Program Manager – Military Engagement Advisor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the planning and implementation of initiatives that connect cadets, students, faculty, military academic institutions, and research organizations with defense-related scientific and technical opportunities.

• Provide guidance on Army and defense organizational frameworks, chains of command, staff coordination, military culture, and decision-making processes.

• Direct program planning and execution, encompassing management plans, staffing, schedules, performance metrics, budgets, quality controls, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Act as the senior contractor liaison for Government stakeholders.

• Create briefings, recommendations, decision papers, and status reports; monitor commitments until resolved.

• Formulate engagement strategies for military colleges, service academies, ROTC and military science departments, defense laboratories, and research and educational partners.

• Convert defense research and workforce priorities into recruitment, research alignment, faculty involvement, participant preparedness, and career pathway initiatives.

• Supervise outreach, application processing, selection support, onboarding, participant services, website and database management, and program evaluation.

• Counsel staff on military correspondence, professional protocols, institutional calendars, training obligations, access considerations, and communication practices.

• Lead contractor personnel, evaluate workloads, resolve cross-functional challenges, and ensure accountability for deliverables.

• Manage participant stipends, travel, housing, and reimbursement coordination.

• Guide research exchanges, technical symposiums, campus engagements, workshops, and virtual events; assess outcomes and suggest improvements.

• Supervise startup, continuity, and transition planning; identify data gaps, dependencies, schedule risks, and implement corrective actions.

• Ensure necessary reviews and approvals are obtained prior to outreach releases, website modifications, selection correspondence, and funded activities.

• Advocate for the secure handling of sensitive information and adherence to privacy, security, records, and client approval protocols.

• Contribute military and defense expertise to capability development, staffing strategies, and proposal methodologies.

• Report to the GOH Program Director or designated executive leadership.

• Oversee staff.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, program management, military science, education, a STEM field, or a related discipline.

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in military, defense civilian, or defense contracting roles.

• Minimum of five years of experience in leading programs, teams, or complex initiatives.

• Significant direct experience working with or supporting Army or other defense organizations.

• Proven knowledge of military operations and administrative processes pertinent to research, education, training, outreach, or workforce development.

• Ability to navigate between military and civilian organizational interfaces and coordinate across command or staff structures.

• Experience managing schedules, resources, performance, risks, and deliverables across various functions, institutions, or geographical areas.

• Strong analytical judgment, executive writing, briefing, facilitation, and relationship-management capabilities.

• Capacity to translate strategic goals into actionable, measurable steps.

• Experience in supervising or directing staff and coordinating multidisciplinary teams in a client-service setting.

• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and program management, reporting, collaboration, and data analysis tools.

• Ability to successfully complete required background checks and meet Government-mandated facility and system access requirements.

• Obtain and maintain any necessary clearances or credentials required for the role.

• Complete relevant security and information-awareness training.

• This position may be a full-time or part-time advisory role; schedule and employment classification will be determined before hire.

• Occasional local and overnight travel may be necessary.

• A Master's degree, relevant professional military education, Project Management Professional certification, or equivalent leadership and program management qualifications is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Approved remote work environment.

• Occasional local and overnight travel for authorized meetings, campus engagements, laboratory visits, and program events.

• Coordination of stipends, travel, housing, and reimbursements for participants, subject to approved funding and contractual obligations.