Group Chief

Group Chief

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): McLean, Virginia

Salary Range: $143913 - $197200 Per Year

Job Summary: The Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) is the principal interface between the Office of Director of National Intelligence and the Congress. OLA's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, facilitating the implementation of Section 502 of the National Security Act of 1947, which stipulates that each heads of the Intelligence Community agencies shall "keep the congressional intelligence committees fully and currently informed of all intelligence activities of the United States."

Major Duties:

• Major Duties and Responsibilities: Lead and manage a professional staff that serves as the interface between Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the United States (US) Congress regarding plans, policies, procedures, and the evaluation of current and future budgetary and policy needs of the ODNI and the Intelligence Community (IC). Serve as a principal interface between Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the United States (US) Congress regarding plans, policies, procedures, and the evaluation of current and future fiscal and policy needs of the ODNI and the Intelligence Community (IC). Represent the DNI or Office on-related fora and conduct ongoing collaboration and outreach with stakeholders and partners across the ODNI, IC, Department of Defense, United States Government, and oversight organizations (e.g., Congress and OMB), as needed, to meet mission objectives. Perform personnel management responsibilities with a focus on building a high-performance workforce; promote team building and a collaborative work environment; ensure goals and performance objectives are understood; assess performance and provide timely feedback, recognition, and remediation. Provide leadership, guidance, and oversight of staff to elicit, analyze, and define customer/stakeholder requirements, support development of investment plans, and ensure development of business cases spanning multiple IC elements to meet stakeholder requirements. Oversee and lead the development of ODNI testimony, briefings, and reports to Congress; identify, review, evaluate, and develop information to be presented; and anticipate congressional reactions to ODNI briefings and testimony. Oversee, coordinate, and lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive, proactive legislative strategy to facilitate ODNI's interactions with Congress; serve as a principal liaison in communicating ODNI intelligence programs and activities to members of Congress, congressional committees, and their staffs. Lead, initiate, cultivate, and maintain productive working relationships with congressional members, congressional committees, and their staffs and use these relationships to share information of interest, support a continuing dialog, and provide active insight into ongoing and planned ODNI activities.

Qualifications: Mandatory Requirements: Three years of demonstrated supervisory experience. Expert knowledge of the ODNI, IC, US Congress, congressional committees, and congressional liaison activities, as well as US Congressional statutes, regulations, and guidelines. Expert oral and written communication skills including superior ability to tactfully convey complex information and ideas to members of Congress, congressional committees, and their staff. Expert knowledge of trends and developments in proposed and existing legislation with the potential to affect the ODNI and the IC relative to the intelligence mission; expert knowledge of the views of individual members of Congress and the agendas of congressional committees. Superior ability to manage competing priorities under strict deadlines while maintaining a high level of attention to detail and the superior ability to work effectively with a team of senior officers in a high profile and demanding office. Superior ability to develop and implement ODNI's congressional strategy to improve the effectiveness and responsiveness of ODNI and the IC in communicating with and informing Congress of its activities, issues, plans, and programs. Superior analytical and critical thinking skills, including superior ability to think strategically. Expert ability to direct taskings, assess and manage performance, collaborate on goal setting, and support personal and professional development at all levels of personnel. Expert interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills with superior ability to interact with members of Congress and with senior IC and ODNI officials.

How to Apply: We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application. This post is for viewing purposes only. Internal ODNI Cadre Candidates must submit an application through the classified JobsDNI website. For current employees who do not currently have access to internal systems {due to extenuating circumstances, applications should be sent to either DNI-COO-HRM-Vacancies-Mailbox@cia.ic.gov (classified email system) or vacancies@odni.gov (unclassified email system) Joint Duty Candidates from within the IC must submit an application through the classified IC Joint Duty Program website. ONLY applicants from federal agencies outside the IC should send their complete application package to either DNI-COO-HRM-Vacancies-Mailbox@cia.ic.gov (classified email system) or vacancies@odni.gov (unclassified email system). Applicants experiencing technical issues may submit their application via email to either email system. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Applications submitted through the classified email system should NOT contain classified information above the TS//SI/TK//NOFORN level. APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST CONTAIN ALL ITEMS LISTED ABOVE. AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume: Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal information, such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents Your application MUST be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-26