United States Government - Bethesda, MD
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The Chief of Acquisition, Resources, and Planning (CARP) at the National Counterintelligence & Security Center (NCSC) plays a pivotal role in leading and supporting the U.S. Government's counterintelligence and security activities. This position is critical for protecting national interests and involves extensive collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure effective resource allocation and strategic planning. The CARP will be responsible for overseeing the planning, development, and production of strategic guidance for resource allocation and investment planning, ensuring that the NCSC meets its mission requirements while improving flexibility, effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency. In this role, the CARP will advise and engage senior leadership within the Intelligence Community (IC) on resource priorities, opportunities, gaps, and interdependencies, linking resources to strategy. The position requires conducting advanced resource planning and programming to produce achievable acquisition and investment strategies, including synchronization with enterprise resource planning processes. The CARP will lead the formulation of fiscal year budget builds, manage timely delivery of budget and contract inputs, and oversee the preparation and justification of budgets while monitoring expenditures for program areas. Additionally, the CARP will conduct risk management assessments related to resources to ensure program success and oversee specific acquisition programs to meet cost, schedule, and performance requirements throughout the project lifecycle. This position also involves leading the planning and coordination of the acquisition and contracting process, improving the knowledge and skills of Directorate personnel related to budget and contracts, and serving as the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for contracts supporting the Mission Capabilities Directorate (MCD). The CARP will lead a team of professional staff, assess performance, collaborate on goal setting, and provide feedback on personal development.