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National Intelligence University (NIU) President

Employer
USAJobs
Location
Bethesda, Maryland
Closing date
Mar 31, 2023
Duties

Serve as the President of the National Intelligence University (NIU), the Intelligence Community's (IC) sole accredited, federal degree-granting institution with a 60-year history of producing strategic intelligence leaders. Educate and prepare the next generation of IC leaders in the evolving field of intelligence to improve national security decision-making through insights, innovation, and expertise in service of U.S. national security. Serve as a member of the Director of National Intelligence's executive leadership team and as NIU's Chief Executive Officer in accordance with Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) institutional accreditation requirements. Support the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff JF in maintaining the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I program accreditation.

Provide visionary leadership to ensure NIU prepares IC strategic leaders meet the institutional learning outcomes: communication, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, engagement, expertise, and research.

Maintain academic accreditation with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and maintain an effective system of internal and external shared governance that ensures the university fulfills its mission and meets stakeholder requirements.

Lead a strong and cohesive senior leadership team that manages NIU's faculty and staff assignments and the daily operations of the university.

Champion and maintain a culture of academic freedom for faculty and students to ensure the highest quality scholarship in intelligence flourishes at NIU.

Deliver curricula responsive to strategic guidance and priorities from the Director of National Intelligence and the NIU Board of Visitors.

Lead NIU's academic engagement with members of the IC, academia, and the private sector.

Develop and lead the implementation of the university's strategic plan and continuous improvement process to shape the next phase of NIU's journey to becoming a truly world-class intelligence university.

Lead NIU's relationship with the NIU Foundation in support of this critical partnership.

Promote a "One IC" culture that values diversity across organizational boundaries to accomplish a common mission. Lead, manage, and drive the ODNI core values of Excellence, Courage, Respect, and Integrity, and lead through example to ensure the efficient use of personnel and funding resources while maintaining ODNI commitment to diversity and opportunity.

Work directly for the DNI. Obtain guidance and oversight from the NIU Board of Visitors.

Collaborate with the NIU Intelligence Community Senior Advisory Board to review and improve NIU's academic programs and focus on national security and IC requirements.

Collaborate with other U.S. Government organizations having academic and educational responsibilities.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment


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

Qualifications

Mandatory and Educational Requirements

Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to build consensus, influence key stakeholders, and build broad coalitions to accomplish NIU's mission.

Demonstrated ability to work with senior government officials, build and sustain professional networks in a diverse, fast-paced, multi-task environment, and to manage competing priorities.

Extensive experience leading complex, high impact missions and organizations.

Professional experience in higher education.

Demonstrated leadership and experience in intelligence.

Possess an earned master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.

Ability to hold TS/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence polygraph.

Desired Requirements

Higher education experience serving as a President, Provost, Dean, or other academic administrator.

Graduate of NIU or experience with federal higher education institutions.

Possess an earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.

Prior service as a senior leader in the Intelligence Community.

Education

Possess an earned master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.

Additional information

For more information about this position, please contact the NIU Transition Executive, Mr. Timothy Phillips, (703)275-2994 (non-secure), 917-2994 (secure), Unclassified Email: timothap@odni.gov

Only Senior Service (SNIS, SES, SIS, DISES, and DISL) candidates may apply. GS employees may not apply.

Job Interview Travel: Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C. area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. If selected for an in-person interview, any travel or lodging will be at the applicant's personal expense. A current Federal Government employee, selected for a detail, will be assigned to the position at his or her current grade and salary.

Salary Determination: A current Federal Government employee, selected for a detail, will be assigned to the position at their current grade and salary.

Other Information

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

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: 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 Accommodation Office Representative by classified email at DNI-Reasonable-Accommodation-Mailbox@cia.ic.gov and DNI_Diversity_WMA@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNI_DRA@dni.gov, by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217 . Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION VIA THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED IN THE 'HOW TO APPLY' SECTION ABOVE .

To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the ODNI will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Safer Federal Workforce Task Force guidance on other Federal agency safety protocols based on vaccination status remain in effect.
Therefore, the ODNI may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purpose of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.

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