Partnerships & Liaison Coordinator

Summary

The Intelligence Community Office of the Inspector General is searching for exceptional candidates to join us in fulfilling our mission to identify and prevent fraud waste abuse and misconduct across the 18 elements of the Intelligence Community. We uphold the integrity of the IC and amplify its impact through independent oversight that demands accountability and drives excellence. IC OIG has four offices: Legal Counsel Audits & Inspections Investigations & Intake and Strategy & Support.

Duties

Duties are included but not limited to:

Manage partnerships with foreign military and federal entities to include the Intelligence Community Inspectors General Forum Council of the Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency and Five Eyes Intelligence Oversight and Review Council.

Oversee and lead the development of Intelligence Community Inspectors General Forum and other high level meeting agendas or briefings; identify review evaluate and develop information to be presented; and anticipate after actions.

Plan special events for IC OIGs oversight partners including conferences and symposiums.

Develop and communicate initial drafts of policies guidelines and procedures that support information sharing with partners and develop a preliminary framework for managing the relationships between partners IC OIG and IC elements; implement new policies to improve the effectiveness and responsiveness of the Intelligence Community Inspectors General Forum in response to emerging topics.

Attend meetings and participate in IC and OIG working groups meetings boards and other forums to exchange information develop recommendations and resolve issues.

Manage partner visits with IC OIG leadership to include advancing coordination with partners developing drafts of meeting agendas developing Memorandums for the Records and monitoring the completion of follow-on actions.

Lead initiate cultivate and maintain productive working relationships with OIG partners and their staffs and use these relationships to share information of interest support a continuing dialog and provide active insight into ongoing and planned oversight activities.

Plan manage and coordinate strategic and tactical projects plan and execute action taskings associated with assigned projects and provide project status and reporting.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Must be a current permanent ODNI employee OR must be a current permanent Federal employee with supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment (JDA). JDA applicants must be currently at the grade level specified in the advertisement. No temporary promotion opportunities will be granted for this position. The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.

Joint Duty applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee if endorsed by the employing agency. Joint Duty applicants must have a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.

FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS

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).

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. How would you help advance the Presidents 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.
4. 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.

Qualifications

Knowledge and experience in working with individual IC or OIG partners that may include foreign military federal state local tribal entities and/or private sector partners.

Organizational and interpersonal skills to facilitate forums manage competing priorities and advocate new ideas/concepts/processes; ability to exercise independent judgment on time-sensitive issues and work collaboratively across the IC.

Demonstrated knowledge of IC OIG ODNI and IC (e.g. intelligence policy IC missions and interagency coordination) to build and sustain effective working relationships and promote the sharing of information with partner organizations.

Demonstrated ability to lead and support cooperative relationships within the IC U.S. Government and foreign partners in protecting the U.S. and its interests abroad.

Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative solutions for issues of common concern with partner organizations; ability to manage sensitive matters and/or complex problems make key contributions to group efforts and exercise appropriate leadership and initiative.

Oral and written communication skills including ability to tactfully convey complex information and ideas to members of the OIG community and their staffs.

Demonstrated research planning and organization skills and demonstrated ability to manage changing and competing
priorities under strict timelines while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.

Education

Bachelors Degree

Additional information

JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL

Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) may be selected for a telephone teleconference or in-person interview.

SALARY DETERMINATION

A current Federal Government employee selected for this position will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process please notify the Reasonable Accommodations Officer by classified email at by unclassified email at by telephone at or by FAX at . Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY.

The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

IC