This is a Defense Intelligence Senior Level position 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

The incumbent of this position serves as the Deputy Director for the Department of Defense (DoD) Special Access Program Central Office (SAPCO) responsible for the program management oversight and governance of all DoD SAPs in the functional areas of acquisition, financial management, budget, procurement, security, export, and Low Observable/Counter Low Observable policies. Major duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following: Establishes oversight procedures related to planning and executing some of DoD's most highly classified programs within the government and industry. Responsible for leading change by exercising leadership skills, encouraging creative thinking and innovation, and influencing others toward improved SAPs and processes. Builds coalitions and effective communications avenues on issues relating to SAP implementation. Identifies and defines major planning, management, and problem areas pertaining to all aspects of directorate programs. Analysis of programs and problem areas serves as an input to development of long-range plans and programming options for issue resolution. Develops recommendations based upon in-depth analysis of issues and consideration of overall program missions, budgetary constraints, technological advances, political environment, and resources. Acts as a recognized expert in assigned areas, and develops, interprets, and implements policies as well as procedures to support the DoD SAPCO organization. Provides authoritative guidance in problem areas where policy and direction are lacking, based upon mastery of complex policies, guidance, and law. Works closely with a variety of external organizations to resolve programmatic issues and participate in special projects. Articulates these policies to affected staff, senior leaders (including the DoD SAPCO), and DoD organizations, and to other agencies, Congress, academia, and industry. Prepares and provides factual reference material for use during senior DoD briefings and Congressional hearings.

Requirements

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Mandatory Technical Qualifications, Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualifications (SOCQ), and other qualifications, if applicable. 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. (You must 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. 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. 1. Extensive demonstrated knowledge and understanding of DoDD 5205.07 and DoDI 5205.11 along with principles, procedures, oversight, and governance pertaining to Special Access Programs. Must have demonstrated experience of utilizing this expertise within the Federal government, a state or local government, or a large corporation. 2. A demonstrated ability to integrate and synchronize the development as well as implementation of complex data analytic policies and programs throughout a large organization, ensuring compliance at all levels. 3. Demonstrated expertise and experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining robust decision support systems - within the Department of Defense, other government agencies, or industry - and how such systems effectively shape organizational policy, business/management functions, etc.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Director for Administration and Management 1950 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301 US
• Name: Senior Executive Services
• Email: [email protected]