Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Officer Senior Level
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Mc Lean, VA, United States
Summary
The 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 Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaborative effort between NCTC, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at enhancing public safety by improving information sharing among federal, state, local, tribal, territorial (FSLTT) and private sector partners. JCAT bridges the gap between the Intelligence Community and our FSLTT partners by leveraging a diverse team comprised of NCTC cadre analysts, FBI and DHS assignees, as well as state, local, tribal, and territorial public safety fellows. JCAT's NCTC cadre analysts work side-by-side in the counterterrorism mission space to produce unclassified tri-seal products, conduct outreach and education, and support exercises and training focused on supporting our FSLTT public safety partners. JCAT's products reach customers across all levels of government, including thousands of FSLTT partners around the nation.
Collaborate with members of the Intelligence Community to research, produce, and disseminate counterterrorism intelligence products for federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and private sector Homeland security and public safety partners and advocate for the counterterrorism intelligence requirements and needs of these partners.
Perform counterterrorism intelligence review and collaborative production to ensure partner intelligence needs and requirements are met; public safety experience and expertise is leveraged; and products are relevant and useful to customers.
Conduct outreach and education activities to build and strengthen partnerships, promote awareness and understanding of partner capabilities and resources, and improve information sharing.
Support counterterrorism partners in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of exercises; and the facilitation of training, in order to identify and address gaps and increase counterterrorism awareness and preparedness.
Provide collaboration tools and policies for successful collaboration effort.
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
Must be a
current permanent ODNI employee
OR must be a
current permanent Federal employee with supervisory approval to apply
to the Joint Duty Assignment (JDA). JDA applicants must be currently at the grade level specified in the advertisement. No temporary promotion opportunities will be granted for this position. The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.
Joint Duty applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Joint Duty applicants must have a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.
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 that 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 States 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. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired. 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.
Qualifications
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 that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model).
1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
2. 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.
3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
4. 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.
Required Qualifications:
Experience serving in a public safety or first responder capacity (e.g., law enforcement, fire service, emergency medical services, health and human services, emergency management).
Extensive knowledge of IC organizations; IC mission posture, structures, capabilities, processes, and policy development.
Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to draft and edit written reports of varying length and complexity, and to orally communicate effectively with audiences of varying seniority and expertise.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills and superior ability to work effectively in both independent and in a team or collaborative environment.
Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to lead interagency interactions, build coalitions with IC elements and partners to achieve common goals.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate counterterrorism issues relevant to the IC, United States Government, public safety partners and the private sector and recommend needed actions.
Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills, including the demonstrated ability to think strategically, identify needs and requirements, develop recommendations, and evaluate outcomes against goals and objectives.
Support briefings to Senior IC officials and other major stakeholder on progress, issues, and challenges.
Other duties, as assigned.
Education
Bachelor's degree.
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
A current Federal Government employee, selected for this position, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary.
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 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS 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.
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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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.
The 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 Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaborative effort between NCTC, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at enhancing public safety by improving information sharing among federal, state, local, tribal, territorial (FSLTT) and private sector partners. JCAT bridges the gap between the Intelligence Community and our FSLTT partners by leveraging a diverse team comprised of NCTC cadre analysts, FBI and DHS assignees, as well as state, local, tribal, and territorial public safety fellows. JCAT's NCTC cadre analysts work side-by-side in the counterterrorism mission space to produce unclassified tri-seal products, conduct outreach and education, and support exercises and training focused on supporting our FSLTT public safety partners. JCAT's products reach customers across all levels of government, including thousands of FSLTT partners around the nation.
Collaborate with members of the Intelligence Community to research, produce, and disseminate counterterrorism intelligence products for federal, state, local, tribal, territorial and private sector Homeland security and public safety partners and advocate for the counterterrorism intelligence requirements and needs of these partners.
Perform counterterrorism intelligence review and collaborative production to ensure partner intelligence needs and requirements are met; public safety experience and expertise is leveraged; and products are relevant and useful to customers.
Conduct outreach and education activities to build and strengthen partnerships, promote awareness and understanding of partner capabilities and resources, and improve information sharing.
Support counterterrorism partners in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of exercises; and the facilitation of training, in order to identify and address gaps and increase counterterrorism awareness and preparedness.
Provide collaboration tools and policies for successful collaboration effort.
Requirements
Help
Conditions of employment
Must be a
current permanent ODNI employee
OR must be a
current permanent Federal employee with supervisory approval to apply
to the Joint Duty Assignment (JDA). JDA applicants must be currently at the grade level specified in the advertisement. No temporary promotion opportunities will be granted for this position. The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.
Joint Duty applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Joint Duty applicants must have a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.
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 that 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 States 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. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired. 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.
Qualifications
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 that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model).
1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
2. 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.
3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
4. 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.
Required Qualifications:
Experience serving in a public safety or first responder capacity (e.g., law enforcement, fire service, emergency medical services, health and human services, emergency management).
Extensive knowledge of IC organizations; IC mission posture, structures, capabilities, processes, and policy development.
Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to draft and edit written reports of varying length and complexity, and to orally communicate effectively with audiences of varying seniority and expertise.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills and superior ability to work effectively in both independent and in a team or collaborative environment.
Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to lead interagency interactions, build coalitions with IC elements and partners to achieve common goals.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate counterterrorism issues relevant to the IC, United States Government, public safety partners and the private sector and recommend needed actions.
Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills, including the demonstrated ability to think strategically, identify needs and requirements, develop recommendations, and evaluate outcomes against goals and objectives.
Support briefings to Senior IC officials and other major stakeholder on progress, issues, and challenges.
Other duties, as assigned.
Education
Bachelor's degree.
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
A current Federal Government employee, selected for this position, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary.
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 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS 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.
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.