Assistant Director, Center for Security Studies
Core
Manage grant, scholarship, and fellowship administration; lead planning and execution of conferences, workshops, and webinars; coordinate academic operations and communications for the Center for Security Studies.
Role type
Senior academic program administrator
Builds
Academic programs, conferences, workshops, webinars, and grant-funded initiatives
Domain
Higher education, security studies, and public administration
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Grants and compliance acumen, event and stakeholder leadership, academic and administrative fluency, operational excellence, financial reporting, staff supervision
Preferred skills
Experience with federally funded academic programs, familiarity with cybersecurity and AI academic initiatives, experience with external government and industry partners, content management system proficiency
Responsibilities
Manage grant, scholarship, and fellowship administration including application coordination and compliance tracking; track grant funding, expenditures, and performance metrics; lead end-to-end planning and execution of conferences and advisory board meetings; serve as a representative point of contact for faculty, government, and industry partners; coordinate academic operations and communications; supervise staff and student workers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC