Director of Education & Academy Strategy

The Director of Education & Academic Strategy is the chief academic and learning officer for the Acquisition Talent Base (ATB) and all future iterations of the ATB curriculum. The director provides vision, leadership, and strategic direction for the program’s educational ecosystem and oversees the design, development, and continuous improvement of multidisciplinary learning experiences that integrate national security, defense acquisition, digital transformation, leadership, workforce readiness, and employability skills.

• Develop and execute a long‑term academic vision, educational strategy, and learning innovation roadmap.
• Create and maintain 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 aligned with defense workforce needs, federal talent initiatives, and national security priorities.
• Lead educational transformation to position the program as a premier civilian defense talent development initiative.
• Translate workforce requirements into scalable educational solutions and learning pathways.
• Identify emerging trends in higher education, workforce development, defense education, learning science, and educational technology to inform program direction.
• Participate in conferences, advisory boards, academic forums, and strategic stakeholder engagements.

• 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 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.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.
• Oversee educational research initiatives that demonstrate program impact and support continuous improvement.
• Develop executive‑level reports and recommendations for senior leaders and federal government stakeholders.
• Drive evidence‑based…