Job Announcement Details:

• Position:  Management and Program Analyst (Intelligence Lead), NH-0343-IV
• Announcement Number:  DHA-12575127-25-LM
• Opening Date:  10/17/2024
• Closing Date:  10/21/2024
• Duty Location:  Falls Church, VA
• Remote Work:  No
• Telework Eligibility:  Yes—subject to agency policy
• Salary Range:  GS-14 step 1 ($139,395) to GS-15 step 10 ($191,900)
• Supervisory Status:  No
• Appointment Type:  Term - 12 months - May be extended up to a 4-year limit, depending on available agency funding.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as Intelligence lead supporting the Assault Breaker II (ABII) program for the Department of Defense from within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabilities (OASD(MC)).
• Guides a team of intelligence professionals toward fostering a culture of strategic thinking and innovation.
• Provides expert consultation on a range of strategic issues, thereby influencing interagency committees, conferences, and workgroups to reflect the organization's interests.
• Leads administrative reforms in the collection, production, and dissemination of intelligence, ensuring enhanced efficiency and effectiveness.
• Evaluates international situations and formulates strategic solutions that influence broader policy decisions and initiatives.
• Develops and implements policies to ensure compliance with national intelligence requirements and organizational goals.
• Manages various intelligence related studies, synchronizes joint projects with other organizations, and addresses broad intelligence and security questions to resolve stakeholder concerns.

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Responsibilities:

The Director, Basic Research is responsible for providing scientific leadership, management oversight, policy guidance, and coordination of the basic research programs of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Services and Defense Agencies. The DoD Basic Research Programs encompass more than a billion dollars a year.

Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Has cognizance over a spectrum of efforts in fundamental research across the Department in areas including physics, materials, chemistry, biology, electrical/electronics, computers/software, engineering sciences, mathematics, environmental sciences, and aerospace. Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for grants policy, cooperative agreements, and executing other OSD-administered research and fellowship efforts.
• Responsible for executive oversight and management of all matters concerning the DoD Basic Research (6.1) program including direction, coordination, and top-level justification. Interacts regularly with the major elements of the research community, elements of OSD, Congress, the DoD research establishment, Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Science Foundation, National Academy of Sciences, academic leaders, and other professional societies.
• Serves as chief advisor to the USD(R&E) and the ASD(S&T) on all matters pertaining to DoD/academia interactions. As part of this role, responsible for crafting DoD's position in answering Congress and the Executive Branch on all matters related to higher education and University research. Creates and amends policies for the practice of intra- and extra- mural basic and fundamental research for the Department.
• Coordinates DoD research activities with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Science Foundation, and other Federal agencies in accordance with priorities set by the USD(R&E).
• Responsible for DoD interaction with both the U.S. and International university community on research topics, matters routinely engaging with the Presidents, and heads of research of universities across the country and our international partners.

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