Military Trainer with Security Clearance

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Job description

This position supports the Joint Staff J7, Joint Training, Deployable Training Division (DTD) in providing a continuum of individual, staff, and collective joint training to enhance the operational effectiveness of the current and future joint force. The selected candidate will provide observation, training, and feedback, focused at the operational and strategic levels, to Joint Force Commanders and their staffs during joint and multi-national training, exercises, and staff assist visits (SAVs). The focus of the observation, training, and feedback will involve the sharing of operational best practices to advance the effectiveness and readiness of the Joint Force to plan for and respond to crisis and conflict. The position requires knowledge of one or more of the following functional areas: Plans and Assessment, Sustainment, Intelligence, Command and Control, Current Operations, Operational Law and Authorities, Inter-organizational/Interagency Cooperation, Fires and Targeting, Operations in the Information Environment, Cyberspace Operations, Space Operations, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, and/or Force Protection. Responsibilities:
• Participates as a member of Deployable Training Teams (DTTs) comprised of active duty and civilian Observer Trainers (OTs) and contract Analyst Trainers (ATs) observing, training, and providing feedback to Combatant Commanders, component commanders, and Joint Task Force commanders and their staffs during Chairman's Exercise Program (CEP) exercises and other joint and multinational exercises, as well as for Mission Rehearsal Exercises and Staff Assistance Visits for named operations.
• Ascertains key command challenges at the operational and strategic levels of war and conducts cross-functional analysis of information gathered from joint exercises and training events for the development of lessons learned, insights, and best practices.
• Understands strategic thought and direction as it guides and is influenced by campaign, deliberate, and crisis planning at the operational level.
• Researches national strategic documents, historical exercise documents, real world operations, the operating environment, command mission, organization, plans, and orders, as well as interagency and coalition policies, strategies, and plans.
• Conducts trend analysis, understands and improves battle rhythm processes and staff development of timely decision quality information and ties phased operational planning to strategic guidance and thought.
• Acts as a subject matter expert and trainer in one or more functional area: Plans and Assessment, Sustainment, Intelligence, Command and Control, Current Operations, Operational Law and Authorities, Inter-organizational/Interagency Cooperation, Fires and Targeting, Operations in the Information Environment, Cyberspace Operations, Space Operations, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, and/or Force Protection in joint, multinational, interagency, and globally integrated planning and operations.
• Integrates into, contributes to, and provides functional continuity in the Deployable Training Division.
• Mentors, trains, and supports new OTs.
• Develops the Commander's Facilitated After-Action Review (FAAR); Executive Summary Report (ESR); Combined Functional Report (CFR); Internal After Action Review (IAAR); post-event debriefs and summaries; and input to Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS), Joint Warfighting Concept development, and Joint Doctrine.
• Updates and maintains documents, articles, and periodicals such as "Joint Operations Insights and Best Practices" and joint functional area focus papers.
• Develops and facilitates seminars for the National Defense University's Senior Leader Education Program Joint Operations Modules (PINNACLE, CAPSTONE, and KEYSTONE). Basic Qualifications:
• One of the following:
o Master's degree with a minimum of 8 years of professional and/or military leadership experience.
• Thorough understanding of, and experience in one or more functional areas: Plans and Assessment, Sustainment, Intelligence, Command and Control, Current Operations, Operational Law and Authorities, Inter-organizational/Interagency Cooperation, Fires and Targeting, Operations in the Information Environment, Cyberspace Operations, Space Operations, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, and/or Force Protection. provided above, C2 at the operational level.
• Understanding of the requirements for staffs to support the commander's decision cycle.
• Must be willing to travel worldwide, to include areas considered hazardous duty.
• Must have an active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret security clearance once aboard.
• Must be able to travel as needed (up to 30% of the time).
• Must be able to work on-site in Suffolk, Virginia. Preferred Qualifications:
• Combatant Command, Joint Task Force, Division, Afloat staff, or Wing staff experience.
• Understanding of the Joint Planning Process (JPP).
• Knowledge of advanced war fighting concepts
• Joint Forces Staff College or Service equivalent.
• Experience with the preparation and conduct of seminars or study groups for flag officers.
• Ability to write and prepare operational orders and plans.
• Experience in the compilation and presentation in both written and oral formats of lessons learned and after action review material.
• Experience with operational planning efforts at the operational and strategic levels.

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