SUPERVISORY ISMO PROGRAM MANAGER

Summary

This is a temporary promotion Not to Exceed six months. The temporary promotion may last up to six months, it may be terminated at any time. It may be extended up to the regulatory time limits of 5 years or be converted to permeant without further competition. This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment

Duties

• Provides expert advice, guidance, and recommendations for courses of action to NDU leadership, staff, and faculty for accomplishing annual and long-range objectives for the administration and management of the international students programs.
• Ensures processes and procedures are established to effectively deal with coordinating and/or acquiring any missing information and resolving problems for incoming and outgoing International Fellows.
• Oversee budget formulation, management, execution, and reporting for all program operations, as well as logistical and civilian pay costs incurred by ISMO and NDU in support of international student programs. Forecast and develop ISMO's budget plan.
• Serve as the NDU policy expert for Security Assistance/Security Cooperation Training program matters. Utilizes subject matter knowledge to advise, counsel, and collaborate with NDU senior leadership, ISMO managers and staff, and other NDU components.

Qualifications

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: experience with program administration, management, and execution, including in security cooperation/security assistance programs. 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.

Education

Education is not substitutable for specialized experience for this grade level. Official Transcripts: If the position you are applying for has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications (i.e. you would not qualify without the education obtained), you MUST submit transcripts with your application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application outside of what is outlined above; however, official transcripts must be verified PRIOR to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying or prior to appointment as outlined above. Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation upon request. Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education