About this role
Job SummaryThe 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.
Qualifications"Extensive knowledge of budget formulation, programming, and budget execution processes for IC programs, a defense agency, or a military service. Demonstrated ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques, conduct independent research, filter and synthesize data sufficient to identify and evaluate alternatives and produce clear, logical, and concise products and recommendations to resolve complex, interrelated program and budgetary problems and issues. Demonstrated organizational and interpersonal skills, specifically, the ability to plan strategically and manage competing priorities, the demonstrated ability to negotiate, build consensus, and work effectively in a collaborative environment, and the ability to establish and maintain professional networks across all levels of management both internal and external. Possess superior oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated knowledge of the IC, DoD, Office of Management and Budget, and Congressional budget processes and procedures."
Major DutiesPlan, schedule, and initiate activities regarding the examination and analysis of budget requests and execution data to ensure accuracy and consistency with National and Intelligence Community (IC) strategic priorities, compliance with guidance, regulations, laws, and usage of sound budgeting and financial management practices. Initiate, develop, and conduct in-depth analysis of IC budget trends and issues. Apply critical thinking to devise and evaluate alternative strategies and innovative solutions for key program and budget issues throughout the budget process. Interface and collaborate with the IC component Resource Managers, internal and external organization staffs to ensure program and budget recommendations to IC and Department of Defense (DoD) senior leadership are fully coordinated and satisfy priority requirements. Plan, schedule and implement the review, editing, coordination and production processes for IC component budget justification materials to ensure timely delivery to Congress, monitor and summarize IC component Congressional budget actions and provide substantive input for appeals to Congressional budget markups. Conduct reviews and provide substantive input to IC component and DoD Congressional budget testimony, responses to Congressional queries, Questions for the Record, Congressionally Directed Actions, and letters, memoranda and reports regarding program, budget and execution issues. Plan and aid in the conduct of IC component formal budget execution reviews. Assess program plans for under executing resources and develop strategies for realignment to other IC priorities. Provide extensive advice and guidance in support of IC component resource management and/or budget justification process improvement efforts."