Senior GEOINT Authority for Aeronautical Navigation

Summary

Senior GEOINT Authority (SGA) for Aeronautical Navigation

Duties

• The Senior GEOINT Authority (SGA) for Aeronautical Navigation serves as the Senior Representative for all issues concerning Aeronautical Safety of Navigation (SoN), and represents the Director, NGA in the Aeronautical Navigation functional management role. The SGA is the principle representative for analytical and technical issues related to NGA Aeronautical SoN GEOINT initiatives; coordinating, integrating, and orchestrating operations within the aeronautical domain. The individual must understand the SoN information provider/aviator relationship and promote effective user relations. The SGA Aero has routine and repeated contact with senior intelligence, defense, and national security officials and collaborates with senior level counterparts across NGA, IC, DoD, international partners, industry, academia, and other stakeholders across the aeronautical data domain. These include the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Eurocontrol and the European Union (EU), the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence (ASG) Allied Aeronautical Steering Group (AASG), and others. The SGA Aero must fully understand and articulate national security mission directions, user needs, technical state of the art capabilities, and current research directions. The SGA works in concert with the Aeronautical Navigation Office leadership to develop organizational strategies for future operations, lining efforts between levels of NGA to align goals, objectives, and implementation activities. The SGA Aero guides the development of geospatial data standards, capabilities, tradecraft, and training for the aeronautical workforce. The SGA Aero has responsibility for ongoing evaluations of mission status and mission assessments as required. Assures investment activities are future focuses, aligned with leadership priorities, working across organizational lines to identify and respond to opportunities, securing funding for priority mission activities where possible. Additionally, the SGA Aero works with office leadership on production activities to align with long term goals within NGA and DoD community guidance and adhere to the requirements and constraints of international treaty obligations, US Code, and international regulatory agencies. As a member of the Source Component executive leadership team, the SGA Aero is expected to effectively contribute to broader mission modernization efforts (linked to NGA's Strategic Objectives) including data governance, sharing and integration, collection, and dissemination across the Source enterprise. The SGA Aero will purposefully guide modernization by advocating for alternate solutions in the realm of data services and advanced analytics. SGA's must possess the ability to lead people towards organizational vision, mission, and goals. This requires skills in conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, and team building. Assigned as the Occupational Manager (OM) for Aeronautical Analysis. In this role, works for the Source Career Field Manager to develop and maintain the health of the Aeronautical Analysis Occupation. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, planning and maturation of Aeronautical Analysis tradecraft by: building expert bench strength; supporting certification test development and execution; development of tradecraft materials; development of appropriate training; development of strategic workforce plans/talent development strategies in coordination with the D/SF and DD/SF and enterprise stakeholders. Incumbent will work closely with SFA tradecraft experts to provide advocacy for the training and tradecraft needs of the Aeronautical Analysis occupation, including soliciting and picking SMEs to the Aeronautical Analysis Career Development Officers (CDO) cadre. As OM, provide guidance and direction to the CDOs relative to their support as counselors and advisors to supervisors, branch and division leadership on the development of Aeronautical Analysis Occupation employees. Work as part of the Source SGA cadre to address issues of common concern and partner with others where appropriate.

Requirements

SPECIAL INFO: SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: 1. Applicant selected for this position is subject to the completion of a one-year DISL trial period. (Applicants selected from outside NGA may be required to complete a two-year DCIPS trial period if they have not already done so.) 2. This position requires access to classified Defense Department and Intelligence Community information. The individual selected must already possess, or be immediately eligible for, a TOP SECRET security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. U.S. citizenship is required for the granting of a security clearance. Successful completion of a polygraph examination is required for employment by NGA. 3. This position is covered under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Incumbent will be required to file an Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278) with the NGA Office of General Counsel. 4. Employment is subject to requirements of the NGA Drug Testing Program. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1. DISL positions are established to provide the highest levels of functional and technical expertise by individuals who are recognized leaders and authorities in a specialized field or functional area. The difficulty, complexity, and novelty of DISL work requires creativity, mastery of subject-matter field, and recognition of the professional community. DISL positions have minimal supervisory responsibilities (generally, no more than 25% of work time) and do not have the organization or program management responsibilities as DISES positions. 2. Joint Duty Credit: All NGA executive level positions require Joint Duty credit. Employees will receive joint duty credit in a majority of service or rotational assignments that were at least at the GS/GG-11 or DCIPS Pay Band 3 level, and generally for at least one year, or for 179 days or more when deployed to a designated combat zone on or after September 11, 2001. Note: Applicants without Joint Duty credit may apply for the position and can be considered. If selected, a waiver would be required prior to final appointment or provide proof of Joint Duty qualifying experience.