IC Congressional Budget Resource Advisor

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The Influence and Integration Department advances ODNI’s enterprise priorities by translating policy intent into integrated, executable approaches across the Intelligence Community. The department supports ODNI’s policy and mission integration efforts by shaping policy frameworks, strengthening governance and oversight, and guiding capability development that connects strategic direction to mission execution. Through disciplined analysis, enterprise coordination, and sustained partnership, the department aligns policy, mission priorities, and analytic leadership to enable coherent implementation of modernization initiatives and reinforce ODNI’s role as the strategic leader of the IC.

The Influence and Integration Department seeks a IC Congressional Budget & Resources Advisor to provide strategic and operational support to our Government sponsor in coordinating mission management, budget analysis, budget and execution, and other congressional resource matters. The sponsor requires trusted advisors to perform this strategic work and provide unbiased and independent recommendations on programming resources to achieve planned objectives.

• Assist sponsor in serving as a liaison for congressional resource matters, coordinating with budget, programming, legislative affairs, acquisition, policy, legal, and senior leadership stakeholders.
• Analyze authorization and appropriations legislation, committee reports, and congressional marks to determine impacts on funding and resourcing decisions.
• Develop and coordinate responses to Congressional Directed Actions (CDAs), requests for information, and other congressional taskers.
• Prepare decision briefs, issue papers, talking points, correspondence, and leadership updates on congressional resource issues and execution impacts.
• Track congressional actions throughout the budget cycle and monitor implementation of directed funding, reporting requirements, and suspense items to ensure timely compliance.
• Assess resource, execution, and policy implications of proposed or enacted congressional actions and recommend courses of action to leadership.
• Support budget justification, reclama, appeals, spend plan, and resource realignment efforts related to congressional direction and funding changes.
• Maintain effective working relationships across internal and external stakeholders to translate congressional direction into actionable resource plans and organizational decisions.
• Provide direct and routine coordination with the Office of Legislative Affairs.

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years with a Master’s degree; or 5 years with a PhD; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience with the Congressional Budget Justification Book (CBJB), the National Intelligence Programs…