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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 2 years with the possibility for extension. Learn more about this agency Duties Provides senior executive leadership and direction over all aspects of the National Intelligence College (NIC), the Department of War's premier senior national security educational institution focused on the intelligence domain to educate the leaders from the U.S. military, USG interagency, and international partner countries. Oversees, manages, and evolves NIC's graduate and certificate programs with responsibility for classroom and office facilities, and relations with partner NDU components. Builds and sustains strategic educational partnerships with U.S. Government agencies, the private sector, international partners and allies, and other DoW educational institutions and universities. Prepares IC strategic leaders to meet the institutional learning outcome: communication, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, engagement, expertise, and research. Develops and leads the implementation of the NIC strategic plan and continuous improvement process. Develops alternative learning modalities, including credentialing options and certificate programs that are accessible to full and part time DoW and interagency employees. This includes refreshing curricula to ensure NIC coursework continually evolves in response to mission requirements of the Department change, and ensure academic accreditations and requirements are met. Exercises overall direction and management of all civilian and military positions. Establishes processes to ensure close coordination with the NDU staff and academic components. This includes planning, programming for, and directing the College's education and training activities; establishing short/long-range goals, policies and procedures; assigning responsibilities; tracking work in progress; and solving problems referred by superiors, peers and subordinates. Engages regularly with the NDU President, Provost, counterpart Chancellors, Commandants, and other NDU leaders, Joint Staff, and experts and key stakeholders to support curriculum development, teaching, research, and outreach. Liaises with high-ranking visitors, foreign dignitaries, and senior government officials, as well as leaders of industry, civilian academic institutions, and professional associations. Requirements Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or be exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.ssa.gov/) Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit The position is governed by 10 USC 1595 and NDUI 1416.0l dated March 2017. Must be able and willing to travel both domestically and internationally. Travel is seldom required. Less than 20 % of the time. This is a Special Sensitive position which requires a background investigation. The individual selected for this position is required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI access security determination. Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Applicants must evidence the following knowledge, skills, and abilities: Prior service as a senior leader in the Intelligence Community. Possess a master's degree (a Doctorate or other terminal or professional degree is preferred) from a regionally accredited institution of higher education (or international equivalent) in an appropriate discipline or field. While not required, exceptional candidates will provide evidence of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities: Experience teaching and advising adult learners from within the military, intelligence community, and national security enterprise. This includes academic and/or senior professional experience, and a strong record of teaching, research, and publication, in a field relevant to the NIC mission. Demonstrated ability to plan and execute strategic management of information, resources, and budgets in support of mission and organizational goals. 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 Requirement: An earned Master's Degree in an appropriate field is required from an accredited institution of higher education or international equivalent. An earned Doctorate or equivalent terminal or professional degree in an appropriate discipline is preferred.??????? Official Transcripts: Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if the position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified PRIOR to appointment, if selected for the role. * 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 PRIOR to appointment. 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. Additional information Background or Security Investigation: This is a Special Sensitive position which requires a background investigation. The individual selected for this position is required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI access security determination to occupy a Special Sensitive position within the agency as a condition of employment. Accepting this position, you may be required to serve an 18-month probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. Supervisory Probationary Period: You will be required to serve a supervisory probationary period of one year if one has not already been completed. Reemployed Annuitants: Department of Defense has the authority to hire annuitants without reduction in pay. For more information, go to: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25-V300.pdf All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-4434 for assistance. The National Defense University (NDU) is the senior Department of War institution for professional development in national security strategy and national security policy. As one of NDU's six graduate colleges, the National Intelligence College (NIC) prepares and educates selected military officers, interagency civilians, and international students to function successfully in a dynamic and increasingly complex global security environment. The NIC is the Intelligence Community's (IC) sole accredited, federal degree-granting institution with a 60-year history of producing strategic intelligence leaders. The mission of the NIC is to educate and prepare the next generation of IC leaders in the evolving field of intelligence to improve national security decision-making through insights, innovation, and expertise in service of U.S. national security. This includes educating joint warfighters, national security leaders, and the intelligence workforce on the intelligence domain and information environment to lead, advise, and advance national and global security. NDU is comprised of six primary educational institutions and four additional component agencies: National War College (NWC), Dwight Eisenhower School (ES), Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC), College of International Security Affairs (CISA), the College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC), Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS), National Intelligence College (NIC), International Student Management Office, Operations Support and the CAPSTONE General and Flag Officer Course. NDU has a comprehensive benefits package that includes retirement, social security, and thrift savings plan (TSP); health, life, and long-term care insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays. NDU employees enjoy flexible work schedules, transit subsidy and situational telework opportunities. Expand Hide  additional information Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.