Humanitarian Affairs Expert/Exercise Designer (Fort Leavenworth, KS)

Motive International•Leavenworth, KS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Motive International is part of a team contracted to deliver ongoing support to the U.S. Army’s Mission Command Training Program (MCTP). MCTP designs and executes large-scale military exercises, including the Warfighter Exercise (WFX) series for Army Corps and Division echelons. Motive's role is to staff the Unified Action Partner (UAP) cell, a full-time embedded team of interagency subject matter experts (SMEs). These SMEs are responsible for designing civil domain elements of exercise scenarios to ensure a complex, realistic training environment. UAP SMEs work on-site at MCTP HQ at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, supporting the full exercise lifecycle design and planning tasks. They also travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations where exercises are held throughout the year. This specific position is specialized in Humanitarian Affairs, ideal for candidates with prior service in or around official development assistance agencies such as USAID or the State Department, INGOs, Red Cross, or UN agencies.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Prior service in or around official development assistance agencies such as USAID or the State Department, INGOs, Red Cross, or UN agencies
Solid understanding of the military/civil-military operations
Familiarity with military exercise lifecycle/exercise design or planning experience

Responsibilities

Design civil domain elements of exercise scenarios to ensure a complex, realistic training environment.
Support full exercise lifecycle design and planning tasks.
Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations where exercises are held throughout the year.