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ACADEMIC COURSE DELIVERY SPECIALIST
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Department of Defense

Overview

NSEP Exclusive

Open & Closing Dates
02/28/2024 to 03/22/2024

Salary
$74,378 - $88,218

Pay Scale & Grade
Other per year

Work Schedule
Full-Time

Promotion Potential
Other

Appointment Type
Term

Location

City
Fort McNair

State
DC Metro Area

Duties

Summary
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) is an academic institution within the U.S. Department of Defense established in 1999, and funded by Congress for the study of security issues relating to Africa. The Africa Center serves as a forum for bilateral and multilateral research, communication, and exchange of ideas involving military and civilian participants. The Africa Center does this by expanding understanding of African security issues, providing a trusted platform for dialogue, building enduring partnerships, and catalyzing strategic solutions. The overarching goal is to support processes that foster security for all Africans championed by effective institutions accountable to their citizens. Africa Center programs revolve around the generation and dissemination of knowledge through its research, academic programs, and community engagement.

The purpose of this position is to plan and coordinate academic support for delivery of curriculum for the Africa Center’s Academic Affairs Division. The incumbent provides course development and refinement, manages and procures or otherwise acquires instructional and educational materials in support of curriculum, and conducts research support for Academic programs and activities. He/she works directly with Faculty and Program Managers to support the development and execution of academic curriculum and programs such as seminars, workshops, courses and the research program. This is a three year term appointment with renewal options.

Responsibilities
Drafts written documents which serve to contribute to the development and refinement of the curriculum and in support of academic programs (letters, research summaries and synopsis, literature reviews.). Undertakes guided research on security matters related to Africa, and to U.S. policy towards Africa (e.g.counter-terrorism, national and transnational security strategy, human security, civil-military relations, defense economics, conflict management, arms proliferation, etc.). Assists with the development of section publications, in collaboration with Faculty and Program Leads. Proofreads and formats guest speaker presentations, program highlights, academic syllabi, and other academic materials in English, Portuguese, French and/or Arabic as required. Analyzes program evaluation data and compiles into program evaluation reports. (50%)

Supports the Academic section by working collaboratively with Faculty to research, identify,
contact and invite adjunct faculty, guest speakers, note-takers, and other staff needed to support academic programs. Researches, develops and collates short biographies for adjunct faculty and guest speakers. Reviews and proofreads reports and other documents, editorial and content, for quality control purposes. Develops, manages and updates spreadsheets and databases on publications, potential attendees, faculty and guest speaker presentations, travel and other logistical information. In collaboration with faculty, develops, formats and prepares documents and presentations and compiles syllabus binders with attention to prescribed procedures and protocols for branding and quality control purposes, in one or more languages as required. Drafts and finalizes program-related correspondence and after-action reports. Manages academic databases for participant and faculty support including evaluation records, and adjunct faculty and alumni records. Performs occasional translation of documents from English to Portuguese, French and/or Arabic as needed. (25%)

Serves as the Academic Affairs support staff representative on ACSS project teams, liaising
within the Africa Center as well as with other organizations on event planning and preparation of operational matters related to the academic program schedule, adjunct faculty, guest speakers, and note-takers. Serves as primary Point-of-Contact for the Academic Section to other organizations sections and augmented staff (adjunct faculty, guest speakers, note-takers, interpreters) during the development and execution of organizational academic programs to which s/he is assigned. Provides oversight and direction to temporary employees and note-takers during the execution of academic programs as needed. Manages the Africa Center’s academic program peer-learning system, corresponding processes, and operating procedures in support of curriculum delivery. Develops and disseminates course and program information and resources for current and prospective participants and faculty.(25%)

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
• Possess an earned Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education in international relations, African Affairs, public policy, political science, history, economics, national security affairs or a related area or other appropriate discipline. • Possess program management experience supporting the development and execution of academic curriculum and programs such as seminars, workshops, courses and research programs, to include managing, developing, coordinating and executing research projects in support of academic programs. • Possess experience using academic literature search engines to conduct research on security matters related to Africa, and U.S. policy towards Africa (e.g., counter-terrorism, national and transnational security strategy, human security, civil-military relations, defense economics, conflict management, arms proliferation, etc.). • Possess academic writing experience, such as managing, coordinating, developing, reviewing, proofreading, editing, updating, and formatting publications, administrative and logistical reports, syllabi, letters, literature reviews, research summaries, spreadsheets, databases, evaluations, presentations, and other documents. • Possess excellent oral and written communications skills in the English language with a demonstrated ability to express clear, concise concepts and findings to a general foreign policy audience. Must also demonstrate the ability to take notes and coordinate and liaise with other staff members, sections and external organizations. • Highly proficient (native or near-native fluency) in oral and written communication in either Portuguese, French or Arabic with a demonstrated ability to express clear, concise concepts and findings, and to edit and perform quality checks on documents written in Portuguese, French or Arabic with experience in the security vernacular.

Requirements
• Deep understanding of Africa’s political economy, security challenges, trends, and
priorities.
• Experience and understanding of Maritime Security issues with respect to Africa.
• Experience engaging with US and African security sector officials.
• Previous academic or field experience in Africa
• Possess strong analytical skills and demonstrable experience analyzing program
evaluation data and compiling reports.
• Experience living and/or working on the African continent.

Qualifications
• This is an Academic Associate position with Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, as provided under Title 10 authority. The position is governed by 10 USC§ 1595 and NDU Instruction 1416.01, dated 24 March 2017. • Full Time – Excepted Service Term NTE three years. The first 18 months will be probationary. Appointment may be renewed in one to three year increments thereafter, subject to the availability of funding. Selectee must sign a Statement of Understanding explaining the conditions of the appointment. • Limited overseas travel required – estimated to be not more than 3-5 trips per year for no more than 1-2 weeks per trip, no more than 25% of the time. • Employee must be eligible for a secret clearance, meaning able to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated T3 Background Investigation. • Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Security Clearance

Required
Q- Sensitive
Must be able to qualify for a secret clearance with a favorably adjudicated T3 background check.

Required Application Materials

Resume, Cover Letter, Academic Transcripts, DD-214 (veterans or active duty military only), SF-50 (current or former federal employees only), NSEP Letter of Certification

Application Instructions

Your application is due by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the application close date indicated above. Failure to follow the application instructions may result in rejection of your application.

Cover letters should be tailored to the position and generically addressed to the division mentioned above.

Resume and Supporting Materials

You will need to submit your application through the vacancy posting on the NSEPnet Job Board. Please upload each of the required documents in the appropriate location. Files should be in Word, Excel, PDF, Text or Html formats only. When naming each file, please follow the following naming convention:

Document Type_Last Name, First Name

For example, the applicant John Smith would submit a resume named “Resume_Smith, John”.

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SF-50 and DD-214

If you are a current or former federal employee, you will need to include your SF-50 (or similar document proving federal employment) in your application. If you are a veteran or active duty member of the U.S. military, you will need to include a DD-214 in your application.

Letter of Certification

You will need to request a Letter of Certification for this exclusive position. To request a Letter of Certification from the NSEPnet home page, hover over the blue “Request a Letter” option at the top of the page and click on “Certification Letter” from the drop-down options. Requests for Letters of Certification are generally processed within 1-2 business days.

HIRING AUTHORITY

The Department of Defense will utilize the Schedule A (r) and/or NDAA’13 hiring authorities afforded to all NSEP award recipients with outstanding service requirements to make appointments to this position in the excepted service. NSEP award recipients who have already completed their service requirement to NSEP in full are not eligible to apply.

Additional Notes

This opportunity is only open to NSEP award recipients who have not yet fulfilled their service requirement to NSEP in full. If you have completed work which may fulfill part or all of your service under the terms of your Service Agreement with NSEP, please submit a Service Agreement Report (SAR) requesting service credit for that work as soon as possible. Feel free to reach out to the NSEP Service Team at nsep@nsep.gov if you have any questions or concerns.

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