About this role
Job 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.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of intelligence analysis and production.
- Ability to maintain and develop effective working relationships with counterparts and senior staff in the IC for the purpose of sharing information.
- Ability to make assessments of time-sensitive issues, adjust priorities, and change focus quickly as demands change.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment, coupled with established and effective interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work rotating shifts of 12.5 hours in a fast-paced demanding environment.
- Good oral and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex information to all levels of management.
- Interpersonal and organization skills, including ability to manage competing priorities under strict guidelines while maintaining superior customer service.
Major Duties
- The NCTC Operations Center (NCTOC) serves as NCTC's point of entry for intelligence reporting and provides situational awareness on global terrorism issues and breaking real-world events.
- It is the central hub for communications between the Center, the IC, and the broader CT community.
- The Operations Officer is a member of team who assists in all aspects of NCTC's 24x7 situational awareness mission.
- The team serves a number of customers, including the Intelligence Community, the broader counterterrorism community, the Director of NCTC, and the Director of National Intelligence.
- Maintain 24/7 global situational awareness by independently researching and analyzing raw intelligence reporting and maintaining awareness of current intelligence issues.
- Monitor, sort, prioritize, and analyze intelligence and operational message traffic in support of counterterrorism (CT) operations and terrorism crisis management.
- Draft all-source Alerts, Advisories, and other sensitive CT situational awareness products while ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Perform community outreach and collaboration activities by supporting internal and external information sharing, fostering collaborative relationships with interagency partners, and communicating timely and relevant threat information to the CT community.
- Coordinate with other NCTOC officers to ensure situational awareness across the teams; support intelligence production, tradecraft development, and other NCTOC initiatives.