The (ODNI) heads the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), overseeing and directing the implementation of the National Intelligence Program and acting as the principal advisor to the President and National Security Council for intelligence matters related to national security. The ODNI is responsible for integrating all national and homeland security intelligence in defense of the homeland and in support of U.S. national security interests.
Summary
The (ODNI) heads the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), overseeing and directing the implementation of the National Intelligence Program and acting as the principal advisor to the President and National Security Council for intelligence matters related to national security. The ODNI is responsible for integrating all national and homeland security intelligence in defense of the homeland and in support of U.S. national security interests.
Yes—As determined by the agency policy; availability of telework will vary depending on position.
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy. Reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds.
Open to current and former Federal employees with competitive or excepted status; and all U.S. Citizens. Former members of the Peace Corps may be considered for ODNI employment only if five full years have elapsed since separation from the Peace Corps. Current GS-12 employees from other U.S. Government agencies may apply.
The Intelligence Research Specialist job code aligns to the following broad range of ODNI job sub-codes that exist across the organization:
Selected candidates will be offered a conditional offer of employment. The conditional offer of employment will be into a Hiring Pool for the Intelligence Research Specialist job code and will not specify a final office or job assignment. Upon successful completion of the security and medical clearance processes, you will be informed of your prospective office/job assignment as part of your final job offer based on organizational needs at that time.
If you have strong research, analytic, critical thinking, collaboration, oral communication, and writing skills, then we are looking for you!
This is an opportunity for inclusion in a Hiring Pool that will be used to fill permanent positions in the ODNI. As a member of our team, you will be recognized as a specialist with responsibility for strategic assignments in a given topic or mission area, while developing estimates for future situations. GS-12 Intelligence Research Specialists must have specialized knowledge in their own subject-matter field and the ability to apply facts and estimates derived from numerous sources to a variety of problems having different technical aspects. You must have a broad background and experience in intelligence techniques and operations and the ability to apply this knowledge to problems with different collection or distribution aspects. You will be expected to use a broad understanding of political, military, and economic affairs, and history, as well as broad knowledge and understanding of different peoples and areas in estimating and forecasting future situations. Your responsibilities will include work across the ODNI and the IC. In addition, you will advise higher level officials, as well as groups, working on specific problems related to their area of responsibility and give professional guidance to more junior officers. Intelligence Research Specialist encompasses a broad range of positions for which you may be selected.
Duties undertaken by Officers selected from this announcement may include:
Provide timely, insightful, and sophisticated all-source analysis or situational awareness--in collaboration with IC partners--on threats (terrorist, proliferation, narcotics, illicit finance, security, cyber or counterintelligence) to U.S. interests, author a range of finished intelligence products, and brief policy, intelligence, law enforcement, and military customers to inform decision-making and policy-making on national security.
Identify as early as possible leads that could become threats to the Homeland and U.S. interests abroad. Work with mission partners across the Federal Government to help disrupt potential threats within assigned area(s) of responsibility.
Perform in-depth all-source research and analysis; within substantive area conduct targeted analysis of known and unknown individuals, groups, and networks to reveal identity attributes for future analytical and/or watchlisting purposes.
Conduct independent research, synthesize data, apply analytic methods, and evaluate programs within a substantive area to produce clear, concise products and recommendations to support ODNI senior leadership.
Maintain 24/7 global situational awareness by independently researching and analyzing raw intelligence reporting and maintaining awareness of current intelligence issues.
Evaluate, integrate, and develop strategies and plans in coordination and collaboration with other Federal Government agencies and private sector entities to counter threats to U.S. interests.
Research, monitor, and evaluate the use of agencies' resources to meet mission objectives, examine alternatives, and provide structured recommendations in accordance with organizational policies, procedures, and viewpoints. Assess progress made against mission objectives and develop recommendations to enhance performance.
Provide unique subject matter expertise (e.g., scientific, regional, functional, linguistic, technical) that can be applied to advance the intelligence mission.
Build relationships with ODNI and IC stakeholders to establish and promote new ways to incorporate the IC Transparency Principles as standard business practices.
Organize events, prepare briefings, reports, and presentations to organizational leadership, serving as successful liaison to senior IC officials, policy makers and other senior Federal Government officials.
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
Mandatory Requirements:
Must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
Minimum of nine years of relevant professional experience or a Bachelor's degree plus five years of relevant professional experience or a Master's degree plus three years of relevant professional experience.
Interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment.
Analytical, critical thinking, research, writing skills, and collaboration skills.
Ability to effectively plan, research, develop, and write high-quality, complex analyses, studies, projects, and briefings in relation to key U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives.
Ability to 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).
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 toward meeting those goals.
Ability to conduct independent research, synthesize data, apply analytic techniques, and evaluate programs to produce clear, concise products and recommendations.
Desired Requirements:
Knowledge in a geographic region or functional subject matter related to the IC, including, but not limited to, intelligence, counterintelligence, emerging technology, cyber, financial technology, infrastructure security, counterterrorism, counternarcotics, counterproliferation, and/or security.
Proficiency in a foreign language.
Experience with data analysis/visualization, data modeling, or statistics.
Education and/or experience in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Familiarity with IC, Department of Defense, Office of Management and Budget, and/or Congressional budget processes and procedures.
Education
Bachelor's Degree.
Additional information
Job Interview Travel: All interviews will be conducted virtually via video conference. Please note, applicants must be physically located within the United States while participating in their video interview. Any travel or lodging required to be physically present in the United States during a video interview will be at the applicant's personal expense.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) will provide travel reimbursement for travel expenses associated with security and medical processing for those applicants offered conditional employment who live more than 75 miles from the National Capital Region (NCR).
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.
If the selected candidate is a current GS employee, assignment will be made to the position at the employee's current GS grade (GS-12) and salary.
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 Director/ Human Resource Management.
On occasional instances 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 but not less than the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum rate (i.e., step 10) of the GS grade to which assigned.
The grade and salary for a selected non-federal candidate will be set within the advertised salary range based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, and educational degree.
Once hired, promotion for all GS-12 and above permanent employees will be determined by a Competitive Promotion Board.
Relocation Expenses: For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds.
Reasonable Accommodations:
The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodations Officer by classified email at dni_reasonable_accommodation_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.
Other Information: Throughout your process with us, you may travel abroad. However, for your safety and the security of our process, do not communicate with ODNI by hard copy mail, telephone, email or internet any time you are physically outside the United States or its territories. You should never attempt to contact us from outside the United States or its territories once you are in process with us. If you have taken an electronic device overseas and intend to use that device to send your application, you should run a virus scanning software on your system before proceeding as we will not process any application that is contaminated.
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.
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.
How you will be evaluated
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.
Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the required qualifications and then construct their resumes to highlight their most relevant and significant experience and education for this job opportunity.
Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the required qualifications and then construct their cover letter to address why the applicant is interested in working at ODNI. Cover letters should also highlight applicants' most relevant and significant experience and education for this job opportunity, including examples that detail the level and complexity of the work performed.
The most highly qualified applicants will be further evaluated through a live video interview process.
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.
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.
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. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (in MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY format) and the number of hours worked per week if part time.
b. COVER LETTER: Applicants must submit a cover letter as a supplement to the resume to elaborate on their qualifications and previous work performed.
c. SF-50: Current U.S. Government employees must provide their most current SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action," to verify current federal status, position, title, grade, and organization of record. Current U.S. Government employees will be assigned to the position at the employee's current GS grade and salary. GS applicants at grades below the advertised position grade will NOT be considered.
d. APPLICANTS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY A COMPETITIVE SERVICE AGENCY: Must provide a written statement they understand that, if selected for a position with ODNI, they are leaving the competitive service voluntarily to accept an appointment in the excepted service.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Click "Apply" at the top of the page. Your application MUST be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement.
In order to be considered, you must apply via USAJobs. The ODNI will not accept emailed applications. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.
Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume:
- Classified or government sensitive information
- Social Security Number (SSN)
- Photos of yourself
- Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.
- Encrypted and digitally signed documents
Please address the requested fields about your experience in the application package.
Questions about application requirements can be sent to HR-Help-Desk@dni.gov. Please note applications cannot be submitted to this address and any applications submitted to this address will not be considered.
Your application MUST be received by the closing date of the announcement. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration.
AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
SECURITY and MEDICAL CLEARANCES: This position requires a TS/SCI (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information) clearance and a medical evaluation that must be completed prior to appointment. You will be subject to continuous evaluation and/or a 5-year periodic reinvestigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance. A polygraph is required. To be considered suitable for ODNI employment, applicants must generally not have used illegal drugs within the last 12 months. The issue of illegal drug use prior to 12 months ago is carefully evaluated during the security and medical processing. Even though certain states have legalized medical or recreational use of marijuana, it is still illegal under federal law. The ODNI is an equal employment opportunity employer and a drug free workplace.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Director Of National Intelligence
Washington, DC 20511
US
Next steps
The most highly qualified candidates will be further referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection for interview within 60 days of the closing date of this announcement. Due to the large number of applications received, applicants will ONLY be contacted if they have been selected to submit more documents or selected for an interview.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (in MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY format) and the number of hours worked per week if part time.
b. COVER LETTER: Applicants must submit a cover letter as a supplement to the resume to elaborate on their qualifications and previous work performed.
c. SF-50: Current U.S. Government employees must provide their most current SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action," to verify current federal status, position, title, grade, and organization of record. Current U.S. Government employees will be assigned to the position at the employee's current GS grade and salary. GS applicants at grades below the advertised position grade will NOT be considered.
d. APPLICANTS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY A COMPETITIVE SERVICE AGENCY: Must provide a written statement they understand that, if selected for a position with ODNI, they are leaving the competitive service voluntarily to accept an appointment in the excepted service.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Click "Apply" at the top of the page. Your application MUST be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement.
In order to be considered, you must apply via USAJobs. The ODNI will not accept emailed applications. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.
Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume:
- Classified or government sensitive information
- Social Security Number (SSN)
- Photos of yourself
- Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.
- Encrypted and digitally signed documents
Please address the requested fields about your experience in the application package.
Questions about application requirements can be sent to HR-Help-Desk@dni.gov. Please note applications cannot be submitted to this address and any applications submitted to this address will not be considered.
Your application MUST be received by the closing date of the announcement. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration.
AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
SECURITY and MEDICAL CLEARANCES: This position requires a TS/SCI (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information) clearance and a medical evaluation that must be completed prior to appointment. You will be subject to continuous evaluation and/or a 5-year periodic reinvestigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance. A polygraph is required. To be considered suitable for ODNI employment, applicants must generally not have used illegal drugs within the last 12 months. The issue of illegal drug use prior to 12 months ago is carefully evaluated during the security and medical processing. Even though certain states have legalized medical or recreational use of marijuana, it is still illegal under federal law. The ODNI is an equal employment opportunity employer and a drug free workplace.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Director Of National Intelligence
Washington, DC 20511
US
Next steps
The most highly qualified candidates will be further referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection for interview within 60 days of the closing date of this announcement. Due to the large number of applications received, applicants will ONLY be contacted if they have been selected to submit more documents or selected for an interview.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
