Director (Government Partnerships)

Director (Government Partnerships)

Executive Office of the President

Office of the National Cyber Director

Summary

This position is located in the Executive Office of the President, Office of the National Cyber Director. The incumbent serves as a Director for Government Partnerships within the Government Directorate of the ONCD. The incumbent is one of the principal staff members responsible for the coordination and implementation of cybersecurity policy.

Duties

As a Director (Government Partnerships), GS-0301-14, your typical work assignments may include the following:

Plans and coordinates the implementation of policies on U.S. national cybersecurity, to include international cybersecurity, Federal enterprise cybersecurity, partnering with State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) governments on cyber, and general cyber policy implementation.

Ensures that matters affecting the national cybersecurity of the United States are given early consideration for decision at the highest levels of government in negotiations with representatives of foreign governments through bilateral or multilateral contacts, and/or legislation or other actions directed by Congress.

Maintains oversight and assesses effectiveness of department and agency programs that relate to international, Federal, and SLTT cybersecurity.

Coordinates, plans and initiates interagency efforts linked to national priorities and policies related to cybersecurity. Participates in, and if called upon, organizes special interagency studies, analyses, and policy papers on cybersecurity strategy and other related policy matters of immediate concern to senior ONCD officials.

Works with the Intelligence Community (IC), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Sector Risk Management Agencies (SRMA) on developing a fulsome understanding of threats, risks, and vulnerabilities affecting the cybersecurity of partners and government systems more broadly.

Coordinates with international and SLTT partners in advancing national cybersecurity, attaining a better understanding of the effectiveness of U.S. government programs, and ensuring stakeholder views are accounted for in national cybersecurity policy and strategy priorities.

Prepares the NCD, DNCD, and ANCD-Implementation for meetings involving U.S. cabinet officers, foreign dignitaries, and members of Congress concerning national cybersecurity policy issues.

Synthesizes the views of various executive branch agencies in order to develop comprehensive and coherent strategy and policy recommendations for consideration by ANCD-Implementation and U.S. policymakers.

Assists the NCD, DNCD, and ANCDs, as called upon, in fulfilling their responsibilities and represents the views of the ONCD as appropriate in senior level inter-departmental meetings.