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Counsel to the Inspector General
Office of the Director of National Intelligence · Posted 66 days ago
About the Role
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.
What You'll Do
- →As the IC OIG's chief legal advisor, the Counsel to the Intelligence Community Inspector General (IC IG) leads the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), which provides expert legal counsel across four critical areas: Legal Counsel, Audits & Inspections, Investigations & Intake, and Strategy & Support.
- →This position offers a unique opportunity to shape IC oversight while addressing some of the nation's most complex legal and policy challenges.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Provide independent, expert legal and policy counsel to the IC IG and senior leadership on complex, novel, and high-priority matters affecting IC oversight responsibilities, and render definitive legal opinions and guidance on issues involving statutes, Presidential directives, Executive Orders, and IC policies.
- →Manage OLC's strategic approach to supporting the IC IG's statutory mission of promoting economy, effectiveness, and efficiency while preventing fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement.
- →Lead and manage OLC staff, establishing clear policies, practices, and strategic performance objectives, and conducting performance evaluations and provide regular feedback to ensure staff growth and excellence.
- →Provide comprehensive legal guidance supporting the IC IG's authority to audit, investigate, inspect, and review programs within the DNI's responsibility, including matters involving criminal and administrative procedures, fraud, appropriations, procurement, ethics, and employee conduct.
- →Review and ensure legal sufficiency of all documents requiring IC IG approval or concurrence.
- →Chair the IC IG Council of Counsels Forum to establish effective relationships among IC Inspector General legal counsels and promote collaborative oversight efforts.
- →Coordinate with congressional intelligence committees on legal matters and develop strategic partnerships across Intelligence Community elements to enhance oversight effectiveness.
- →Create and sustain partnerships with other IC elements.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS All applicants will be assessed for executive competency against the five mandatory Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
- ✓If your two-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs you will not receive further consideration for the position.
- ✓Applicants are strongly encouraged to review current information regarding ECQs.
- ✓For information regarding ECQs, please visit the Executive Core Qualifications page on the OPM website.
- ✓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]).
Personality Fit
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