Academic Policy and Educational Support Specialist (CDET) en Davis Defense Group, Inc.

Description

Position Title: Academic Policy and Educational Support Specialist (CDET)

Requisition #: 220

Location: Quantico, VA 

Position Type: Exempt 

Clearance Level Required: Secret

Davis Defense Group, Inc. has secured a stellar reputation as one of the premier Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) in the aerospace and defense industry, steadfastly supporting the Department of Defense since 2002. A critical combination of vision and dedication to excellence has helped our customers achieve numerous significant milestones on schedule and within budget. Today we employ over 700 personnel around the globe in a mix of analytical, advisory, technical, and support positions. The common thread across our organization is our commitment to our customers and an unwavering dedication to our principle motto: “Mission Focused, Future Ready. Innovating today, Leading tomorrow.”

Functional Description: 

DDG is seeking an Academic Policy and Educational Support Specialist to support the Dean of Academics at the U. S. Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training (CDET). The position will be on site in Government provided space at Marine Corps University, Quantico VA.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Act as an executive assistant to the Dean of Academics.
• Coordinate the development of master’s degree level academic administrative and educational policy with the Dean of Academics, the Associate Deans, Regional Chief Instructors (RCIs) and CDET Headquarters personnel.
• Assist the Dean of Academics in the preparations of any JPME Phase I requirements such as OBME milestone briefings, OBME oriented reports, or J7 JPME requests for information. 
• Establish enterprise-wide blended seminar program (BSP) schedules in accordance with CDET guidelines. 
• Provide training input plan (TIP) support for all BSPs in conjunction with CDET, MCU, and TECOM guidelines. 
• Track and provide educational expertise support to answer DoNTracker/Higher Headquarters taskers in close coordination with the Dean of Academics, the Associate Deans, and CDET Headquarters personnel. 
• Support with the creation and coordination of the CDET faculty development workshop schedule and events. 
• Assist in maintaining the currency of the Academic site within CDET’s LMS and/or other established repository. 
• Participate in ad-hoc meetings providing advice applicable to the above services.

Required Experience: 

• Five years of relative university experience.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Experience and skill working in a dynamic team environment including the use of a collaborative workspace/software (MS Teams, SharePoint, Adobe).
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, balancing scheduled support (e.g., BSP and TIP scheduling, policy review/revision) and other support requests (e.g. DoNTracker tasks, ad hoc requirements).
• Military or DOD experience or familiarity.

Desired Experience: 

Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS) (e.g., Moodle).

Education Requirements: 

Master’s degree in education or military/strategic studies.

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Davis Defense Group, Inc. is committed to maintaining the highest standards of professionalism, integrity and efficiency in our recruitment and hiring processes. As part of our dedication to these values, DDG does not engage with or entertain the services of third-party recruiting agencies for our staffing needs. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.  
 

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