Job Summary

Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.

Job Description

A minimum of five years¿ experience demonstrating policy-level expertise and skill to work at a strategic level with Department of War, Department of Education, Joint Service and Installation School Liaisons, Child and Youth Administrators, and other community programs and education leaders that support policy which mitigate military student transition challenges is required. Demonstrated skill to act as principal coordinator of organization wide planning, activities, management and administration of initiatives for school liaison and school transition services. Skill to interpret and apply regulatory and policy guidance related to school and educational initiatives to Marine Corps plans and policies; direct the establishment and integration of the MCCS strategic plan, and operational controls of school transition services for military children. Skill to oversee assessment and evaluation, personnel management and budgeting of school support for military children, and to develop and revise policy directives, plans and operational materials for Marine Corps wide implementation. Knowledge of the Marine Corps operational organizational structure, chain of command, protocol and funding, particularly as it relates to children and youth policies and programs and/or educational requirements. Knowledge and understanding of USMC philosophy, goals, vision, policy and programs relating to children and youth, education and school issues of military families. Knowledge of the pertinent laws, regulations and processes used to affect change to include evaluation and implementation of content of new or modified legislation that impacts school liaison and educational services. Knowledge of qualitative and/or quantitative methods used to assess and improve program effectiveness and complex management processes and systems that impact Marine Corps program goals and objectives. Knowledge of research methodology, information retrieval and data organization for analysis, decision-making, and formulation of recommendations, and research methods to include interviews, focus groups, working groups, surveys and data search. Effective oral and written briefing skills to correspond, and collaborate with, and persuade flag level Officers, representatives of federal entities, Department of War Education Activity representatives, public school district superintendents, and School Liaison counterparts across the services. Skill to supervise employees in the accomplishment of work. Knowledge of personnel management rules, regulations, policies and procedures governing military personnel, civil service employees, non-appropriated fund employees and contractors who work within DoD.