Joint Advanced Fires Senior Academic Instructor/Team Lead

ACT1 Federal•Hurlburt Field, FL

8h•Onsite

About The Position

ACT1 Federal supports the 705th Training Squadron under the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, FL, in executing its mission of providing operational-level Command and Control training and expertise. This position supports advanced academics and training for the Joint Advanced Fires Qualification Course (JAFQC) as primary instructional faculty and evaluator. JAFQC is a Joint Staff directed initial qualification training course for select joint force candidates to prepare them for assignment to Combatant Command Joint Fires Elements. Additional JAFQC curriculum emphasizes Joint All-Domain Command & Control principles, multidomain synchronization of effects, and integration of classified and compartmented military capabilities to support Combatant Command objectives.

Requirements

Current Top Secret/SCI clearance eligibility
Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited university or college, including Service professional military education schools
At least 24 months of experience within the past six (6) years in a joint force headquarters (Combatant Command or Joint Task Force) in the role of Joint Fires Element Chief (or Deputy); Operations Future Plans (FU-PLANS; J35); Fires and Effects Team lead; Strike Cell Director; Joint Air-Ground Integration Center Director (Deputy); or a Service Component Operations or Plans Director (i.e., J3 or J5 equivalent)
Possess a minimum of 15 years of Department of Defense military experience as a commissioned officer. Must have demonstrated the ability to instruct in a military environment; it is preferred to have at least 1 year of formal platform instruction
Verifiable Joint Qualified Officer designation (by assignment or experience) and completion of Professional Military Education for grade (Intermediate Developmental Education or Senior Developmental Education)
Demonstrated experience and personal expertise in operational level joint targeting and effects planning, synchronization, and development of Plans and Orders. Experience should include direct involvement in functional application of authorities and effects (ie, Joint Force Land Component; Joint Force Air Component; etc.)
Ability to travel to various locations within and outside the continental United States (CONUS) in performance of the tasks. Travel associated with JAFQC will involve 25% of duty. A current US Passport is required

Responsibilities

Serving as a JAFQC instructor/evaluator and the team lead providing hands-on guidance, technical support, and performance evaluation of JAFQC students through all Phases of the JAFQC curriculum
Position requires performance of platform instructor duty, including lesson plan development, research, creation of instructional aids, and lesson delivery
Supporting advanced courses for lessons related to their specific area of expertise across the portfolio of courses presented by the 705th Training Squadron
Developing performance metrics, grading criteria, and evaluation standards for student measurement during practical exercises, Part Task Training, and Full Mission Training events supporting the JAFQC curriculum
Positioning may require travel and support to joint force exercises (Tier 1) as an Observer/Trainer or as a role player based on operations tempo and individual availability at the request of the Joint Staff J6 Joint Fires Integration Division
Providing fires and effects planning expertise at command and control and operational-level exercises supporting the 505th Command and Control Wing mission in a non-interference basis to JAFQC preparation and execution