Director of Education & Academy Strategy

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute long-term academic vision, educational strategy, and learning innovation roadmap.
• Create and develop a centralized library of content for all educational needs.
• Serve as the senior educational advisor to program leadership, and federal government stakeholders.
• Establish academic priorities that align with evolving defense workforce needs, federal talent development initiatives, and national security priorities.
• Led educational transformation efforts that position the team as a premier civilian defense talent development program.
• Translate strategic workforce requirements into scalable educational solutions and learning pathways.
• Identify emerging trends in higher education, workforce talent development, defense education, learning science, and educational technology to inform program direction.
• Participate in conferences, advisory boards, academic forums, and strategic stakeholder engagements.

Academic Governance & Consortium Leadership

• Lead academic governance across participating universities and partner institutions.
• Establish standards, policies, and quality assurance processes that ensure consistency while supporting flexibility.
• Facilitate collaboration among military stakeholders, content SMEs, and program administrators.
• Chair curriculum councils, academic advisory groups, and educational working groups.
• Build alignment among diverse stakeholders with varying missions, priorities, and operational requirements.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with universities, government agencies, organizations, and industry leaders.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across the consortium.

Curriculum Strategy & Learning Architecture

• Oversee the design, implementation, and evolution of educational framework and curriculum architecture.
• Ensure alignment between program outcomes, competencies, courses, assessments, internships, and experiential learning opportunities.
• Lead the development of multidisciplinary learning experiences focused on national security, federal government operations, systems thinking, defense acquisition, digital transformation, leadership development, workforce readiness, and employability skills.
• Guide the integration of active learning, project-based learning, experiential education, simulations, and technology-enhanced instruction.
• Establish competency frameworks and learning progression models that support learner growth across the program lifecycle.
• Ensure curriculum remains current, relevant, and responsive to changing workforce needs.

Stakeholder Strategy & Development

• Develop and implement a comprehensive stakeholder engagement and development strategy.
• Onboard and support stakeholders across participating institutions.
• Establish stakeholder standards and instructional expectations.
• Promote innovative teaching practices and evidence-based instructional methods.
• Support communities of practice focused on continuous learning and educational excellence.

Assessment, Research & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and oversee a comprehensive assessment and evaluation framework.
• Define key performance indicators and success metrics aligned to program goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Lead the collection, analysis, and interpretation of educational data, learner outcomes, and workforce readiness indicators.
• Evaluate curriculum effectiveness and learner achievement to inform strategic decision-making.
• Drive evidence-based decision-making across all educational initiatives.

Student Experience & Workforce Readiness

• Champion a learner-centered experience that promotes engagement, belonging, and success.
• Ensure students develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for future civilian defense careers.
• Integrate leadership development, self-leadership, collaboration, adaptability, communication, and complex problem-solving throughout the curriculum.
• Partner with internship and workforce stakeholders to strengthen connections between academic learning and real-world application.
• Use student feedback, performance data, and workforce outcomes to enhance program effectiveness.

Education Technology & Innovation

• Establish strategy for learning technologies, digital learning environments, and educational innovation.
• Evaluate and implement tools that enhance learner engagement, accessibility, and instructional effectiveness.
• Lead the development of scalable online, hybrid, and blended learning models.
• Ensure technology investments support educational goals and improve learner outcomes.
• Promote experimentation and innovation through pilot programs and emerging technologies.

Organizational Leadership

• Lead and develop teams responsible for curriculum development, instructional design, assessment, educational technology, faculty support, and learner success.
• Build organizational capability through coaching, mentoring, and talent development.
• Establish operational priorities, resource plans, and performance expectations.
• Manage budgets, contracts, timelines, and strategic initiatives.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence.