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Senior Lecturer (Logistics Program Manager) AD-1701-05

Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Institute for Security Governance

Duty Location: Remote

This is an Excepted appointment for an initial three years, which may be renewed every three years. This position is located in the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense Security Cooperation University, Institute for Security Governance (ISG) in Monterey, CA.

DSCA's mission is to advance U.S. defense and foreign policy interests by building the capacity of foreign partners in order to encourage and enable allies and partners to respond to shared challenges. DSCA leads the broader U.S. security cooperation (SC) enterprise in its efforts to train, educate, advise, and equip foreign partners.

DSCA administers SC programs that support U.S. policy interests and objectives identified by the White House, Department of Defense (DoD), and Department of State (DoS). These objectives include developing specific partner capabilities, building alliances and partnerships, and facilitating U.S. access.

DSCA integrates SC activities in support of a whole-of-government approach; provides execution guidance to DoD entities that implement SC programs; exercises financial and program management for the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system and many other SC programs; and educates and provides for the long-term development of the SC workforce.

DSCU delivers the education, training, research, and analysis to the U.S. Security Cooperation Workforce and the institutional capacity building to our allies and partners to meet the current and future global security cooperation mission.

The Institute for Security Governance (ISG) advances national security and foreign policy objectives by building partner institutional capabilities and enhancing the approach and conduct of institutional capacity building to address security challenges. ISG is a DSCA functional institute with primary missions as the Institution Capacity Building (ICB) Center of Excellence, a leading ICB implementer, and International Military Education and Training (IMET) schoolhouse, operating within DSCA’s broader security cooperation mandate to train, educate, advise and support our foreign partners. Located at the Naval Support Activity Monterey (NSAM) in Monterey, California, ISG executes over 500 activities annually, with a faculty and staff responsible for directing and supervising programs and activities from inception through completion.

The Institute for Security Governance (ISG) invites applications for an intermittent Senior Lecturer position to lead and provide instruction in logistics capacity building and related areas.  We seek candidates with robust experience and expertise in logistics, change management and security cooperation processes in support of Allied and Partner Nation capacity building efforts via education and advising programming to oversee an entrepreneurial and collaborative team.

We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and talented individuals with expertise and significant experience in an international context to perform the following duties:

• Manages a team of logistics experts who directly contribute to the building of logistics capacity and capability of Allies and Partner Nations (PNs).
• Counsel Allies and PNs and senior logisticians within the Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs) in development and planning to build and manage logistics institutional capacity and broader national logistics capacity and capability.
• Develops logistics programs and fora to support and advance ISG's strategic direction as well as creating and managing long term goals in support of ICB and Log SC.
• Analyzes the prioritization, resourcing, planning, monitoring, and adapting of country projects and other activities implemented by ISG in coordination with DSCA, GCCs, DoS, and other stakeholders.
• Provides guidance and assistance across ISG in support of educational and advisory planning and execution of ICB/SC programs.
• Develops and advances critical research and analysis to enhance planning and execution of logistic security cooperation programs and initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters degree in an appropriate discipline required: Executive/ Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations Analysis, Operations Research; in a generally related field required.
• A Senior Lecturer has a broad range of experience (typically five years or more) with progressively higher experience with instruction in an academic environment. Expert knowledge of and experience with the development, delivery and assessment or management of academic programs.
• Significant experience with logistics, material, acquisition, and program management
• Proven ability to lead diverse teams
• Experience working with the leadership of foreign defense sectors (ministry, joint/general staff, service Headquarters, defense and security agencies) to accomplish institutional capacity building and broader security cooperation objectives
• Experience in the oversight of multiple complex, globally dispersed programs
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability
• Must be a United States Citizen.
• Must be able obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment and random drug testing.
• Must be able to work other than normal hours, which may include evening, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime.
• Must be able to travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Recruitment and Relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Salary will be based on commensurate experience, demonstrated ability, and education.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

Applications are accepted from August 4, 2022 through August 21, 2022 at midnight EST. Please include: A CV/resume and a statement of interest which includes (professional expertise, specialty, and relevant research, publications) Names and contact information for references may be requested later. (The system only allows you to send three documents. Any additional documents can be sent to the e-mail address below). A copy of your graduate degree transcript(s) is required. We will accept an unofficial transcript during the application process, however you must provide an official graduate degree transcript before a contingent offer can be extended.

Please address any questions and application/e-documents to:

Defense Security Cooperation Agency

c/o dsca-resumes@mail.mil or dsca.ncr.adm.mbx.resume-submission@mail.mil

We will only accept electronic submissions.

 The Defense Security Cooperation Agency is an equal opportunity employer. For additional information about DSCA and DSCU, please refer to the website at

https://www.dsca.mil/ and https://www.dscu.mil/

NOTE: IF YOU ARE A VETERAN, Veteran’s preference is treated as a positive merit factor

for DSCU positions. We strongly encourage you to indicate if you are a veteran in your

application when applying to DSCU positions and you must provide a copy of your

signed DD-214 (member 4 copy), Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty,

or other acceptable documentation.

Are you a current active duty service member? If yes, you are required to submit a

statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The

statement of service must provide the branch of service, rate/rank, all dates of service,

the expected date of discharge and anticipated character of service (Honorable,

General, etc.).

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