Director, Boren Awards (Hybrid)

Institute Of International Education; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 102,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plans

Family medical leave

Job summary

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is seeking a Director, Boren Awards to lead and oversee the Boren Awards program, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and DoW guidelines. The Director will manage a team, develop data-driven strategies, and sustain strong sponsor relations.

The role involves coordinating budget development, payments, and reporting while collaborating with DoW partners and senior leadership to expand program delivery and impact.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least eight (8) years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading and mentoring teams is required.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are essential.
• Project management experience and ability to manage a complex scope of work and contract.

Responsibilities

• Directs project activity on a day-to-day basis; leads across DoW teams and delegates responsibilities.
• Supervises team members and provides leadership and training.
• Maintains primary contact with peer DoW POCs on status updates, scope, reporting, and sponsor requests.
• Leads implementation of safety, data analysis, and best practices in award management and partner communication.
• Supports new business development and external discussions with potential partners and stakeholders.
• Collaborates to improve operational efficiencies, promote innovation, and advance IIE’s mission.
• Oversees participant payments, budgets, and financial deliverables; monitors budgets and analyzes data.
• Represents the Boren Awards at events, conferences, and meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Team mentoring

Communication skills

Project management

Contract management

USG program experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is hiring a Director, Boren Awards. We invite you to join a team united by our mission to help people and organizations forge brighter futures through educational exchange and lifelong learning. Working at IIE is more than just a job; it’s a chance to make an impact. To collaborate with a passionate team, grow your skills, and contribute to programs that change lives around the world.

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Job Summary

The Director is responsible for the management and oversight of the Boren Awards program at IIE. The Boren Awards offer a unique opportunity for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students interested in languages and regions of the world that are critical to U.S. national security, and who are committed to public service. Boren Scholarship and Fellowship participants take part in long-term overseas programs focusing on intensive language study in countries underrepresented in study abroad. As a representative of IIE, the Director is the primary point of contact for the Boren Awards and engages in and maintains professional relationships with peer sponsor points of contact at the Department of War (DoW) and leadership at partnership institutions domestically and abroad.

The Director is responsible for providing oversight, design, and ensuring key programmatic deliverables are met in accordance with contractual obligations. Additionally, the Director ensures all activity under the Boren Awards meets federal compliance requirements, follows DoW established policy and guidelines, and directs programmatic implementation including outreach, application and selection, and advising.

The Director directly oversees a team at IIE, leads high-impact and data-driven projects, clearly details sponsor and contractual requirements, and supports team member training opportunities to achieve successful outcomes and professional growth. The Director facilitates and partners across IIE teams to support the spread of uniform best practices in program implementation and delivery, expand the use of institutional knowledge, and lead efforts to effectively utilize these resources to maximize programmatic delivery and efficiencies to meet sponsor expectations and further IIE’s mission.

Essential Functions:

• Directs project activity on a day-to-day basis; leads across DoW teams and delegates responsibilities where warranted. Responsible for key contractual deliverables.
• Supervises team members, including support and training. Provides leadership to keep team members apprised of key communications and directives.
• Ensures seamless communication as the primary point of contact on a day-to-day basis with peer POCs at the DoW on project status updates, scope management, project and data reporting, and to address sponsor requests, risks, and concerns.
• Leads efforts to uniformly employ and monitor the implementation of Boren safety and security protocols, data analysis and reporting initiatives, best practices in award management, and partner communication. Address and resolve challenges related to awardees and partner programs.
• In collaboration with and in support of the Senior Director and the Director of DoW programs, supports new business development, participates in external discussions and negotiations with potential partners and stakeholders, and supports congressional outreach efforts highlighting DoD programming.
• Supports IIE’s growth by collaborating with colleagues to improve operational efficiencies, adopt best practices, promote innovation, and further IIE’s mission. Recommend data-driven strategies and innovation.
• Oversees participant payments and works with program budgets and financial deliverables. Coordinates with the Director of DoW Programs and portfolio finance to ensure proper development of project budgets. Conducts budget monitoring according to best financial practices, forecasting, financial and data analysis, and measures key metrics. Work with internal stakeholders, portfolio finance, HR, G&C, and other shared services.
• Represent the Boren Awards to a variety of stakeholders at events, conferences, and meetings, both internal and external.

Qualifications and Experience

Education and Work Experience:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least eight (8) years of relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• This government contract requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Tier-1 (T1) Position of Trust for unclassified access security clearance.
• 10 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Must have demonstrated experience leading and mentoring teams.
• Must have strong written and oral communication skills. Must be comfortable interacting with a variety of stakeholders and exercising good judgement with confidential and sensitive information.
• Must have project management experience and the ability to manage a complex scope of work and contract. Experience working on a USG program, grant, or contract preferred.
• Must have experience in scholarship management, study abroad, risk management, and a good understanding of US Higher Education trends and challenges.

Salary and Benefits:

• Hiring Range:$102,082 - $123,417. A candidate’s starting salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, internal organizational equity, and geographic region.
• IIE offers a robust suite of benefits to team members including medical, dental, and vision plans, paid time off and holidays, student loan, tuition and professional development reimbursement programs, retirement plans and a family medical leave benefits. Please visit our careers page for further details.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) offers a flexible hybrid work environment which leverages both office work and telework.

Travel:

10 to 25%