ASM-Joint SOF Trainer (Intelligence) IV

Athenix Special Missions (ASM) is hiring for a Joint SOF Trainer (Intelligence) IV in Hurlburt Field, Florida

ASM Quality Policy: To meet or exceed our customers' expectations for quality, delivery, and service through continual improvement, striving to meet our objectives, and committing to meeting all legal and statutory requirements.

Primary Location: Hurlburt Field, FL

Must be a U.S citizen

Security Clearance: TS-SCI

Job Summary

Components of USSOCOM have the responsibility to execute large-scale training exercises designed to enhance readiness and prepare SOF units for deployment. At SOF Component Commands, the Prime Contractor, with support of the Subcontractor, is to provide SME to facilitate planning and execution of SOF core activities and SOF-CF I3; augment/replicate critical staff planning positions and provide SOF exercise planning and execution products throughout the JELC IAW SOF, Joint, Service, GCC training objectives. This position supports the AFSOC EMERALD WARRIOR exercise.

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain functional currency and relevancy and awareness of SOF and Joint Enterprise training requirements through constant research of past and current operations, Presidential Policy Directives, DoD Instructions, Manuals, Guides, and Directives; Joint Exercise Instructions, Manuals, Guides, Directives, and Courses; campaign plans, Concept Plans (CONPLAN), Operation Plans (OPLAN), execute orders (EXORD), Joint, Service, and SOF doctrine, Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) products, professional journals and publications; attendance at JCT professional development activities (contractors assigned to JCT); attendance at the JCT Exercise Design Seminar (EDS) and Trainer Seminar (TS), Joint Special Operations, and other Department of Defense or Service/SOF Courses (when approved by the government); coordination and attendance in key USSOCOM HQ Joint Directorates (J-DIRS) battle rhythm (BR) events); participation in USSOCOM, Service, or Joint Staff (JS) Working Groups; attendance at professional conferences; and/or monitoring the Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS) / Joint Training Tool, Defense Readiness Reporting System-Strategic (DRRS), Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS), USSOCOM Lessons Learned System (SOFLIS), Special Operations Debrief and Retrieval System (SODARS)
• Prepare appropriate training methods and materials based on Adult Learning and Training principles that train Battle Staffs on the 12 SOF core activities and 18 SOF joint HQs tasks at the operational and strategic levels in functional areas that include: command and control, computers, communications, information systems (C4I); operations, plans, intelligence, fires, sustainment, communications, information and knowledge management, information operations, cyber, civil affairs, interagency, and partner nation coordination
• Maintain functional and cooperative relationships with operational and strategic level planners and leaders in the USSOCOM HQs, GCC's, TSOC's, the Joint Staff, and JSOC, to facilitate a synchronized effort in exercise design and execution across the community of interest
• Coordinate with Joint SOF Trainer Functional Lead to maintain current functional and SOF and joint training products on the Joint Online Information Center (JOIC)
• Support exercise design, JELC planning, scenario scripting, key staff role playing, training, and observations
• Utilize the ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate) model in executing the Joint Training System / Joint Training Tool to determine exercise and training requirements, design and develop appropriate training materials and scripting for in-person and online delivery, deliver in-person and online training using adult training principles, observe and evaluate training effectiveness and efficiency
• Create or review/critique events concepts, to include purpose, objectives, broad scenario characteristics, processes, and products to support the mission and objectives of the event's sponsor; use real-world events and operational planning concepts
• Create/Replicate international/national/strategic and operational level products and orders to support Theater SOF/CT/CWMD exercises for a multinational training audience, within Foreign Disclosure (FDO) and DOS export compliance guidelines
• Provide counter-terrorism exercise design and coordination expertise, advisory and co-planner technical assistance tailored during ELLIPSE exercise design phase
• Incorporate Joint Mission Essential Task List (JMETL) tasks and exercise training objectives into the observation plan to ensure all exercise milestones and objectives are observed
• When required, support the Joint Exercise Control Group (JECG) and augment and replicate key HQs staff positions for SOF Higher HQs (C/JFSOCC, C/SOJTF, C/JSOTF, C/JSOAC, SOTF)

Experience and Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field and minimum of 10 years' SOF intelligence experience, or prior (E8-E9, O3-O4,CW2-CW4) with 13 years of intelligence experience
• Minimum of 7 years' all-source intelligence experience at the tactical and operational level or directly assigned to SOF Operations (aviation, ground) element
• Preferred 6 years of experience preparing all-source intelligence products to support SOF training and exercises
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in joint operations and tactical-operational level planning
• Minimum of 4 years of experience with exercise and scenario design
• Preferred 6 years' recent experience serving in a SOF operational level HQs or Joint Task Force at the O4-O6/GG/GS13-15/CW3-CW5 level
• Preferred 4 years' experience directly interfacing with senior staff (COL and GO/FO) at the TSOCs, Components, GCCs, Services, Interagency, and partner nation J2s.
• Preferred 4 years' experience with Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Environment (JIPOE) and the intelligence planning process
• Minimum of 4 years' experience mentoring seniors, peers, and juniors (civilian and active duty); leading intelligence seminars and briefing academic and operational materials; and professionally liaising and coordinating with senior officers and staff leadership across functional areas
• Preferred 4 years' experience preparing exercise and road-to-war scenarios that replicate realistic environments and threats for SOF exercises.
• Preferred 4 years' experience with the Joint Training System (JTS), development of Master Scenario Events Lists (MSELs), scripting events, exercise and scenario design, and exercise management preferred
• Excellent presentation, communication and organization skills; proven skills in formal classroom delivery
• Preferred 2 years' experience as a platform instructor in a Professional Military Education/training environment

Athenix Solutions Group, LLC and its companies Athenix Cyber and SIGINT, and Athenix Special Missions is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.