Collection Strategist

Full Job Description

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.

Extensive knowledge of strategy development and planning and a demonstrated ability to identify emerging trends and strategic issues and incorporate these into organizational strategic plans.

Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work with others internally and externally. Extensive knowledge of IC organizations' missions and policies necessary to support U.S.

national security and foreign policy interests. Extensive understanding of performance management principles.

Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, organize, and draw inferences from incomplete data and present a compelling analysis of findings and issues; demonstrated ability to identify, articulate, document, and mitigate knowledge gaps or alternatives approaches.

Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in written reports, and to logically analyze, synthesize, and evaluate multiple sources of information for their inclusion in briefings and written documents.

Extensive organizational and interpersonal skills to facilitate forums, manage competing priorities and advocate new ideas/concepts/processes; ability to exercise independent judgment on time-sensitive issues and work collaboratively across the IC.

Demonstrated ability to develop effective professional and interpersonal relationships with peers and colleagues in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the IC, and U.S.

Government and to earn their confidence and trust. Major Duties:

The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) seeks a motivated individual who desires to join a high-performing team of officers who integrate and coordinate whole-of-government counterterrorism strategy, plans, policies, programs and activities to disrupt and dismantle transnational threat networks and safeguard American lives.

The selected candidate will be expected to: Plan, develop and evaluate the related strategic planning documents in support of United States (U.S.) national security and foreign policy interests and programs.

Conduct research to identify priorities, opportunities, gaps, and interdependencies to link resources to strategy; draft emerging strategic issues and trends.

Possess regional counterterrorism knowledge of either Asia, Africa or newly designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTO)s based and/or active in Latin America.

Possess extensive capability in CT analysis, CT operations, or CT intelligence collection or collection management.

Support assessments of the IC's progress towards mission and enterprise strategic objectives. Prepare strategic guidance documentation for IC programs and activities, under direct supervision.

Conduct research on best practices in strategy development, execution, evaluation, and impact in order to promote shared vision, values, and goals.

Implement outreach activities within and beyond the IC, under direct supervision. Prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and senior U.S.

Government officials. Maintain productive working relationships with peers and senior leaders across the IC. Perform other duties, as assigned.