Deputy Chief National Counterintelligence Management

Full Job Description

The mission of the National Counterintelligence & Security Center is to lead and support the U.S.

Government's counterintelligence (CI) and security activities critical to protecting our nation; provide CI outreach to U.S.

private sector entities at risk of foreign intelligence penetration; and issue public warnings regarding intelligence threats to the U.S.

FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question.

By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).

How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government?

Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness?

Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role?

Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.

How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements?

Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.

Excellent interpersonal skills and superior ability to work effectively in both independent and in a team or collaborative environment.

Expert knowledge of IC organizations; IC mission posture, structures, capabilities, processes, and policy development Superior oral and written communication skills, including superior ability to draft and edit written reports of varying length and complexity, and to communicate effectively with audiences of varying seniority and expertise.

Superior ability to anticipate issues relevant to the IC and United States Government and recommend/implement needed actions.

Superior leadership skills and ability to lead interagency working groups, build coalitions with IC elements to achieve common goals.

Superior analytical and critical thinking skills, including the superior ability to think strategically, identify needs and requirements, develop recommendations, and evaluate outcomes against goals and objectives.

Superior ability to manage strategic and tactical level topics, and develop innovative recommendations and solutions for improvement. Major Duties:

Oversee, lead and represent IC Mission Management for the Counterintelligence Community, including Intelligence Community Directives to identify and fill collection gaps, identify and satisfy analytic needs, set priorities, and identify resource needs.

Assists in leading and managing the National Counterintelligence Officers, their Deputies, and their Advisors, including allocating tasks; reviewing material; and hiring, evaluating, and developing personnel.

Lead and support briefings to senior IC officials and other major stakeholders' collaboration progress, issues and challenges.

Manage and lead counterparts on coordination issues to ensure effective implementation flagship collaboration initiatives.

Manage and oversee, guide, and monitor the governance structures to ensure decisions are made through the appropriate fora and disputes are resolved expeditiously.

Oversee ranking and prioritizing of competing requirements. Other duties, as assigned.