Director of Defense Programs

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Posted: 27-Feb-24

Location: Syracuse, New York

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

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Business/Finance

Internal Number: 5054496

Director of Defense Programs
Job #: 040681
Location Syracuse, NY
Pay Range: $150,000 - $180,000
Hours: Standard University business hours:
8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)
Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Description:
The position is responsible for the administration, implementation, and development of all Department of Defense education programs at the Whitman School of Management. These programs include the Defense Comptrollership MBA/Executive Masters in Public Administration Program, the Army Comptroller Course (ACC), the Executive Comptroller Course (ECC), and the Senior Resource Managers Course (SRMC). This position is also responsible for the development of new courses and programs to meet the funded demands of the Department of Defense.
Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and graduate degree required (MBA/ MPA highly desirable) and 10+ year experience.
• Preferred: Department of Defense official with a wide range of leadership and management experiences at major headquarters or departmental level.
• Strong understanding of DOD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes.

Job Specific Qualifications:

• Solid foundation in concepts, theories, and practice of management activities with the US Military Services and the Department of Defense.
• Experience in the development and marketing of management executive education and complex programs.
• Fields of expertise: executive leadership, comptrollership, financial management, resource management, and manpower management.

Responsibilities:

• Provide and oversee administration, develop, plan, and implement program of study, identify, and coordinate guest speakers, and supervise program staff. Work with internal key stakeholders (Whitman, Maxwell, IVMF, Sponsored Program) to maintain program excellence and to continue to meet DoD educational requirements. Serve as Whitman School representative at the DoD. Participate in DoD and defense industry committees and working groups and contribute to professional education and training initiatives when requested.
• Lead the creation and implementation of Defense education curriculum including the development, revision, updating curriculum, and identify and engage faculty. Select faculty at Whitman and Maxwell to deliver courses and teach key seminars and develop educational modules to deliver Defense Comptrollership Seminars and modules on financial law, budget process, etc.
• Manage program finances and develop and administer budgets, negotiate tuition, curriculum, and residency costs with DoD. Ensure the Defense programs fiscal responsibility and adhere to Syracuse University and DoD financial reporting standards.
• Oversee the admissions process, collaborating with Secretariat and senior staffs of Military Services to identify program participants in all-levels of Comptrollership courses. Work with Whitman leadership to establish standards and make final admission decisions. Ensure participants meet program objectives & DoD expectations.
• Supervise program staff, including management of the Associate Director and administrative support staff. Oversee the student certification process and adhere to American Society of Military Comptrollers standards.

About Syracuse University:
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.
The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the Universitys 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.
About the Syracuse area:
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.
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To apply, visit https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/103777
Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. This nondiscrimination policy covers admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs, services, and activities.
Syracuse University has a long history of engaging veterans and the military-connected community through its educational programs, community outreach, and employment programs. After World War II, Syracuse University welcomed more than 10,000 returning veterans to our campus, and those veterans literally transformed Syracuse University into the national research institution it is today. The Universitys contemporary commitment to veterans builds on this historical legacy, and extends to both class-leading initiatives focused on making an SU degree accessible and affordable to the post-9/11 generation of veterans, and also programs designed to position Syracuse University as the employer of choice for military veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and military family members.
Syracuse University maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and international worldview. The University community recognizes and values the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. At Syracuse, we are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in an inherently diverse country and world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. To do so, we commit ourselves to promoting a community that celebrates and models the principles of diversity and inclusivity.
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