Total 51 Director/C-Level job vacancies in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

The Chief, Strategic Communications (CSC), is tasked with developing, implementing, and monitoring, a comprehensive strategic communications program designed to inform and educate general and specialized groups about the vision, mission, functions, programs, and services offered by the Perry Center. CSC oversees the content and format of WJPC's strategic communications efforts to ensure conformance with established mission and strategic goals. Incumbent oversees the management of all strategic communications activities to ensure both quality and content in developing the organization's guidelines. CSC provides leadership for internal and external projects to meet WJPC's communications needs. Prepares and presents briefings on organizational mission and strategic initiatives through meetings and training sessions. Serves as the primary Perry Center spokesperson and is the first point of contact for the outside media and other DoD and government agencies' Public Affairs and Congressional Offices. The CSC travels as part of the Perry Center team to WJPC events or activities in CONUS and abroad.

The CSC advises the Associate Director for Outreach and Communications, the Chief of Staff, and the Director on all current strategic communications program initiatives and objectives designed to meet the goals established in the Perry Center's strategic plan. Participates in Department of Defense and Inter-Agency conferences concerning long-range planning efforts and strategic communications matters. The CSC collaborates with senior leadership to ensure the organization's strategic and business goals are linked to current performance standards and evaluations of key WJPC programs. Analyzes conflicting views and seeks resolution by presenting sound recommendations, giving equal consideration to various points of view. Incumbent serves as the responsible party, consultant, and advisor for any issues or implications resulting from any strategic communications effort that could impact the organization. As the authority, the incumbent reviews changes to federal PAO/communications policy, procedures, schedules, and other related information, provides input and makes recommendations on behalf of WJPC through appropriate channels for consideration and/or adoption.

CSC provides continual analysis concerning ongoing initiatives to identify areas for improvement and makes recommendations for adjustment in both short- and long-range communications planning and programs. Incumbent advises senior leaders on metrics development, feedback process management, customer focus, and strategic performance indicators. Incumbent works to develop new ways of gathering meaningful input to develop more effective communications strategies and improve understanding of the agency's mission, activities, available products, services, achievements, and accomplishments. Facilitates those processes and assists the Associate Director of Outreach and Communications, the Chief of Staff, and the Director in evaluating the results of that feedback related to Perry Center operations and develops a plan to change, improve, or enhance current efforts. The CSC is also sensitive to balancing security concerns with what information should and should not be publicly available.

The CSC leads and/or participates in executive leadership teams and ad hoc committees or coordinates with other organizations providing public affairs and media program support to conceive, design, and implement communications campaigns, strategic communications programs, publications, and other media activities. Orchestrates or performs communications activities in English and Spanish to include but are not limited to speeches, briefings, and presentations delivered by the Director to wide and varied audiences, but also written material, publications, brochures, and electronic information in various forums or social media platforms. As the leader of public information dissemination for the Perry Center, responds to information inquiries from stakeholders, foreign governments, or the general public, routing questions to appropriate staff and ensuring suitable responses are provided according to the requestor in a timely manner. As required, prepare and deliver lectures in Spanish and/or English for Perry Center programs in strategic communications and media relations. Instruction and assistance contribute to the student's capacity to contribute to the defense and security sectors. Coordinates pre-publication security review of material with appropriate authorities as well as the development of internal strategic communication products. This role includes supervising a Public Affairs Specialist to create graphics and multimedia products and designing, developing, and promulgating quality products to be incorporated into the agency website and utilized in other initiatives, publications, or advertising campaigns.

Performs other duties as assigned.

As a Division Director Section 8 Financial Management Center, you will:

• Directs a staff of financial analysts, program analyst, program assistants and contractor staff with knowledge of the Section 8 program financial management activities. The staff reviews for approval all financial documents related to rental assistance payments to owners, managers, and contract administrators.
• Resolves sensitive issues by interpreting and applying new and existing policy and procedural instructions issues by Headquarters and/or Hub Field offices for staff, owners, managers, and contract administrators.
• Maintains contacts with Headquarters staff, Hub Field Office Directors, Store Fronts, and other Center Directors to ensure communication and to resolve sensitive and controversial issues.
• Ensures the creation of problem-solving partnerships by identifying and developing a network of relationships with public interest groups, State and local officials, resident organizations, and representatives of the private sector, such as non-profit organizations and foundations.

As a Division Director Section 8 Financial Management Center, you will:

• Directs a staff of financial analysts, program analyst, program assistants and contractor staff with knowledge of the Section 8 program financial management activities. The staff reviews for approval all financial documents related to rental assistance payments to owners, managers, and contract administrators.
• Resolves sensitive issues by interpreting and applying new and existing policy and procedural instructions issues by Headquarters and/or Hub Field offices for staff, owners, managers, and contract administrators.
• Maintains contacts with Headquarters staff, Hub Field Office Directors, Store Fronts, and other Center Directors to ensure communication and to resolve sensitive and controversial issues.
• Ensures the creation of problem-solving partnerships by identifying and developing a network of relationships with public interest groups, State and local officials, resident organizations, and representatives of the private sector, such as non-profit organizations and foundations.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Direct subordinates and/or provide; plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work.
• Hear and resolve complaints from employees – referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level manager.
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Make decisions on work problems presented by subordinates.
• Oversee the management and administrative support of the Warehouse and Commodity Management Division.
• Formulate and recommend to the Director and Senior Leadership, critical policies, methods, and procedures for carrying out the warehouse examination, licensing, cotton and price discovery programs.
• Recommend reasonable actions affecting the licenses or storage contracts of the warehouse operations, based on examination results.
• Serve as an agency authority and technical expert providing advice and guidance on all matters relating to division programs, specifically warehouse examination/licensing, warehouse liquidation/marketing, and the USWA.
• Research solutions to improve examination/licensing and other techniques used by the various states with the objective of expediting workflow and enhancing the quality of work.

• Responsible for the operation of an FCC System IAW all applicable regulations and standards. Plan, implement, and oversees a comprehensive program that promotes positive growth and development of children ages birth to 12.
• Maintains DoD Certification for an FCC System. Implements viable opportunity for providers to achieve home accreditation and Child Development Associate/School-Age Credentials.
• Implements and monitors DA policies to include program registration/enrollment, baseline standards and benchmarks, Key Management Controls, and space utilization goals.
• Actively recruits, screens, and certifies qualified on- and off-post providers. Oversees and evaluates providers based on established performance standards. Ensures timely administrative actions and responses to provider needs.
• Maintains up-to-date data concerning the demographics of the FCC Program. Serves as Subject Matter Expert on CYS issues related to assigned area(s), and supports all EEO and AA objectives.

1. Plans, organizes, resources, and directs the execution of a wide range of complex inspection activities for the wing Commander's Inspection Program (CCIP). Activities include planning and directing inspections that incorporate Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Air Force (DAF), gaining major command(s) (G-MAJCOMs), National Guard Bureau (NGB), state, wing, local instructions, and laws for regulatory guidance. Oversees compliance, plans, and conducts By-Law, Special Emphasis Items (SEI), Special Interest Items (SII), Command Interest Items (CII) and nuclear assurance inspections as outlined by requirements from the DoD, DAF, NGB, and G-MAJCOM. Routinely required to interpret and incorporate complex laws, and guidance from all levels for the creation of inspection plans throughout the wing. Develops and communicates a continuously evaluated Risk Based Sampling Strategy (RBSS). The RBSS is designed to provide commanders a tool to use when determining resource allocation to areas of concern to help identify undetected non-compliance. Authors and approves IG inspection reports, which communicate to commanders at all levels the status of compliance within their organization as well as the unit(s) ability to accomplish their tasked mission(s). Delivers post-inspection assertions directly to the Wing Commander for grading, performance, and compliance for all inspection activities in a formal written report with detailed deficiencies, recommendations, and strengths. Develops and incorporates inspection strategies that are utilized throughout the wing, incorporating multiple systems, including but not limited to, Management Internal Control Toolkit (MICT), Inspector General Enterprise Management System-Classified (IGEMS-C), IGEMS, and readiness reporting tools. Oversees gatekeeper functions are being accomplished and continuously communicated to Higher Headquarters (HHQ). Continuously analyzes inspection processes, and procedures to ensure commanders intent is being achieved, autonomously adjusts processes as required. Provides direction and oversight of internal and external inspections, audits, evaluations. Oversees the preparation and adequacy of wing inspection team (WIT) members tasked to assist with inspections.
2. Applies an extensive knowledge of installation operations and DoD, DAF, and G-MAJCOM guidance to direct complex strategic planning and exercise efforts. Utilizes qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques that frequently require modification to fit a wide range of variables to determine the unit's ability to accomplish the mission(s). Reviews the adequacy and currency of installation exercise policy guidance and instructions, and updates as necessary to incorporate program changes or to address areas where improvement is required. Works directly with commanders at all levels to determine scope, scale, rigor, relevance, recurrence, and reporting (S2R4) of unit exercises. Constructs exercise scenarios that challenge each unit to test their capability to complete their mission essential tasks (METs) in different stages of degradation. Oversees exercise scenario development which may include G-MAJCOM(s), state and wing exercise participants to meet G-MAJCOM(s) and/or combatant command(s) force-wide exercise requirements. Directs inputs and simulation injects regarding the environment, scenario, and operational ability to keep exercises realistic to meet mission objectives. Research and develops creative exercise techniques, often, leading to the use of external units and other services to help achieve mission driven objectives. Leads coordination efforts across multiple units and services to leverage their strengths and capabilities to enhance unit exercises. Coordinates with exercise partners to find methods and scenario injects to enhance guest units' training/exercise opportunities. Develops and incorporates evaluation strategies that are utilized throughout the wing, strategies will leverage multiple methods of observation to include written and oral questions, to hands on observation. Authors and approves exercise reports, which is written to communicate to commanders the level readiness within their organization as well as the units' ability to accomplish their tasked mission(s). Trained in derivative classification; utilizes security classification guides to determine classification level of inspection and exercise material and ensures appropriate use of IGEMS-C. Develops and manages the after-action report (AAR) process, which are designed to capture lessons learned and strengths after each exercise is concluded whether internal to a unit or wing wide. Directs the actions of exercise evaluators, providing appropriate guidance and control over exercise planning, conduct, execution, and reporting processes. Oversees Gatekeeper functions are being accomplished and continuously communicated to Higher Headquarters (HHQ).

• This position serves as the Chief of Staff to the Chief Support Officer (CSO), National Defense University (NDU).
• The incumbent exercises professional judgment, initiative, and executive leadership while directing, coordinating, molding, and representing the CSO with both internal and external stakeholders.
• The NDU-President, Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Board of Visitors and Congress related to National Defense University programs and initiatives.
• Directs College Administrative Deans and Functional Executives for which both the scope and impact of the program or organization directed are NDU-wide and have significant impact on NDU mission.
• Develops long-range/short-range plans and administrative polices, facilitates regulatory requirements, sets training, budget, staffing, manpower, and logistical/technical support and plans for NDU.
• Plans, presents, justifies, and defends program and operational recommendations to senior officials, such as OSD, Joint Staff, OMB, OPM and/or Congressional staff.
• Manages operational impacts of critical programs that directly involve the NDU mission relative to national strategy, military policy, mobilization, and management of resources.

• This position serves as the Chief of Staff to the Chief Support Officer (CSO), National Defense University (NDU).
• The incumbent exercises professional judgment, initiative, and executive leadership while directing, coordinating, molding, and representing the CSO with both internal and external stakeholders.
• The NDU-President, Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Board of Visitors and Congress related to National Defense University programs and initiatives.
• Directs College Administrative Deans and Functional Executives for which both the scope and impact of the program or organization directed are NDU-wide and have significant impact on NDU mission.
• Develops long-range/short-range plans and administrative polices, facilitates regulatory requirements, sets training, budget, staffing, manpower, and logistical/technical support and plans for NDU.
• Plans, presents, justifies, and defends program and operational recommendations to senior officials, such as OSD, Joint Staff, OMB, OPM and/or Congressional staff.
• Manages operational impacts of critical programs that directly involve the NDU mission relative to national strategy, military policy, mobilization, and management of resources.

Kansas City VA Medical Center s committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans.

The incumbent performs as a Supervisory Biomedical Engineer for the Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) program at the Kansas City VAMC, a large, 1b complexity medical center. The Kansas City VAMC has 157 beds and 8 CBOCs serving more than 50,000 veterans. The facility is supported by $47million inventory of medical equipment. HTM Service oversees all medical equipment systems.

Major duties include but not limited to:

• Apply advanced knowledge of principles, theories, concepts, and practices of biomedical engineering. Keep abreast of changes in technology and utilize the information gained in the solution of biomedical engineering problems to meet operational needs of multiple facilities.
• Ability to directly support the most complex and specialized clinical technology including service, system administration, training, and quality assurance for multiple facilities.
• Directly support the most complex and specialized clinical technology including service, system administration, training, and quality assurance for multiple facilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines, senior management, VHA Central Office, and VISN staff.
• Has responsibility supervising technical staff, including lower-level engineers, biomedical engineering technicians, and other staff typically found at a university affiliated tertiary care facility (complexity level 1,) with one or more subordinate biomedical engineers. In this assignment, supervisory biomedical engineers at the facility level will have notable ongoing responsibilities, supporting VISN biomedical engineering initiatives, and/or notable ongoing responsibilities as assigned by the Healthcare Technology Management Program Office.
• Knowledge of the management of overall department resources, i.e., finances, space, equipment, supplies, and staffing at the local level or at the VISN level.
• Draft and/or make recommendations to policies and /or directives related to healthcare technology management in scope of organizational objectives spanning from multiple facilities, VISN or national.
• Sets priorities, responsibilities, meets multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems, delegate tasks, and develop and implement effective solutions.
• Supporting an equipment management program that meets current Joint Commission, FDA, CAP, CARF, NFPA, and VA requirements.
• Develop and implement solutions resulting in efficient operations and use data efficiently to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity.
• Leading and dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers, within and outside of biomedical engineering to include conflict management, dispute resolution, mediation, or reasonable accommodations.
• Assisting with capital asset and infrastructure planning for medical equipment spanning initial concept, installation, and effective implementation of complex medical equipment.
• Functioning as a subject matter expert in the field of biomedical engineering who directly supports specialized clinical technology including service, system administration, training, and quality assurance at a medical center.
• Knowledge of basic project management principles, as applied to the healthcare setting and medical equipment, and information system implementation.

Kansas City VA Medical Center s committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans.

The incumbent performs as a Supervisory Biomedical Engineer for the Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) program at the Kansas City VAMC, a large, 1b complexity medical center. The Kansas City VAMC has 157 beds and 8 CBOCs serving more than 50,000 veterans. The facility is supported by $47million inventory of medical equipment. HTM Service oversees all medical equipment systems.

Major duties include but not limited to:

• Apply advanced knowledge of principles, theories, concepts, and practices of biomedical engineering. Keep abreast of changes in technology and utilize the information gained in the solution of biomedical engineering problems to meet operational needs of multiple facilities.
• Ability to directly support the most complex and specialized clinical technology including service, system administration, training, and quality assurance for multiple facilities.
• Directly support the most complex and specialized clinical technology including service, system administration, training, and quality assurance for multiple facilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines, senior management, VHA Central Office, and VISN staff.
• Has responsibility supervising technical staff, including lower-level engineers, biomedical engineering technicians, and other staff typically found at a university affiliated tertiary care facility (complexity level 1,) with one or more subordinate biomedical engineers. In this assignment, supervisory biomedical engineers at the facility level will have notable ongoing responsibilities, supporting VISN biomedical engineering initiatives, and/or notable ongoing responsibilities as assigned by the Healthcare Technology Management Program Office.
• Knowledge of the management of overall department resources, i.e., finances, space, equipment, supplies, and staffing at the local level or at the VISN level.
• Draft and/or make recommendations to policies and /or directives related to healthcare technology management in scope of organizational objectives spanning from multiple facilities, VISN or national.
• Sets priorities, responsibilities, meets multiple deadlines, analyze organizational problems, delegate tasks, and develop and implement effective solutions.
• Supporting an equipment management program that meets current Joint Commission, FDA, CAP, CARF, NFPA, and VA requirements.
• Develop and implement solutions resulting in efficient operations and use data efficiently to manage workload, quality, performance, and productivity.
• Leading and dealing with employees, team leaders, and managers, within and outside of biomedical engineering to include conflict management, dispute resolution, mediation, or reasonable accommodations.
• Assisting with capital asset and infrastructure planning for medical equipment spanning initial concept, installation, and effective implementation of complex medical equipment.
• Functioning as a subject matter expert in the field of biomedical engineering who directly supports specialized clinical technology including service, system administration, training, and quality assurance at a medical center.
• Knowledge of basic project management principles, as applied to the healthcare setting and medical equipment, and information system implementation.

Kansas City VA Medical Center s committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Serves as a professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals.
• Represents the Clinical Nutrition Section on projects, committees and/or workgroups within the department and facility.
• Assumes full responsibility for planning, directing, and assessing the work and competence of subordinate staff.
• Collaborates with other managers in the medical center to negotiate and/or make decisions on NFS related matters affecting clinical operations.
• Provides Clinical Nutrition Section specific leadership and exercises a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities -
• Develops procedures and guidelines for clinical operations and monitors compliance with regulatory standards and policies and procedures.
• Participates in performance improvement efforts within Clinical Nutrition section, acting on quality improvement data and plans.
• Leads the action planning process to attain goals and resolve deficiencies.
• Identifies and prioritized problems, sets long and short-term goals, identifies action plans for the clinical section and nutrition programs.
• Builds and implements contingency plans within the section, ensuring continuity of clinical operations in all internal and external emergency situations.
• Executes the training plan for the clinical section and ensures staff remain up to date on advances and changes in medical nutrition therapy. Orients and trains employees related to clinical nutrition and appropriate policies and procedures. Assists with new employee onboarding.
• Ensures that materials utilized in Veteran education are evidence-based, using current literature and research.
• Analyses data (i.e., event capture, clinic utilization) to recommend allocation of clinical nutrition resources.
• Ensures evidence-based guidelines are integrated into clinical practice.
• Ensures Veteran education materials are written with based on evidence based guidelines, current literature, practice, and research.
• Collaborates with the food operations staff, bridging the work of the clinical nutrition staff to the food services provided to Veterans.
• May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment.

Kansas City VA Medical Center s committed to Diversity and Inclusion. Together, we strive to create and maintain a working and learning environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork. We offer an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where we celebrate our individual differences and unite as a team toward a common goal of providing outstanding service to our Nation's Veterans.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Serves as a professional and technical advisor to staff and other health care professionals.
• Represents the Clinical Nutrition Section on projects, committees and/or workgroups within the department and facility.
• Assumes full responsibility for planning, directing, and assessing the work and competence of subordinate staff.
• Collaborates with other managers in the medical center to negotiate and/or make decisions on NFS related matters affecting clinical operations.
• Provides Clinical Nutrition Section specific leadership and exercises a full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities -
• Develops procedures and guidelines for clinical operations and monitors compliance with regulatory standards and policies and procedures.
• Participates in performance improvement efforts within Clinical Nutrition section, acting on quality improvement data and plans.
• Leads the action planning process to attain goals and resolve deficiencies.
• Identifies and prioritized problems, sets long and short-term goals, identifies action plans for the clinical section and nutrition programs.
• Builds and implements contingency plans within the section, ensuring continuity of clinical operations in all internal and external emergency situations.
• Executes the training plan for the clinical section and ensures staff remain up to date on advances and changes in medical nutrition therapy. Orients and trains employees related to clinical nutrition and appropriate policies and procedures. Assists with new employee onboarding.
• Ensures that materials utilized in Veteran education are evidence-based, using current literature and research.
• Analyses data (i.e., event capture, clinic utilization) to recommend allocation of clinical nutrition resources.
• Ensures evidence-based guidelines are integrated into clinical practice.
• Ensures Veteran education materials are written with based on evidence based guidelines, current literature, practice, and research.
• Collaborates with the food operations staff, bridging the work of the clinical nutrition staff to the food services provided to Veterans.
• May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Assigns responsibilities, delegates authority, determines operating policies, provides direction on work products, and reviews program operations to assure the attainment of program objectives.
• Develops subordinate supervisor’s performance standards; and makes a formal and informal appraisal of work, giving advice, counsel, and instructions to employees, as required.
• The incumbent acts for the AAMD Division Director when the Division Director is away from the office on official travel or leave.
• Develops mission-critical goals and objectives for AAMD by providing leadership and direction.
• Advises on the resolution of critical or unusual problems for a broad range of complex, frequently long-term, realty projects in situations affecting agency-wide operations.

• Supervises a staff of Market Analysts, Program Analysts, Material/Industrial Engineers, and Economists.
• Places exceptional emphasis on implementing and administering regulations governing the safeguarding of classified information, assuring that subordinates are trained and fully comply with the provisions of security regulations.
• Provides leadership and management to a staff of highly technical professionals responsible for coordinating, developing, and maintaining plans for the operation of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Strategic Materials.
• Analyzes and modifies short-and-long-range plans, programs, and objectives, recommending major changes to ensure the best possible level of support to the customer, stakeholders, and organization.
• Serves as the primary focal point on numerous issues related to the identification of strategic and critical material requirements and major application areas, and development of cost effective and responsive risk mitigation plans.
• Works closely and collaborates with high level management/personnel from DLA, Military Services, Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Staff, other Department of Defense (DoD) and federal entities, US and foreign industry and governments.
• Keeps the Administrator informed on marketing factors such as changes in supply/demand, production, consumption, imports/exports, prices and stock levels and their influence on markets for stockpile materials sales program.

• Under the direction of the installation CYS coordinator, serves as a Sports and Fitness (S/F) Director with overall responsibility for the operation, integration, coordination, and oversight of a comprehensive CYS Sports and Fitness Program.
• Responsible for the development of a broad volunteer program which includes recruiting, training, certifying, and managing coaches and officials for various sports.
• Ensures staff and volunteers follow risk management procedures (i.e., abuse prevention, identification, and reporting procedures; accident prevention, etc.). Monitors adult/participant ratios to ensure proper staffing policies are enforced.
• Initiates and maintains necessary relationships with local schools, community agencies and other like groups. Develops and maintains partnerships beneficial to CYS program participants.
• Serves as Subject Matter Expert on installation Child and Youth Services sports and fitness issues. Prepares reports, surveys, and briefings for command and installation on matters pertaining to CYS.