IT Budget & Resource Manager.

Duties

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and/or oversight to the successful execution of spend plans and assess variances from cost and schedule baseline; oversee the reallocation of resources in response to change considering impact to project cost, schedule, and quality of deliverables.
• Plan, schedule and implement activities related to the performance planning process and results for assigned programs and/or mission objectives; advise, support, and ensure performance requirements, goals, measures and assigned activities are established, tracked, and reported.
• Lead the budget formulation process by documenting financial commitments, obligations, and expenses.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to facilitate informed decision‑making and resource allocation.
• Record and track interagency agreements for facilitating Economy Act and other financial transactions.
• Manage the expectations of senior‑level customers and ensure the delivery of quality products and services.
• Manage and lead project implementation and quality assurance by effectively evaluating and monitoring cost, schedule, and performance, assessing variances from the plan, and overseeing the execution of necessary corrective actions; lead project performance reviews and control gates, gather important information, and make authoritative decisions about required next steps; oversee the development and maintenance of appropriate project documentation.
• Develop, produce, and deliver a variety of resource‑related products that will provide insight to leadership to inform their decision making, and help position the office to meet its strategic goals.
• Such products could include budget reports to include funding and activity summary profiles, briefings, visuals, as well as providing advice and guidance to leadership.
• Lead the examination of project successes and failures and develop solutions to improve products and services.
• Work with DNI and IC partners to ensure requirements are properly articulated and prioritized.
• Partner effectively with Budget, Finance, and Contracts staff on budget exercises, responses to data calls, and other resource‑related inquiries.
• Lead key activities and research that underpin the team's work to formulate, coordinate, and justify office Program of Record during all the key phases of ODNI's program build, including the Intelligence Program Objectives Memorandum (IPOM), Intelligence Program Budget Submission (IPBS), Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ), and related budget planning exercises.
• Conduct activities related to the development of IC performance goals, resource justifications, management actions, and legislative reviews; monitor and summarize Congressional budget actions, provide substantive input for appeals to Congressional budget markups.
• Conduct reviews and provide substantive input to Congressional budget testimony, responses to Congressional queries, Questions for the Record, Congressionally Directed Actions, and letters, memoranda and reports regarding program, budget and execution issues.
• Oversee the work of team members; monitor work activities to ensure counterintelligence and security policies and procedures are followed; provide help or assistance to team members or others when needed; communicate needs and requirements to project team members.

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 President's 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

Mandatory Requirements

• Extensive ability to balance responsibilities among project activities; ability to manage transitions effectively from task to task, adapting to varying customer needs.
• Extensive knowledge of IT performance management, budget formulation, programming, and budget execution processes for IC programs, a defense agency, or a military service.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, and problem‑solving skills, including a demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment and to lead and mentor junior colleagues.
• Demonstrated ability to apply analytic, diagnostic, and qualitative techniques, conduct independent research, filter and synthesize data sufficient to identify and evaluate alternatives and produce clear, logical, and concise products and recommendations to resolve complex, interrelated program and budgetary problems and issues.
• Extensive organizational and interpersonal skills, specifically, the ability to plan strategically and manage competing priorities, the ability to negotiate, build consensus, and work effectively in a collaborative environment, and the ability to establish and maintain professional networks across all levels of management both internal and external.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, complex information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of varied audiences with different perspectives and objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to listen to, clarify, and convey understanding of others' ideas, comments, and questions as well as to integrate and build upon varied opinions in a manner that encourages the formation of integrated solutions and positions.
• Extensive knowledge of the IC, Department of War (DoW), Office of Management and Budget, and Congressional budget processes and procedures.
• Lead a team of professional staff and assess performance, collaborate and oversee goal setting, and provide feedback on personal development.
• Based on assignment, may require Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) Certification and proven track record as COTR.
• One year of specialized experience at the next lower GS‑grade (or equivalent) in Government Performance, Resource Management or Financial Management fields within the DoW, IC, other Government Agency or Private industry equivalent to a GS‑14 in the normal line of progression.

Education

• Bachelors Degree

Additional Information

• This position aligns to the ODNI GSIT pay scale, which ODNI is currently offering for IT Engineers, IT Project Managers, and ISSMs. Contact ODNI HRM for more 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 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 dni_reasonable_accommodation_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 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.
• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full‑time, part‑time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.