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OPSEC Program Officer Office of the Director of Nional Intelligence Summary Lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the United Stes government, integring the instruments of nional power to detect, report, deter, disrupt, investige, exploit, and defe foreign intelligence thres. Learn more about this agency Summary Lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the United Stes government, integring the instruments of nional power to detect, report, deter, disrupt, investige, exploit, and defe foreign intelligence thres. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Bethesda, MD No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $143,913 - $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0343 Management And Program Analysis Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 27-13080539-DNI/NCSC Control number 887126700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Open to current and former Federal employees with competitive or excepted stus; 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 separion from the Peace Corps. Duties Help The Nional Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) is dediced to leading the U.S. Counterintelligence and Security communities, countering all thres posed by adversarial foreign intelligence affilied thres and enhancing our nional security posture every level. We will serve as the head of U.S. counterintelligence and integre the instruments of nional power to counter foreign intelligence thres. NCSC the "center of gravity" to support the counterintelligence and security efforts of the entire U.S. interagency, and public sector initiives to protect our nion from adversarial efforts to exploit the United Stes and victimize the American people. The NCSC/Security Directore (SD) protects the nion's security interests by providing comprehensive security solutions. SD develops and implements policies, guidance, and standards for personnel security, IC-wide and SCI security-relevant issues, and security clearance reform. SD also engages with government and industry partners to protect nional security equities against foreign intelligence and security thres, and advance the U.S. Government's risk management environment to safeguard against adversarial and insider thres. The NCSC/SD directly supports the DNI's responsibilities as the Security Executive Agency (SecEA) across the Executive Branch and serves as the DNI's designee for oversight of nional security programs across the Intelligence Community (IC). NCSC/SD also serves as the Director of Nional Intelligence (DNI's) lead support element, and performs the necessary staff functions to enable the fulfillment of the DNI's duties and authorities pertaining to insider thre pursuant to Section 102A(e)(8) of Reference B (50 U.S.C. § 3024(e)(8)), Executive Order 13587, and to the Nional Operions Security (OPSEC) Program pursuant to the Nional Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)-28. The Nional OPSEC Program (NOP) seeks to advance policies, objectives and priorities for establishing and integring OPSEC programs in Executive Branch agencies and departments. Priorities include assisting stakeholders to establish or enhance their security, informion management, public affairs, best practices, methodologies and training to increase and maintain OPSEC capabilities. The NOP reviews and assesses agencies' vulnerabilities, develops and issues minimum policies, procedures, standards, and guidance, including providing assistance in subject mter expertise, mentoring OPSEC program managers, and prepares, administers and reviews findings from OSPEC assessments. The OPSEC Program Officer will assist the Nional OPSEC Program Manager in leading the following activities: Assist USG departments/agencies implemention and program development of the NOP initiives, develop OPSEC capabilities and ensure stakeholders remain fully informed of OPSEC efforts, and engage constructively to advance OPSEC efforts and bring a coordined, integred, enterprise perspective to bear against mission. Develop plans and methodologies to evalue and assess USG department/agency compliance with NOP guidance and community best practices. Support USG working groups, roundtables, and other collaborive mechanisms to gher OPSEC requirements, drive policy modificions, and share best practices across the IC and USG. Develop, refine and implement OPSEC training and awareness resources, program development guidance, nional advisories, and support the development and delivery of NCSC's Nional OPSEC Symposium and reled activities during the annual Nional OPSEC Awareness Month. Plan, guide, and conduct the research and identificion of key program issues, evalue alternives, and develop innovive proposals for decision by the Office of the Director of Nional Intelligence (ODNI) senior leadership. Plan and produce IC resource stregies and issue papers, stregic evaluions, background papers, talking points, surveys, assessments, murity evaluions, and other products applying subject mter knowledge to support the IC senior leadership in making informed programmic decisions. Plan, develop and present findings, conclusions, options, and recommendions to ODNI senior management. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United Stes Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented informion (SCI) Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI. Qualificions This is an excepted service GS-14 position open to the public and all current federal employees the GS-14 and one level below. Current federal employees the GS-14 and one level below may apply to this position, and if selected will maintain pay set their current grade and step. Current federal employees grade levels GS-12 and below are not eligible for this position and their applicion will not be forwarded to the hiring manager. All current federal employees th apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50, Notificion of Personal Action (i.e., ded within the last 52 weeks from the closing de of this vacancy announcement) to verify their stus of eligibility. Educion Do not submit transcripts. Additional informion

JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL

Candides 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 tached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualificions, 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 approprie 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 th is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candide's personal grade downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay set the step th is closest to, and not less than, the employee's current annual base re of pay, not to exceed the maximum step re of the GS grade to which assigned.

RELOCATION EXPENSES

For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocion is discretionary based on availability of funds.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

The ODNI provides reasonable accommodions to otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodions Office Representive by email DNI_COO_HRM_RA_ALL@odni.gov, by telephone (703)275-3900 or by FAX (703)275-1277. Your request for reasonable accommodions addressed on a case-by-case basis.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY.

The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulions. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. We will review your resume and supporting documention to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. Only include documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. If you have more than one copy of a document, only include your most recent copy. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for considerion and may be called for an interview. As part of the applicion process for this position, applicants required to respond to four free-response essay questions, which are detailed below. These responses will not be scored or red as part of the initial evaluion. Instead, they provide applicants with an opportunity to elabore on their qualificions, professional background, and commitment to public service.

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 th 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 Stes 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. In this role, you expected to professionally and efficiently implement executive direction. Provide an example where you implemented leadership direction on a stregy or policy decision th differed from your own recommendion. 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. Benefits 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help A complete applicion package must include: a.

RESUME:

Resumes must be no longer than two (2) pages in length. Resumes longer than two (2) pages removed from considerion. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the vacancy announcement, particularly the MDRs, and construct their resume to highlight their most significant experience and qualificions relevant to this job opportunity. You must ensure the resume contains all of the required informion and you organize it so we can associe the following informion for each experience/position: job title; name of employer; beginning and ending des of employment (month/day/year form), and hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise sted. Additionally, include a detailed description of job duties, accomplishments, reled skills and responsibilities, to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable), and series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position). b.

COVER LETTER

Applicants must submit a professional narrive as a supplement to the resume to elabore on their qualificions and previous work performed. c.

CURRENT SF-50

Federal Government employees must provide your official most recent SF-50 (i.e., ded within the last 52 weeks from the closing de of this vacancy announcement). An SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action , is used to verify current federal stus, position, title, grade, and organizion of record. If your SF-50(s) does not provide the informion needed to make a final determinion for qualificion, you found ineligible for the position. d.

POSITION NUMBER

Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your applicion. In order to be considered, you must apply via USAJOBS. The ODNI will not accept emailed applicions. Your applicion must be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of this announcement. Applicions received after the closing de will NOT be eligible for considerion. All tachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF form. Do not include the following types of informion in your profile or resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents Agency contact informion

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NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER

Director Of Nional Intelligence Washington, DC 20511 US Next steps Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive an acknowledgement of receipt email. Please note th the acknowledgement email does not ensure completion of your applicion. You must ensure th you submit all required documention. The most highly qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 60 days of the closing de of this announcement. Due to the large number of applicions received, applicants contacted ONLY if they have been selected for an interview. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help A complete applicion package must include: a.

RESUME:

Resumes must be no longer than two (2) pages in length. Resumes longer than two (2) pages removed from considerion. Applicants are encouraged to carefully review the vacancy announcement, particularly the MDRs, and construct their resume to highlight their most significant experience and qualificions relevant to this job opportunity. You must ensure the resume contains all of the required informion and you organize it so we can associe the following informion for each experience/position: job title; name of employer; beginning and ending des of employment (month/day/year form), and hours worked per week. We will assume full-time unless otherwise sted. Additionally, include a detailed description of job duties, accomplishments, reled skills and responsibilities, to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable), and series and grade or equivalent (if a federal position). b.

COVER LETTER

Applicants must submit a professional narrive as a supplement to the resume to elabore on their qualificions and previous work performed. c.

CURRENT SF-50

Federal Government employees must provide your official most recent SF-50 (i.e., ded within the last 52 weeks from the closing de of this vacancy announcement). An SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action , is used to verify current federal stus, position, title, grade, and organizion of record. If your SF-50(s) does not provide the informion needed to make a final determinion for qualificion, you found ineligible for the position. d.

POSITION NUMBER

Reference the announcement number in the subject line on each document submitted. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your applicion. In order to be considered, you must apply via USAJOBS. The ODNI will not accept emailed applicions. Your applicion must be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of this announcement. Applicions received after the closing de will NOT be eligible for considerion. All tachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF form. Do not include the following types of informion in your profile or resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion

ODNI HRM HOST ODNI

_HRM_HOST_Team@odni.gov Address

NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY CENTER

Director Of Nional Intelligence Washington, DC 20511 US Next steps Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive an acknowledgement of receipt email. Please note th the acknowledgement email does not ensure completion of your applicion. You must ensure th you submit all required documention. The most highly qualified candides referred to the hiring manager for further considerion and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 60 days of the closing de of this announcement. Due to the large number of applicions received, applicants contacted ONLY if they have been selected for an interview. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Bethesda, MD No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $143,913 - $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 27-13080539-DNI/NCSC Control number 887126700