Division Chief

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.

Mandatory Requirements:

1. Superior leadership and managerial skills including strong interpersonal skills to be able to build consensus, and independently exert influence on stakeholders.
2. Superior critical thinking and communication skills, including the ability to think strategically and proactively identify needs, develop innovative recommendations, and communicate effectively with audiences at all levels.
3. Superior ability to evaluate reports and data analyses and draw relevant inferences to make decisions, and provide recommendations to stakeholders.
4. Expert knowledge of IC structures, capabilities, operational mechanisms, and ability to anticipate issues relevant to NCTC and counterterrorism issues.
5. Superior ability to lead and manage capabilities, including that ability to effectively direct taskings.
6. Superior interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including superior ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment; and to lead and mentor junior colleagues.
7. Superior ability to communicate, both oral and in written, complex information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of diverse audiences with different perspectives and objectives.
8. Superior ability to understand substantive and administrative issues, exert influence to senior leadership, communicate cogently and effectively with people at all levels (both internal and external), brief management on reviews and findings, and organize and edit written reports of varying length and complexity.
9. Must have at least five years' experience contributing to, leading, or managing successful programs and initiatives within a government organization.

Desired Requirements:

1. Expert experience and knowledge of effective working relationships with foreign governments (i.e., intelligence services, law enforcement, military, ministries, etc.) with emphasis on counterintelligence, security procedures, and official policy guidelines on relationships with foreign liaison service.