Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Columbia University Center for Veteran Transition

The Columbia University School of General Studies (GS) is the finest liberal arts college in the United States dedicated to making Ivy League education accessible to nontraditional students. GS was founded in 1947 on the mission of expanding access to elite higher education, and it remains the most diverse college in the Ivy League, with many transfer, first-generation, and international students. GS students are fully integrated with Columbia’s broader undergraduate population and are taught by Columbia’s celebrated faculty.

The Director of Curriculum and Instruction provides leadership and vision in the ongoing planning, implementation, development, direction, review, and evaluation of all programs, services, and instructional collaborations offered by the Columbia University Center for Veteran Transition and Integration. The Director ensures that the Center’s educational objectives and programmatic initiatives are aligned with the Center’s mission and that all interventions are delivered within the framework of best pedagogical practice. In addition to overseeing several of the Center’s signature online curricula and acting as lead facilitator for the Center’s education and training initiatives, the Director also takes the lead on educating the broader community about the Center’s services and program offerings.

Responsibilities

Oversees the curriculum for all of of the Center’s four signature MOOC curricula: Attaining Higher Education, University Studies for Student Veterans, Find Your Calling, and Supporting Veteran Success in Higher Education;
Serves as the lead instructor for two of of the Center’s four signature MOOC curricula: University Studies for Student Veterans and Supporting Veteran Success in Higher Education;
Serves as the lead facilitator for a broad range of education, support, and training initiatives offered by the Center – both in-person and virtual – serving student veterans, higher education professionals, institutions of higher learning, and veteran service organizations;
In partnership with the Director of Higher Education Transition:
Oversees the design, implementation, and assessment of innovative programs and collaborations to promote successful transition for service members and veterans to, through, and beyond college;
Oversees the design, implementation, and assessment of innovative programs and collaborations that build capacity for partner institutions (colleges, universities, veteran service organizations) supporting transitioning service members and veterans;
Oversees the design, implementation, and assessment of innovative programs and collaborations to build education and career support for military spouses;

Partners with the Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning to design, develop, implement, and maintain state-of-the-art programming that utilizes multiple modalities and creates access for thousands of service members and veterans in transition across the country;
Takes lead on identifying and authoring RFP and grant proposals that support the work of the Center, and assists in the management of grant-funded programmatic work;
Identifies, participates in, and speaks at relevant industry/sector/area conferences, symposia, workshops, and events for the purpose of organizational evangelism and broadening the Center’s network of partners and collaborators. Develops and leads facilitated discussions related to service member and veteran transition.
Partners with General Studies Administration on donor specific reporting and Sponsored Project Administration reporting requirements as needed.
COMPLETES ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED OR REQUESTED

 Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5-7 years related experience required. Advanced degree preferred
• Strong organizational abilities including planning, delegating, program development and management and task facilitation
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, and oral and written communication skills
• Strong public speaking ability

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of senior nonprofit management experience or work with or in a higher education field
• Five or more years of military-related experience or experience working with veteran service organizations

A strong internal candidate has been identified for this position, however, we are still accepting applications from other qualified candidates.