Executive Director of the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery

3 weeks ago


Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States Jobelephant (Tony Ngo) - DE Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Executive Director to lead the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery (CISR) in its mission to understand and overcome global conflict. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership, ensure the center's financial success, and raise its international profile.

Key Responsibilities
  • Oversee the dedicated staff of the Center, including full-time and part-time employees, graduate assistants, and undergraduate student employees and interns.
  • Provide overall leadership to the Center's operations, financial planning, and personnel to ensure its sustainability as a Center.
  • Determine the objectives, short- and long-range planning, and implementation of programs to meet strategies that align with the Division of Research, Economic Development and Innovation (REDI) and university priorities.
  • Envision and lead a robust and productive external funding agenda and strategy to ensure success and sustainability of the center.
  • Oversee the budget and management of center resources.
  • Provide visionary leadership and mentorship that will support opportunities to expand programs, departments, resources, strategic functions, and facilities for CISR.
  • Project management - supervise implementation of grants, contracts, and other CISR project tasks to ensure success and future sustainability of CISR's programming.
  • Maintain and strengthen long-standing relationships while fostering new partnerships for continued growth and collaborations.
  • Oversee effective and efficient implementation of grants, contracts, and other CISR projects.
  • Serve as a senior advisor on projects, to provide subject-matter expertise and strategic guidance.
  • Define and lead a research agenda for the center.
  • Develop proposals for grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts in response to solicitations from the Department of State, other U.S. government agencies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, private foundations, universities, and other operators working in the conventional weapons destruction (CWD) field.
  • Oversee center agreements, international delegations, extramural activities, and the fiscal and personnel management of CISR.
  • Integrate and coordinate CISR with JMU efforts in REDI, including in the area of Inclusive Excellence, and expand and strengthen its partnerships with other colleges, departments, and academic institutes and centers (grant and non-grant funded).
  • Establish an Advisory Board. Once the Advisory Board has been created, the Executive Director will collaborate with the board to identify, create, and implement strategic plans to actualize center objectives.
  • Engage in collaborative leadership with CISR staff while interfacing with students, scholars, faculty, and administrative staff to lead and enhance campus-wide understanding of CISR.
  • Cultivate professional relationships with USG agencies, government authorities in other countries, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, foundations, donors, academia, and other stakeholders working in the CWD, post-conflict recovery, and international development fields of practice, serving as an ambassador of the center.
  • Create and develop networks relating to areas of concern to the Center and keep others apprised of CISR capabilities and accomplishments.
  • Regularly coordinate with State Department and other partners and sponsors.
  • Give presentations, write for publications, and host visits to CISR.
  • Advocate for CISR within the JMU context regarding administrative and financial support required for the Center's effective operation.
  • Represent CISR at JMU through engagement with faculty, attendance at campus events, and participation in meetings and committee activities as most directly related to the work of the Center.
  • Provide oversight of policies, programs, and activities of the center and manage external and internal governance for the center.
  • Identify potential sources of funding and lead fundraising efforts and advocate for CISR within the JMU context and externally regarding resources.
  • Oversee center operations and ensure staff, activities, and initiatives meet all compliance requirements.
  • Oversee evaluation for quality assurance, monitoring, reporting, timeliness, objectives, and budget efficiency.
Qualifications
  • A terminal academic degree.
  • Proven track record of leadership, with demonstrated success in securing external funding, including writing and managing grants, strategic planning, and budget management.
  • Experience building and sustaining collaborative relationships across the university and globally with key stakeholders, including university administration, deans, and department heads.
  • Experience in organizing and advocating for resources, building a collaborative team environment, managing personnel, and establishing priorities that align with department and university strategies.
  • Experience leading projects/programs in international development, capacity building, peacebuilding, and/or humanitarian mine action.
  • Extensive project management and supervisory experience overseeing initiatives involving diverse partners and stakeholders (e.g., donor representatives, international partners, project beneficiaries, university administration, government officials, technical experts, and university faculty).
  • Proven commitment to community engagement and cross-cultural competence at both local and global levels.
  • Strong record of artistic or scholastic research, publication, and/or academic performance, preferably with an international focus.
  • Proven ability to serve as the public representative of an organization and articulate to internal and external constituents the essential value of a center like CISR.
  • Demonstrated record of commitment to Intersectional inclusive excellence.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Additional qualifications include background/experience in humanitarian mine clearance, victim assistance, mine risk reduction, or related fields.
  • Understanding of the trends and dynamic global landscape in CISR's areas of interest.
  • A record of advocacy for the inclusion of all people in our global community.
  • Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments, often quickly, with consideration for both domestic and global impact.


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