Senior Open Source (OSINT) Intelligence Advisor

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead the monitoring and the implementation of interagency plans by coordinating and integrating competing requirements and priorities of multiple stakeholders; plan and participate in interagency meetings.

Evaluate, integrate, review, and develop planning efforts for area of responsibility in coordination with the Open Source Intelligence (OSIE) Executive (OSIE) and OSINT Functional Manager, and in collaboration with other US Government agencies.

Manage the Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX) portfolio, including a wide range of topics and issues spanning the Publicly and Commercially Available Information (PAI and CAI)

Maintain awareness of community capabilities, enterprise initiatives, and data acquisitions to assist with enterprise deconfliction across disciplines, coordinate acquisitions with the ICCFO and inform ODNI senior executive leadership on common equities.

Conduct in-depth assessments of OSINT and DOMEX capabilities and provide expert counsel to ODNI senior executive leadership, National Intelligence Managers (NIMs), and National Intelligence Collection Officers (NICOs), to support decision-making on collection enterprise issues.

Develop substantive inputs to the intelligence planning, programming, budgeting, and evaluation process in order to secure funding for OSINT and DOMEX-related capabilities.

Provide direct advice to ODNI senior leadership on Open Source activities including budget and resources, topical issues and challenges, congressional actions, and talking points; coordinate actions across the OSINT community to include Defense Intelligence, non-Title 50 organizations, US allies, industry, and mission performance.

Work together with the other intelligence disciplines to identify requirements for multi-INT collection, analysis and missions performance.

Act as liaison with ODNI elements and other agencies with responsibility for OSINT collection and DOMEX activities to ensure alignment of programs, procedures, budgets, acquisitions, and guidelines.

Advise Deputy Director for Mission Integration (DMI), Mission Priorities, Analysis, and Collection (MPAC) and other ODNI leadership personnel with a collection mission on OSINT and DOMEX programs; serve as a subject matter expert for integrating OSINT and DOMEX capabilities,; and provide strategic guidance to USG OSINT and DOMEX organizations.

Lead the development of initiatives that will improve partnerships, promote best practices, and foster integration across the spectrum of intelligence disciplines, while standardizing and unify the IC OSINT Enterprise.

Support DMI initiatives to address cross-cutting enterprise challenges and mission management priorities that can leverage OSINT and DOMEX capabilities.

Support community decision-making for OSINT and DOMEX issues to align collection capabilities against enduring and emerging national intelligence priorities, programs, and initiatives ensuring coordination among the major collection disciplines.

Brief senior ODNI leaders, IC members, policymakers, military decision makers, members of Congress, and other major stakeholders on OSINT and DOMEX issues.

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 and experience with the breadth of OSINT tasking, collection, and exploitation; OSINT planning processes, critical analysis, and concensus building; as well as an understanding of how OSINT integrates with other intelligence disciplines and familiarity with DOMEX exploitation, processing, and reporting functions and organizations.

Superior interpersonal, organization, and problem-solving skills, including a demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment.

Superior ability to communicate complex information clearly. concisely, and in a manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of diverse audiences, including senior-level policymakers.

Desired Requirements:

Superior ability to develop innovative and flexible solutions for complex cross-organizational issues, taking initiative and making key contributions to group efforts.

Ten years of experience leading strategic planning, managing, and directing the successful efforts of a government or private research organization or ten or more years of experience in OSINT governance, collection management, requirements policy development, or requirements management.

Superior ability to plan and coordinate the integration of existing and emerging interagency capabilities to accomplish operational or strategic objectives.

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 DNI_Diversity_WMA@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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.

Required Documents

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A complete application package must include:

a. RESUME: Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the vacancy announcement, particularly the MDRs, and construct their resume to highlight their most significant experience and qualifications relevant to this job opportunity.

b. POSITION NUMBER: Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted.

c. CURRENT SF-50: Federal Government employees must provide your official most recent SF-50 (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement.) SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" is used to verify to verify current federal status, position, title, grade, and organization of record. If your SF-50(s) does not provide the information needed to make a final determination for qualification, you will be found ineligible for the position.

d. COVER LETTER: Applicants must submit a professional narrative as a supplement to the resume to elaborate on their qualifications and previous work performed.

e. WRITTEN ENDORSEMENT: Applicants from federal agencies must provide written endorsement from the employing agency concurring with the detail.

Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

How to Apply

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Internal ODNI Cadre Candidates must submit an application through the classified JobsDNI website.

For current employees who do not currently have access to internal systems {due to extenuating circumstances, applications should be sent to either DNI-COO-HRM-Vacancies-Mailbox@cia.ic.gov (classified email system) or vacancies@odni.gov (unclassified email system)

Detailee Candidates from within the IC must submit an application through the classified IC Joint Duty Program website.

ONLY applicants from federal agencies outside the IC should send their complete application package to either DNI-COO-HRM-Vacancies-Mailbox@cia.ic.gov (classified email system) or vacancies@odni.gov (unclassified email system). Applicants experiencing technical issues may submit their application via email to either email system.
All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

Applications submitted through the classified email system should NOT contain classified information above the TS//SI/TK//NOFORN level.

APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST CONTAIN ALL ITEMS LISTED ABOVE. AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume:
- Social Security Number (SSN)
- Photos of yourself
- Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.
- Encrypted and digitally signed documents

Your application MUST be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration.

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