Academic Training Analyst

SAIC • Virginia Beach, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Army Navy Business Group is seeking an Academic Training Analyst to provide training program analysis and action officer support to Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic (EWTGL) in Virginia Beach, VA, serving as a fleet training subject matter expert (SME). The ideal candidate will be a senior trainer/evaluator with extensive experience in academic training or instructing, including a tour at a Navy training command. They should possess a strong understanding of expeditionary warfare principles, doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP), as well as experience in naval fleet synthetic training (FST) development, execution, evaluation, and simulation program operation. Excellent public speaking, presentation, and time management skills are also required, along with significant applicable Training SME experience in conducting fleet training analyses, developing training scenarios and curricula, delivering training, managing training projects, and designing custom training to meet Fleet and Joint/Partner Nation objectives.

Requirements

• U.S. citizen with Secret clearance
• Bachelor of Arts or Science degree
• Six (6) years of general technical and Functional Area experience (10 years in lieu of degree will be considered)
• Five (5) years of senior trainer/evaluator experience
• Proven written and verbal communication skills at the junior management and senior executive level
• Ability to act independently and effectively manage multiple priorities and interruptions with minimal impact on productivity and deliverables.
• Experience in use of MS Office (e.g., PowerPoint) products.
• Five or more years of experience implementing academic training or instructing
• At least one tour at a Navy training command
• Broad understanding of expeditionary warfare principles, doctrine, and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP)
• Experience in naval fleet synthetic training (FST) development, execution and evaluation, and simulation program operation
• Excellent public speaking, presentation, and time management skills
• At least six years of applicable Training SME experience in conducting fleet training analyses to identify gaps, training needs, and solutions
• Developing and modifying training event/exercise scenarios and curricula
• Delivering training in person and/or online
• Developing training curricula
• Managing training projects
• Designing custom training to meet Fleet and Joint/Partner Nation training objectives

Nice To Haves

• Recent tour in a USN/USMC staff operations department billet.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Expeditionary operations.
• Recent experience in joint and naval exercises, war gaming, and exercise/event planning.
• Familiarity and solid understanding of the Navy Composite Warfare Commander (CWC) concept, Fleet training policy documents, including the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP), Fleet Response Training Plan (FRTP) and Fleet Training Continuum (FTC).
• Master Training Specialist (MTS) qualification or experience as an Instructor at an USN/USMC training command.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic training and education in person, via distant learning, or a blended approach.
• Develop, maintain and distribute instructional material supported by outlines, lesson plans, reference material, briefs, lectures, scenarios, animations, handouts, student and instructor workbooks and study guides, testing materials, critiques and feedback.
• Provide expertise in video software to assist in the production of videos, training aids, and multimedia products.
• Provide tailored teaching products and scenarios as approved by course instructors.
• Assist in maintaining, updating and standardizing the instructor certification program and ensure instructor knowledge and presentation skills maintain current credentials.
• Provide assistance to maintain reference library (virtual and hard copy) of unclassified manuals, documents and reference materials required to conduct training, development and maintenance of curriculum.
• Provide support for curriculum review, development and implementation for academics of warfare training requirements.
• Provide analysis and recommendations for preferred course/instruction delivery, face-to-face instruction, and synthetic training delivery, requiring close coordination between course/program leads for proper identification of requirements.
• Assist with augmentation and back-up assistance with synthetic and war-game operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior