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Summary The Policy & Capabilities Directorate ensures the IC is best postured for the threats and challenges of an uncertain future, through strategy, policy, and capabilities development. Comprised of 7 organizations, PC oversees IC Human Capital; Acquisition, Procurement & Facilities; Intelligence Advance Research Projects Activity; Science & Technology Group; Requirements, Cost & Effectiveness; Policy & Strategy; and Domestic Engagement, Information Sharing & Data. Responsibilities Lead, initiate, cultivate, and maintain productive working relationships with senior policymakers across the IC in order to coordinate strategy development activities and evolving requirements and promote the implementation of strategic objectives. Lead, plan, and prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and senior United States (U.S.) Government agencies USG officials in a manner that meets their specified requirements and provide expert analysis and recommendations that ensure IC strategic plans and programs align with strategic objectives. Lead and oversee the planning, development, and evaluation of the related strategic planning documents in support of U.S. Government agencies national security and foreign policy interests and programs. Lead and oversee the planning, development, and production of strategic guidance for the allocation of resources and investment planning and programming staff elements and activities. Develop near/mid/long term strategy documents that provide guidance to needs/requirements and resource/investment planning and programming staff elements and activities. Lead and oversee efforts to engage senior IC leadership on strategic priorities, intelligence needs and gaps, and cross-IC interdependencies in order to link resources to strategy. Lead, plan, and oversee efforts to create a culture of strategic planning across the IC by promoting best practices in strategy development, execution, and evaluation and communicating priorities, activities, and impact of the strategy to the IC to promote shared vision, values, and goals. Partner with ODNI staff, Functional, Mission, and Enterprise Managers, and IC elements to promote implementation of strategic objectives. Lead, plan, and oversee the advancement of outreach activities within and beyond the IC to ensure long term strategy development is informed by the latest and best efforts across the U.S. Government, industry, and foreign partners. Provide analysis and recommendations to ensure that ODNI and IC element plans and programs align with objectives of the strategic plan. Lead the IC to meet strategic goals of the National Intelligence Strategy (NIS). Advise and engage senior IC leadership on strategic priorities, opportunities, gaps, and interdependencies to link resources to strategy; lead and oversee the communication of emerging strategic issues and trends, independently evaluate against IC strategic elements, and make recommendations for improvements. Advise, support, and engage independent experts on priority issues as identified by the DNI. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a current permanent ODNI employee. OR Must be a current permanent Federal employee Must have supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment. Must be currently at the grade level of the detail. No Temporary Promotion Opportunity The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors. Qualifications Mandatory Requirements: Expert knowledge of IC organizations' missions in order to develop the national-level strategies and policies necessary to support U. S. national security and foreign policy interests. Expert experience conducting intelligence operations to support strategy and policy development, strategic planning and implementation efforts. Expert ability to identify, evaluate, draw inferences, and present a reasoned yet compelling analysis from emerging trends and strategic issues to propose innovative solutions and incorporate these solutions in developing strategic plans. Expert ability to logically analyze, synthesize, and evaluate multiple sources of information to effectively communicate-orally and in writing-organizational vision, mission, and strategic plans. Expert organizational and interpersonal skills to facilitate diverse forums, manage competing priorities, and advocate new ideas /concepts/processes working collaboratively across the IC. Superior ability to exercise independent judgment on time-sensitive issues and deliver quality results. Superior ability to tactfully convey complex information and debate various points of view with a wide range of senior executives across the IC and experts outside the IC. Expert ability to draft organizational vision, develop goals, and communicate direction to bring about strategic change to meet organizational goals. Ten years of experience leading strategic planning, managing, and directing the successful efforts of a government or private organization Education Bachelor's Degree. Additional Information Job Interview Travel: Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C. area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. Salary Determination: A current Federal Government employee, selected for a detail, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary. Other Information REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities. IF YOU NEED A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodation Office Representative by classified email at DNIDiversityWMA@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNI_DRA@dni.gov, by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY. The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.