Job Summary

National Defense University (NDU) supports the joint warfighter by providing rigorous Joint Professional Military Education to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and select others in order to develop leaders who have the ability to operate and creatively think in an unpredictable and complex world. This is a Title 10 Excepted Service Appointment. Appointment is not to exceed 3 years with the possibility for extension.

Job Description

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Master's degree in a related field is required. Demonstrated ability and successful record of leadership achievement, and success in supervising and managing programs and organizations of a nature similar to those that support the overall academic enterprise of the University. Demonstrated ability to lead collaboratively and work effectively with others in a diverse environment; ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with University personnel and representatives of various external agencies. Proven ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by analyzing problems, calculating risk, and applying technical knowledge. Superior knowledge and demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and direct the technical aspects of assigned program areas of responsibility. Possess both the experience and ability to manage human capital, financial, facility, and information resources strategically and operationally. Expert knowledge of budget matters to include experience: (1) developing and managing the equivalent of a component financial plan, (2) performing oversight of the management of program resources; formulate, prepare, and revise the annual operating budget estimate for an organization with a total personnel/discretionary budget of at least $2 million dollars. Demonstrated ability to use judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness in order to resolve complex and/or intricate issues and problems to bring about strategic change, both within their respective component or across the University enterprise, to meet overall organizational goals. Demonstrated ability to lead institutional change in a resource constrained environment by developing innovative and creative solutions. Demonstrated experience at the department or headquarters level in designing and implementing streamlined business processes, program efficiencies, and cost savings initiatives. Demonstrated ability to act with discretion, maintain confidentiality, and professional demeanor at all times and operate with the highest standards of personal and professional conduct. Demonstrated ability to successfully lead or serve as a member of cross-functional or cross-component teams. Demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts in a clear and concise manner, both written and orally. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified/designated as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and/or PRojects IN Controlled Environments, version 2 (PRINCE2); experience with use of a Balanced Scorecard; an earned doctorate degree in a field relevant to the National Defense University mission. Experience working in the interagency, joint, multi-service, or multi-national military environment. Knowledge of public and/or private sector academic institutions' organization, structure, and operations. Familiarity with the missions, organization, and operations of the Department of Defense. Experience managing at the highest levels within a large diverse academic environment. Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) experience is desired. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.