IC Policy Officer Deputy Group Chief

The Policy & Capabilities (PC) Directorate ensures the IC is best postured for the threats and challenges of an uncertain future, through strategy, policy, and capabilities development. PC is comprised of the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) and Policy Strategy and Accountability (PSA) Office. The Policy, Strategy, and Accountability (PSA) Office is at the forefront of developing, implementing, and evaluating the National Intelligence Strategy, to restore our clandestine technological dominance while ensuring the protection of American civil liberties.

Key functions include strategy and prioritization management, the development of IC policy, IC strategy and guidance on science, technology, and data, and net assessments and comparative analysis. The incumbent is responsible for the formulation, development, production and evaluation of a broad range of policies, processes, and guidance on mission, enabling functions, and intelligence disciplines and communicate these policies, processes, and guidelines to community stakeholders. Perform the review and analysis of policies, processes, and guidelines that are contained in United States Government (USG) and Intelligence Community (IC) Directives, Policy Guidance, Standards, plans, and memoranda to ensure equities are captured and relevant concerns are resolved.

Assist the Group Chief in leading and overseeing staff in the formulation, development, production, and evaluation of a broad range of policies processes, and guidance on subject areas including mission enabling functions, and intelligence oversight disciplines and communicate these policies, processes, and guidelines to community stakeholders. Assist the Group Chief in providing leadership and direction to the IC Policy Group. Assist the Group Chief in setting priorities, allocating resources, and driving business outcomes across the Group.

Support the Group Chief in leading and managing the IC Policy team, including providing guidance, coaching, and development opportunities. Contribute to the team's performance management, including setting goals, evaluating performance, and identifying areas for improvement. Lead and oversee staff in the review and analysis of policies, processes, and guidelines that are contained in United States Government (U.S.) Government and Intelligence Community (IC) Directives, Policy Guidance, Standards, plans, and memoranda to ensure equities are captured and relevant concerns are resolved.

Lead and oversee staff in communicating policy needs, trends, and developments relative to organizational leadership, senior policymakers, and other senior U.S. Government officials. Oversee, lead, foster, and promote communications that increase stakeholders', consumers', IC colleagues', and U.S.

Government executive agents' overall understanding of USG and IC policies, processes, and procedures in order to best promote mission effectiveness. Lead and oversee staff in the planning and preparation of communications and reports that address Executive Branch taskings and Congressional inquiries; direct staff in the production and coordination of executive-level briefings; represent organizational equities to the IC and other government agencies at meetings, conferences, and other public fora. Lead and oversee staff in reviewing an extensive volume of written materials and preparing or contributing to written and verbal products including congressional testimony or responses to inquiries, senior-level issue papers or briefings, and letters and memoranda.

Lead the planning, management, and deployment of resources including budget, staffing, IT support, and/or space allocations in order to successfully complete assignments; assess staff performance, collaborate and oversee goal setting, develop and execute a training plan for employees, and provide feedback on professional development.

Bachelor's degree.

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.

JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. SALARY DETERMINATION The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step.

Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Chief of Human Resource Management. In some cases when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to, and not less than, the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum step rate of the GS grade to which assigned. RELOCATION EXPENSES For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds.

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