Summary
SummaryThe 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.
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The National Counterterrorism Center's Counterterrorism Executive (NCTC/CTX) seeks a motivated intelligence analyst with strong targeting tradecraft, foundational knowledge of media exploitation, and exceptional interpersonal skills to serve as a DOMEX Targeting Analyst in NCTC/CTX. Qualified candidates can anticipate challenging and rewarding responsibilities involving rigorous research, pursuit of information, and collaboration to develop unique and insightful analysis that helps USGA's make informed national security decisions. In these duties, you will have the opportunity to:
Use DOMEX tradecraft, targeting acumen, and interpersonal skills to position the CTX to leverage DOMEX data to analyze threats, warn of new threats, and deliver value-added, timely data analytic services and reports to a broad range of customers and partners.
Leverage exploitation resources and interact with DOMEX owners, producers, and consumers to improve discovery and use of DOMEX derived information.
Participate in initiatives that advance the Center's DOMEX goals and help pioneer exploitation activities to provide relevant analytic and technical reporting of DOMEX.
Develop and continually expand personal knowledge in area of expertise.
Develop and produce lead cables in support of United States (US) foreign policy and national security interests.
Prepare and present written and oral briefings to senior internal and external customers on significant intelligence issues.
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.
Ability to work effectively both independently and in multidisciplinary technical analysis teams; ability to participate in an inclusive environment and to clearly, effectively execute mission objectives.
Other duties, as assigned.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States
- Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI)
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI.
Qualifications
To be considered qualified, applicants must possess:
At least two years of experience as an all-source targeter or intelligence analyst at a national agency, federal or state law enforcement organization, or combatant command.
Experience with digital media examination and reporting, and experience working with IC, DOD, and/or FLE agencies handling DOMEX.
Analytic and critical thinking skills, including superior ability to think strategically.
Knowledge of IC policy and procedures and demonstrated knowledge of analytic tradecraft and superior ability to communicate intelligence information and judgments to generalists as well as specialists.
Education
Bachelor's degree. Do NOT submit transcripts.
Additional information
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.
Current federal employees whose current GS grade is lower than the grade of the advertised ODNI position will have pay set at his or her current grade and step.
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.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
For individuals requiring a reasonable accommodation to support a disability that interferes with completing the job application or hiring process, please contact ODNI Human Resource Management Reasonable Accommodation (HRM RA) by email at DNI_COO_HRM_RA_ALL@odni.gov. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. To ensure ODNI HRM RA can respond to requests for reasonable accommodation in a timely manner, ODNI HRM RA will only respond to communications that are directly related to an individual's accommodation request. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.
The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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Job Description
SummaryThe 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.
Learn more about this agency
Duties
Help
The National Counterterrorism Center's Counterterrorism Executive (NCTC/CTX) seeks a motivated intelligence analyst with strong targeting tradecraft, foundational knowledge of media exploitation, and exceptional interpersonal skills to serve as a DOMEX Targeting Analyst in NCTC/CTX. Qualified candidates can anticipate challenging and rewarding responsibilities involving rigorous research, pursuit of information, and collaboration to develop unique and insightful analysis that helps USGA's make informed national security decisions. In these duties, you will have the opportunity to:
Use DOMEX tradecraft, targeting acumen, and interpersonal skills to position the CTX to leverage DOMEX data to analyze threats, warn of new threats, and deliver value-added, timely data analytic services and reports to a broad range of customers and partners.
Leverage exploitation resources and interact with DOMEX owners, producers, and consumers to improve discovery and use of DOMEX derived information.
Participate in initiatives that advance the Center's DOMEX goals and help pioneer exploitation activities to provide relevant analytic and technical reporting of DOMEX.
Develop and continually expand personal knowledge in area of expertise.
Develop and produce lead cables in support of United States (US) foreign policy and national security interests.
Prepare and present written and oral briefings to senior internal and external customers on significant intelligence issues.
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.
Ability to work effectively both independently and in multidisciplinary technical analysis teams; ability to participate in an inclusive environment and to clearly, effectively execute mission objectives.
Other duties, as assigned.
Requirements
Help
Conditions of employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States
- Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI)
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI.
Qualifications
To be considered qualified, applicants must possess:
At least two years of experience as an all-source targeter or intelligence analyst at a national agency, federal or state law enforcement organization, or combatant command.
Experience with digital media examination and reporting, and experience working with IC, DOD, and/or FLE agencies handling DOMEX.
Analytic and critical thinking skills, including superior ability to think strategically.
Knowledge of IC policy and procedures and demonstrated knowledge of analytic tradecraft and superior ability to communicate intelligence information and judgments to generalists as well as specialists.
Education
Bachelor's degree. Do NOT submit transcripts.
Additional information
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.
Current federal employees whose current GS grade is lower than the grade of the advertised ODNI position will have pay set at his or her current grade and step.
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.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
For individuals requiring a reasonable accommodation to support a disability that interferes with completing the job application or hiring process, please contact ODNI Human Resource Management Reasonable Accommodation (HRM RA) by email at DNI_COO_HRM_RA_ALL@odni.gov. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. To ensure ODNI HRM RA can respond to requests for reasonable accommodation in a timely manner, ODNI HRM RA will only respond to communications that are directly related to an individual's accommodation request. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.
The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Help
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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