-making on countering emerging threats and risks to national security. The Director directly manages second-line supervisors and leads a team of analyst who produce finished intelligence products tailored to homeland security stakeholders, consistent with IC standards. Specific responsibilities include: Serves as the executive responsible for developing and managing an intelligence program that addresses priorities set by the Secretary, as well as the Director of National Intelligence. Serves as a subject matter expert on emerging threats and risk to the Homeland including attack patterns trends and indications of pre-operational activity. Supervises the process for analyzing threats and producing finished intelligence products consistent with I&A and IC standards. Contributes to developing and prioritizing collection and reporting requirements that help fill intelligence gaps on threats to the Homeland. Maximizes available resources and effectively advocates for new resources necessary to achieve the mission; ensures resources are applied to top Departmental and I&A priorities; optimizes internal business processes that drive quality outputs and improve effectiveness. Ensures subordinates are adequately trained for their role, providing routine, constructive feedback and professional development, and fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and diverse environment; plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules the completion of assignment; assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, complexity, and the capabilities of employees. Recruits and retains a talented workforce; participates in I&A hiring initiatives; develops and links the team's performance goals to the goals of the Office of Analysis; oversees all aspects of employee performance and duties. Manages relevant financial resources and contracts for mission area; monitors and oversees the activities of contractors and ensures that their activities are in compliance with the approved Statement of Work. Represents I&A and DHS at senior-level internal and external engagements and meetings; serves as an information hub and center of gravity for DHS, IC, and other key stakeholders, including state, local, tribal territorial, and private sector partners. Effectively engages with oversight offices and agencies, including Congress; ensures all work meets legal and oversight requirements and protects the civil rights and civil liberties and privacy of US persons. Serves as a corporate I&A resource and cultivates a strong I&A brand; consistently and effectively collaborates with Homeland Security stakeholders to improve the quality of I&A intelligence and customer service.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You may be required to undergo periodic drug testing.
• You must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret/Special Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
• Selectee will be required to complete form OGE-278, Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Form.
• You will serve a one-year probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. As such, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as: Directing the work of an organizational unit; Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects; Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; Supervising the work of employees; and Exercising important policymaking, policy determining, or other executive functions. The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-BASED Method. The applicant must address the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) within their resume. Resumes must not exceed five (5) pages. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including the results of your actions. You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required of the position and on the extent your application demonstrates that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position. Please be sure to give concrete examples of your experience and demonstrate the complexity of the knowledge you possess. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): YOUR RESUME MUST CLEARLY DOCUMENT AND DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) EVIDENCE WITHIN YOUR RESUME NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PAGES: ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE. This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision. ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE. This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building. ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN. This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility. ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management. ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS. This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating. Detailed information on each ECQ, the underlying and fundamental competencies, sample narratives and a tips sheet for writing effective ECQs are available in the "Guide To Senior Executive Service Qualifications" Senior Executive Service Executive Core Qualifications and Senior Executive Service Qualifications & Fundamental-Competencies. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (TQ)s: IN ADDITON, YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your responses to the TQs should be embedded/addressed within your resume not to exceed five pages. TQ 1. Demonstrated, sustained experience and expert knowledge leading a strategic intelligence program spanning multiple agencies/elements within a department or large organization, including driving a program of analysis and the development and execution of strategic priorities and business planning cycles. TQ 2. Demonstrated, sustained experience and export knowledge leading a workforce of intelligence professionals responsible for producing intelligence products for senior US government officials, state and local law enforcement partners, or private sector stakeholders, particularly on the analysis of threats from international and domestic-based terrorism actors and threats to public safety and security and our nation's critical infrastructure. TQ 3. Demonstrated experience leading a large organization through crises events or organizational transitions; experience effectively prioritizing resources and ensuring timely and high-quality outcomes while maintaining high morale. NOTE: Your demonstrated leadership ability and the evidence of the ECQs and TQs must be clearly shown in your resume. A separate narrative statement will not be accepted. A sample 5-page resume that incorporates ECQs and TQs can be viewed on this link (indexed at page 29 - 37) http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf. YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION IF YOU FAIL TO MEET OR FULLY ADDRESS EACH MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS AND IF YOUR RESUME EXCEEDS FIVE (5) PAGES. Veteran's Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employees in the Executive Branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee, please indicate this in your resume. Serving in a Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES appointment WILL NOT eliminate you from consideration.

Education

There is no educational requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Trinice Clayborne
• Phone: 202-870-2886
• Email: [email protected]