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CHIEF OF STAFF
Defense Security Cooperation Agency · Posted today
HybridFort McNair, DC$169K – $220KApply by May 29, 2026Miscellaneous Administration And ProgramENTJESFJESTJISTJOperations
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The ACSS is an academic institution within the U.S. Department of War established in 1999, and funded by Congress for the study of security issues relating to Africa. The Africa Center is the pre-eminent Department of War institution for strategic security studies, research, and outreach in Africa. The Africa Center engages African partner states and institutions through rigorous academic and outreach programs that build strategic capacity and foster long-term, collaborative relationships.
What You'll Do
- →Directs and integrates administrative operations involving programming, budgeting, personnel, logistics, contracting, procurement, and protocol functions supporting Center mission objectives.
- →Provides leadership and oversight of civilian and military workforce management activities, including manpower planning, supervision, hiring, performance management, and organizational alignment.
- →Oversees resource and financial management operations, including budget planning and execution, contracting support, information management, and allocation of personnel and material resources.
- →Advises senior leadership on organizational effectiveness, operational priorities, policy implementation, and strategic initiatives impacting Center operations and mission execution.
- →Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to ensure operational continuity, program integration, and effective support of institutional objectives and strategic partnerships.
Requirements
- ✓Education is not substitutable for specialized experience for this grade level.
- ✓Official Transcripts: If the position you are applying for has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications (i.e. you would not qualify without the education obtained), you MUST submit transcripts with your application.
- ✓Official transcripts are not required at the time of application outside of what is outlined above; however, official transcripts must be verified PRIOR to appointment.
- ✓An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education must accredit education.
- ✓Click here to check accreditation.
- ✓FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements.
- ✓You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. education program.
- ✓It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying or prior to appointment as outlined above.
- ✓Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities.
- ✓Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree.
- ✓You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation upon request.
- ✓Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.
- ✓For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S.
Personality Fit
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