Supervisory Lecturer

AD-1701-05 Billet T333

Regional Advising Division

Institute for Security Governance

Defense Security Cooperation University

Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Duty Location: Remote

The Institute for Security Governance seeks a Senior Lecturer to serve as Regional Program Lead (RPL) for institutional capacity building programs. The RPL will join the team as a faculty member who will lead, manage, and orchestrate a team of government and contractor faculty/experts who directly contribute to Partner Nation institutional capacity building, and general Security Cooperation. This position will support various Security Cooperation programs and functions. The RPL will prioritize resourcing, planning, and monitoring and will adapt specific country projects. As an instructional faculty member, the incumbent will be responsible for advising partner defense and security institutions, enabling ICB within U.S. security cooperation, facilitating and developing project learning objectives, and formally teaching in multiple environments in support of ISG missions and activities.

This is a temporary appointment for one year with likely potential to extend an additional two years in one-year increments. The duty location is planned for remote. If the selectee will work from either the Monterey or Arlington ISG offices, this is beneficial, and a relocation incentive may be possible. Note, the pay range listed in this announcement is for base pay. Locality pay will be added once a selection has been made.  Under the DSCU AD pay scale, depending on locality pay, total pay can reach $204,000.

This position is in the Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU), Institute for Security Governance Institute for Security Governance (ISG), Regional Advising Division.

DSCA's mission is to advance U.S. national security 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.

DSCU is the DoD’s center of intellectual life for Security Cooperation (SC). DSCU delivers 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.

DSCU supports DSCA’s congressionally directed mission of training, educating, and providing for the long-term development of the SC Workforce and enabling Partner Nations (PNs) to effectively, efficiently, and responsibly manage their security institutions. Through the work of DSCU, U.S. and PN personnel become SC community practitioners and responsible, effective members of security establishments committed to the rule of law, civilian control of the military, and respect for democracy and international human rights.

The Institute for Security Governance advances U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives through the application of programs and activities that enhance partners’ institutional capabilities to address shared security challenges. ISG is a DSCU capacity-building functional institute that serves as DoD's primary institutional capacity building designer and implementer, in addition to being an international schoolhouse, operating within DSCA's broader SC mandate to train, educate, advise, and support foreign partners. Located at the Naval Support Activity Monterey (NSAM) in Monterey, California, ISG executes over 600 partner-facing activities annually.

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

• The Senior Lecturer is a regional expert who serves in the key Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) advising position to support the planning, design, execution, and monitoring of country-level ICB initiatives, in addition to other faculty tasks.
• Requires knowledge of change management concepts and techniques including advising/consulting methodologies. In addition, knowledge of a global region or sub-region is required.
• Requires the ability to effectively engage with senior-level and mid-level stakeholders and partner nation personnel to orchestrate change management activities leading toward desired outcomes.
• Prepares and executes education and training programs, advises partner nation officials, provides expertise to U.S. officials, and conducts research and writing.
• Supports the development and review of instructional materials and other intellectual content in support of the University’s mission.
• Prepares and delivers lectures, seminars, advising, and instruction in assigned areas, either functional, geographic, or both.
• Participates in academic or professional research to create new knowledge or solutions related to SC and ICB topics and to the more specialized topics of their practice area/discipline.
• Attends conferences, meetings, seminars, and lectures to keep abreast of developments in SC and ICB; makes recommendation on incorporation of new developments and research findings into university offerings; and provides advice to university leadership, to fellow faculty, and throughout the SC enterprise in the area or expertise.
• Participates in DSCU self-governance to support the academic mission of the University in its use of technology and services impacting teaching, learning, research, advising, and scholarship.

QUALIFICATIONS: Your resume must support all of the following requirements to be considered for the position. Please ensure transcripts reflecting a conferred Master’s degree are also provided with your application:

1. Master’s degree from a regionally or nationally accredited university in a relevant functional area required: international relations, economics, foreign affairs, history, political science, business administration, defense and strategy, or a related field that supports DSCU’s programming, research, and analysis needs. 
2. Seven or more years’ experience in regional or functional topics relevant to security cooperation/institutional capacity building that align with OSD-Policy priorities. Experience shall be of sufficient depth or breadth as to establish expertise within a particular professional discipline relevant to the security sector such as defense acquisition and logistics, cyberspace defense, operations/functions of a ministry, regional politics or security, military operations, or implementation of U.S. security assistance/cooperation system.
3. Seven or more years of experience in leadership, management, strategy, or planning tasks in government, military, private sector, or academia.
4. Documented intellectual contributions (i.e., publishing, public speaking, workshop/conference participation) in area(s) of expertise.
5. Teaching experience and/or experience advising senior leaders.
6. Experience in developing, assessing, executing, evaluating, and revising resident and relevant virtual curricula and/or partner nation advising materials. 

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: 

• 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.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a SC (SC) position due to the nature of the position’s duties and responsibilities. Incumbent must attain DoD SC Workforce (SCW) Certification and complete related continuous learning requirements in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2017, Title 10 United States Code, Section 384, and DoD Instruction 5132.15, "Implementation of the Security Cooperation Workforce Certification Program," and any future amendments thereto.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Salary will be based on commensurate experience, demonstrated ability, and education.
• Recruitment or Relocation incentives may be authorized.
• A probationary period may be required.

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications will be accepted from October 1, 2024 through October 13, 2024, at midnight EST. Please apply through this HERC system. In the subject line on the email, reference the job announcement title and number: Senior Lecturer #DSCA-T333-2024

To ensure full consideration, please submit:

• A CV/resume and a letter of interest which together demonstrate experience and satisfaction of all the required qualifications. References are not required now but may be requested later.

• A copy of your master’s degree transcript is required. We will accept an unofficial transcript during the application process; however, you must provide an official transcript before a contingent offer can be extended.
• If you are a current Federal Employee, a copy of your current SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action is required. Please redact Personal Identifiable Information (i.e. SSN, DOB).
• If applicable, veteran’s documentation (signed DD-214 (member 4 copy), SF-15, VA letter, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other acceptable documentation.)

The HERC system only allows you to send three documents. Any additional documents can be sent to the e-mail address below. In the subject line on the email, reference the job announcement title and number: Senior Lecturer #DSCA-T333-2024

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

Defense Security Cooperation Agency

c/o dsca.ncr.adm-tm.mbx.dscu-ad-resume-submission@mail.mil

We will only accept electronic submissions.

IF YOU ARE A VETERAN

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, 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), SF-15 sf15.pdf (opm.gov), VA disability rating letter, 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.). Please note: you will be ineligible for consideration if your statement of service is not submitted with your application or it shows an expected discharge or release date greater than 120 days from the date of the submission of the certification.

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW LINK FOR OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS needed for proof of eligibility:

https://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/FourthEstateRequiredSupportingDocumentation%2011-16-2020.pdf?ver=Lgkkn1HW9a8is7V2lyCS2Q%3d%3d

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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/

About Defense Security Cooperation Agency

DSCA’s mission is to advance U.S. national security and foreign policy interests by building the capacity of foreign security forces to respond to shared challenges. DSCA leads the broader U.S. security cooperation enterprise in its efforts to train, educate, advise, and equip foreign partners.Organization Type: Government Agency DSCA delivers effective, enduring, and timely partner capabilities that advance U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.

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