Sr. Principal Military Trainer - Chief Analyst Trainer

Position Description

Serco is seeking a Sr. Principal Military Trainer - Chief Analyst Trainer to support the Joint Staff J7, Deployable Training Division (DTD) in Suffolk, Virginia. This role requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance and involves extensive travel as a member of Deployable Training Teams (DTTs). The selected candidate will provide direct support to DTT Team Chiefs and Observer/Analyst Trainers (ATs) in conducting joint and multinational training. The Chief AT will offer senior military analytical research and mentoring throughout the Joint Event Life Cycle, including planning conferences, academic seminars, event execution, product development, and post-event analysis. This position supports education and training opportunities for joint commanders and their staffs, focusing on the joint and combined operational and strategic levels of war.

In this role, you will:

• Assist Combatant Commanders, Joint Task Force Commanders, and other Joint Force commanders with readiness and training by providing joint matters education and training focused at the operational and strategic levels of war.
• Participate in joint and multinational training, exercises, and operational staff assist visits.
• Support individual, staff, and unit collective training, academic seminars, senior leader seminars, planning exercises, table-top exercises, and functional workshops.
• Execute joint mission rehearsals, command post exercises, and other collective training events.
• Provide over-the-shoulder training with joint commands to enhance readiness.
• Collect and analyze observations to provide feedback to commanders and staff in the form of functional-level feedback, facilitated after-action reviews, and commander's summary reports.
• Utilize the Continuum of Learning (CoL) approach to support individual and staff training.
• Develop training and educationally-focused research design, training outcomes, and assessments of live and virtual blended training environments.
• Provide executive-level support to National Defense University's Senior Leader Education (SLE) program, including Pinnacle, Capstone, and Keystone programs.
• Facilitate product development in support of the Joint Lessons Learned Program.
• Contribute to the development of Joint Doctrine and publish focus papers in functional areas of interest.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 10 years of strategic and/or operational experience in joint functional areas, or a Master's degree with a minimum of 8 years of such experience, or a PhD with a minimum of 5 years of such experience.
• In-depth expertise in joint deliberate and crisis planning, the commander's decision-making process, and mission command.
• Graduation from the Joint Forces Staff College or Service equivalent.
• Experience as an Observer Trainer or Analyst Trainer in the DTD.
• An active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
• Ability to pass a government security investigation and meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Willingness to travel worldwide, including areas considered hazardous duty, up to 25% of the time.
• Ability to work on-site in Suffolk, Virginia.

Additional desired experience and skills:

• A Master's Degree plus 15 years of experience in planning and/or executing military operations, or a Doctoral degree plus 8 years of such experience.
• Experience with Combatant Command, Joint Task Force, Joint Staff, Functional or Service Component, Division, Afloat Staff, or Wing command or staff.
• In-depth knowledge and experience with Joint Force command and control procedures and battle staff processes at the strategic and operational levels of warfare.
• Experience in collecting and presenting written and oral lessons learned.
• Experience in preparing and delivering seminars for general/flag officers or civilian equivalents.
• Ability to research and write at a doctoral level.
• Demonstrated communication skills and experience in problem analysis and resolution.
• Experience with joint operational planning efforts at the operational and strategic levels.

If you are interested in supporting and working with our military and sailors and a passionate Serco team, submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes and could change your career!

Company Overview

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco's 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

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