What are the responsibilities and job description for the RFI Manager position at DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS SUPPORT?
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.
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]).
Demonstrated ability to anticipate issues relevant to the IC and United States Government and recommend/implement needed actions.
Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to lead interagency working groups, build coalitions with IC elements to achieve common goals.
Demonstrated ability to design and implement integration strategies for IC initiatives and programs, including the demonstrated ability to manage human, financial, and information resources.
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.
Demonstrated ability to manage strategic and tactical level topics,and develop innovative recommendations and solutions for improvement.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills and superior ability to work effectively in both independent and in a team or collaborative environment.
Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to draft and edit written reports of varying length and complexity, and to communicate effectively with audiences of varying seniority and expertise.
Manage NIFC's efforts to assign, track, and complete all NIFC RFIs coming into NCTC.
Work with NIFC leadership to ensure RFI responses are delivered on time, meet stakeholder needs, and are of high quality.
Continuously enhance the RFI intake and response process, creating significant improvements in efficiency, response quality, and field support.
Provide collaboration tools and policies for successful collaboration effort.
Engage counterparts on tactical coordination issues for effective implementation flagship collaboration initiatives.
Collaborate with stakeholders to develop the roadmap for the strategic solution to compartmented collaboration.
Develop the unifying vision to bring collaboration tools, data, and processes into a seamless user experience.
Apply legal and policy issues related to collaboration.
Lead assessments to leverage best practices and lessons learned.
Guide and monitor the governance structures to ensure decisions are made through the appropriate fora and disputes are resolved expeditiously.
Achieve systems operational capability with constrained resources.
Rank and prioritize competing requirements for additional capabilities through a transparent and accountable methodology.
Support briefings to senior IC officials and other major stakeholders collaboration progress, issues and challenges,
Other duties, as assigned.
Qualifications:
FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONSAll 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.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate issues relevant to the IC and United States Government and recommend/implement needed actions.
Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to lead interagency working groups, build coalitions with IC elements to achieve common goals.
Demonstrated ability to design and implement integration strategies for IC initiatives and programs, including the demonstrated ability to manage human, financial, and information resources.
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.
Demonstrated ability to manage strategic and tactical level topics,and develop innovative recommendations and solutions for improvement.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills and superior ability to work effectively in both independent and in a team or collaborative environment.
Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to draft and edit written reports of varying length and complexity, and to communicate effectively with audiences of varying seniority and expertise.
Responsibilities:
The NCTC Interagency Fusion Cell (NIFC) seeks a highly motivated officer to serve as a RFI Manager. The NIFC monitors, analyzes, and integrates all-source intelligence on Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)-Designated Transnational Criminal Organizations (FDTCO) for a broad set of U.S. Government customers and partners.Manage NIFC's efforts to assign, track, and complete all NIFC RFIs coming into NCTC.
Work with NIFC leadership to ensure RFI responses are delivered on time, meet stakeholder needs, and are of high quality.
Continuously enhance the RFI intake and response process, creating significant improvements in efficiency, response quality, and field support.
Provide collaboration tools and policies for successful collaboration effort.
Engage counterparts on tactical coordination issues for effective implementation flagship collaboration initiatives.
Collaborate with stakeholders to develop the roadmap for the strategic solution to compartmented collaboration.
Develop the unifying vision to bring collaboration tools, data, and processes into a seamless user experience.
Apply legal and policy issues related to collaboration.
Lead assessments to leverage best practices and lessons learned.
Guide and monitor the governance structures to ensure decisions are made through the appropriate fora and disputes are resolved expeditiously.
Achieve systems operational capability with constrained resources.
Rank and prioritize competing requirements for additional capabilities through a transparent and accountable methodology.
Support briefings to senior IC officials and other major stakeholders collaboration progress, issues and challenges,
Other duties, as assigned.
Salary : $143,913