Exercise Designer (Fort Leavenworth, KS)

Motive International, LLC•Leavenworth, KS

3d•$100,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Motive International is seeking a Diplomacy/Foreign Affairs Expert/Exercise Designer to support the U.S. Army’s Mission Command Training Program (MCTP). This role involves designing and executing large-scale military exercises, specifically focusing on the Unified Action Partner (UAP) cell. The UAP cell is an embedded team of interagency subject matter experts (SMEs) responsible for designing the civil domain elements of exercise scenarios to ensure a complex, realistic training environment. SMEs will support full exercise lifecycle design and planning tasks on-site at MCTP HQ at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, and travel to exercise locations within CONUS and OCONUS. This is a full-time, permanent position requiring in-person work at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Requirements

U.S. citizen
Minimum SECRET security clearance
Master’s degree
Minimum 8 years of professional experience in a relevant SME domain (Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, or Humanitarian Affairs)
Overseas professional experience in a complex crisis or contingency environment
Willingness to reside permanently in the Ft. Leavenworth, KS, area
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, including to OCONUS locations
Exceptional communication and teamwork skills

Nice To Haves

Solid understanding of the military/civil-military operations
Familiarity with military exercise lifecycle/exercise design or planning experience
Prior service in/around the State Department (for Foreign Affairs domain)
Prior service in/around official development assistance agencies such as USAID or the State Department, INGOs, Red Cross, or UN agencies (for Humanitarian Affairs domain)
Prior service in/around CIA, NSA, other IC agencies (for Intelligence domain)