AFP Operations Manager

Cherokee Federal•Fort Bragg, NC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Cherokee Strategic Edge is seeking an AFP Operations Manager to support INSCOM’s Training and Readiness Exercise (TREX) program. The role develops, maintains, and delivers training materials that support intelligence goals, objectives, tradecraft, and standards. It produces lesson plans, presentations, and curricula, maintains materials in assigned educational systems such as AGILE and Training Development Capability (TDC), reviews emerging policy and doctrine for potential incorporation into training products, and maintains training records and tracking systems as required by the Government. The position also leads quality review of work products and training materials, supports and mentors contractor personnel, establishes expectations and tracks progress, and escalates risks and resource constraints. It develops realistic training environments, facilitates collaborative working sessions, coordinates refinements to ION functionality, and uses generative AI tools to support scenario development, writing, editing, brainstorming, and training content refinement. This position is based on-site at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents and provide documentation of that status; the basic qualifications also specify U.S. citizenship. An active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required. The role is exempt and has no supervisory or management authority. The stated starting salary range is $135,000–$143,000.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 years as an MOS 35F (All-Source Analyst).
DCGS-A or DIS All-Source Analyst experience, or equivalent experience on DCGS-A or DIS spanning MICO, BCT, and DIV-Corps-level echelons.
Minimum of 2 years as an instructor on the DCGS-A or DIS system.
Proficiency in DCGS-A or DIS software applications.
Minimum of 12 years of Army Military Intelligence experience.
Must attend and graduate DISFC, GEP, and DISMGC within 90 days.
Graduate of the Army Basic Instructor Course (ABIC) or an equivalent Intelligence Community instructor course, such as NGA College or NSA ADET.
Extensive ability to provide strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise to Defense planners and policymakers at Undersecretary level or higher.
Ability to define problems, supervise studies, and lead surveys to collect and analyze data, provide advice, and recommend solutions.
Demonstrated analytic leadership and expertise identifying, planning, developing, and executing analytic production methodologies, tradecraft, and techniques aligned with the labor category mission.
Must be a U.S. citizen; the posting also states that applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents and provide documentation of status.
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required.
Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally require standing or moving about the office for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead, review, and validate work products, instructional materials, scenario products, reports, and deliverables before submission.
Provide professional counseling, mentorship, coaching, and performance feedback to assigned contractor personnel.
Establish performance expectations, communicate priorities, track workload and progress, identify resource constraints, and elevate risks or issues to the Program Manager and Government lead.
Develop, maintain, and deliver training material that supports intelligence goals, objectives, tradecraft, and standards.
Produce lesson plans, presentations, and curricula and maintain materials in assigned educational systems such as AGILE and Training Development Capability.
Review emerging policy and doctrine publications, provide feedback, and assess whether they should be incorporated into training products.
Develop and maintain training records and tracking systems as required or designated by the Government.
Develop realistic, repeatable training environments that allow students and units to apply intelligence tradecraft under operationally relevant conditions.
Facilitate working sessions, including requirements breakdown, collection and analysis planning, and product reviews, to promote collaboration and consensus.
Provide quality assurance through peer review, product checks, and facilitation of corrective actions.
Coordinate with developers to refine ION functionality based on operational use, user feedback, after-action findings, and emerging technology opportunities.
Apply generative AI tools to scenario development, writing, editing, brainstorming, workflow acceleration, and training content refinement.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Up to a 6% 401(k) company match.
Paid time off.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage.
Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Paid holidays.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options.
Professional development, training, and certification support.
Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection.