Command Historian and Coordination Support

Fidelity Partners•Anchorage, AK

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Fidelity Partners is recruiting a part-time Command Historian to support the U.S. Department of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division at Building 1, Perez Hall, Division Headquarters, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. The position is contingent upon contract award and is planned as a 0.5-FTE role of approximately 20 hours per week. Work is primarily on-site, with a schedule coordinated with the Government during normal business hours. Coordination or site visits involving Fort Wainwright and the Northern Warfare Training Area may be required. The Command Historian will provide historical research, archival management, unit-history reporting, historical education, senior-visitor coordination, and interagency support. The role preserves the Division’s institutional history, advises leaders, develops recurring historical products, supports congressional and distinguished-visitor engagements, coordinates updates to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson agreements, and prepares the annual Division Unit History Report. The planned period of performance is November 2, 2026 through November 1, 2027, with one option year through November 1, 2028 and a possible extension of up to six months, subject to contract award and option exercise. Estimated total compensation is $37.36 per hour; final compensation is subject to contract award, experience, clearance status, and applicable wage-classification determination. The candidate must hold a Secret security clearance or be able to obtain one within 60 days of contract implementation, and must meet installation-access, security, training, information-protection, and onboarding requirements.

Requirements

Extensive knowledge of and experience with the 11th Airborne Division, United States Army Alaska, or preferably both.
Demonstrated experience coordinating with military, federal, state, municipal, tribal, university, veterans, and nongovernmental organizations in Alaska.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and strong knowledge of military history, particularly Alaska, high-latitude operations, and extreme-weather conflicts.
A Secret security clearance, or the ability to obtain one within 60 days of contract implementation.
Ability to research, organize, catalog, preserve, analyze, and present historical documents, records, photographs, artifacts, interviews, and operational information.
Ability to work independently and professionally with senior Army leaders, staff sections, distinguished visitors, congressional delegations, veterans, and external partners.
Proficiency in written reports, briefing slides, presentations, digital archives, Microsoft Office applications, email, and Microsoft Teams or comparable collaboration tools.
Ability to satisfy installation-access, Cyber Awareness, AT Level I, iWatch, OPSEC, confidentiality, information-protection, and onboarding requirements.
Submission of a current resume documenting relevant experience and clearance documentation or information supporting the ability to obtain the required clearance within 60 days.
Ability to provide requested citizenship, identification, security, background, training, system-access, or onboarding documents.

Responsibilities

Provide historical advice and counsel to the Division Command Group, staff sections, and warfighting-function leads regarding the 11th Airborne Division and United States Army Alaska.
Organize, catalog, preserve, and maintain Army and unit-specific documents, photographs, artifacts, records, oral histories, and associated metadata.
Create and maintain a sustainable digital archive and searchable catalog, and establish historical displays at Building 1 and other Division headquarters locations.
Research and present a three-to-five-minute 11th Airborne Division historical vignette during the monthly Command Update Brief and produce other command-history products as assigned.
Collaborate with 11th Airborne Division veterans’ organizations and conduct interviews to preserve the Division’s living history.
Provide classroom and virtual leader professional-development instruction using historical examples, vignettes, and group discussion to support unit knowledge and cold-weather readiness.
Support the Commander’s Initiative Group, Joint Visitor Bureau, Division Protocol Office, and Office of Congressional Legislative Liaison during JPMRC rotations and senior-leader engagements.
Coordinate congressional and staff delegations, military and civilian visitors, and other VIP visits; develop agendas, planning materials, command-brief slides, and coordination packages.
Prepare post-visit after-action reports documenting outcomes, observations, lessons learned, and process-improvement recommendations.
Coordinate Army input for revisions to the JBER Memorandum of Agreement and its annexes with the Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, responsible Division staff, and 673d Air Base Wing counterparts.
Prepare slides, supporting documents, and command-team preparatory briefs for Intermediate Command Summits; coordinate required reviews and follow-up actions.
Establish reporting timelines, gather and collate subordinate-unit records, and prepare the annual 11th Airborne Division Unit History Report for command review and signature.
Draft, maintain, and recommend revisions to the Division historical reporting standard operating procedure, and complete required close-out and after-action reporting.
Protect classified, controlled, sensitive, operational, and personally identifiable information and comply with security, records-management, photography, and information-system requirements.
Maintain task records, meet required suspense dates, and provide timely status updates and deliverables to authorized Government representatives.
Perform other duties as needed when schedules, locations, or priorities change based on Government or program needs.