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Counternarcotics and Transnational Organized Crime Mission Manager

Leidos McLean, VA senior full-time

Salary

$116,350 - $210,325 per year

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Description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Counternarcotics and Transnational Organized Crime Mission Manager for a mission-focused program within a challenging, dynamic setting located in McLean, Virginia. The successful candidate will collaborate across the Intelligence Community (IC) and directly contribute to processes that advance national security objectives.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Provide expert analysis and policy-relevant assessments to senior Intelligence Community (IC) and U.S. Government leaders on complex, multi-dimensional issues concerning counternarcotics and transnational organized crime.
  • Advise on functional intelligence integration, foreign policy implications, and interagency coordination efforts.
  • Collaborate and integrate relevant stakeholders across the U.S. Government to enhance operations, initiatives, and intelligence-sharing frameworks.
  • Maintain situational awareness of emerging regional developments, providing timely responses to requests from policymakers and senior officials.
  • Prepare and coordinate high-level written materials for senior decision-makers, including Executive Point Papers (EPPs), Congressional Directive Actions (CDAs), and Talking Points (TPs).

Basic Qualifications:

  • TS/SCI with Polygraph.
  • Typically requires a BA degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience. Experience may be exchanged for degree requirements.
  • Proven record of advising senior leadership on sensitive intelligence and policy matters.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills, with ability to convey complex issues effectively in both written and oral formats.
  • Demonstrated experience navigating interagency processes and familiarity with IC organizations and staff processes.

Benefits: Leidos offers competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.

Skills

Required

  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Policy Development
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
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