Targeting Analyst

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.

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.

Required Qualifications: Extensive knowledge in area of subject matter expertise.

Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, research, develop, and write high-quality, complex analyses, studies, projects, assignments, and briefings on key US foreign policy and national security objectives focused on a specific region or transnational issue for IC consumers and policymakers at the highest levels of government.

Demonstrated ability to apply expert knowledge of ODNI, IC organizations, and relevant customer organizations or operations (e.g., military, policymakers, and law enforcement), in order to effectively translate their requirements and provide appropriate output or responses to meet customer needs.

Extensive knowledge of IC policy and procedures and demonstrated knowledge of analytic tradecraft and ability to communicate intelligence information and judgments to generalists as well as specialists.

Demonstrated ability to lead and promote the development and use of a broad range of methodological tools and approaches to research, analyze, and present data (modeling, link analysis, or software).

Demonstrated ability to maintain and develop regular contacts within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the IC for exchanging information.

Demonstrated levels of flexibility and ability to remain open-minded and change opinions on the basis of new information and requirements; ability to support group decisions and solicit opinions from coworkers.

Demonstrated ability to support information sharing programs and promote information sharing practices across the ODNI and IC.

Demonstrated analytic and critical thinking skills, including ability to think strategically.

Demonstrated ability to execute senior-level guidance in a fast-paced environment and ability to translate strategic goals into specific objectives with appropriate metrics and methods to track progress towards meeting those goals.

Creative problem-solving skills and initiative in carrying out mission responsibilities.

Demonstrated ability to work with and train junior personnel on CT targeting methodologies; provide feedback to analysts conducting identities research. Major Duties:

The NCTC Operations Center serves as the NCTC's point of entry for intelligence reporting and central hub for communications.

The NCTC Operations Center's Customer Response and Operations Support (CROS) group plays a critical role in facilitating requests for information (RFI), as well as intelligence sharing with-and support to-mission partners.

The officer hired for this position will provide critical, and often time-sensitive, analytic targeting services back to the Center's customers and partners.

The officer will support mentoring and development of junior analysts on the team, as well.

Plan, research, develop, and communicate in-depth analyses of complex and significant national, regional, and/or global issues for senior policymakers and key components in the Intelligence Community (IC), law enforcement, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

Prepare and present written and oral briefings to senior internal and external customers on significant intelligence issues.

Conduct and produce tactical, multidisciplinary analysis that supports key US national security and foreign policy objectives and helps shape IC analysis and priorities.

Use a variety of methodological tools and approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of complex and significant analytic issues and incorporate insights and findings into well-crafted, sophisticated intelligence products.

Maintain productive working relationships with colleagues, experts, IC members, policy committees, and law enforcement agencies as appropriate and use these relationships to share information of interest; attend internal and external training, seminars, or conferences on broad or more strategic subject areas.

Build and leverage diverse collaborative networks within the ODNI and across the IC. Develop and continually expand personal knowledge in area of expertise. Other duties, as assigned.