Joint SOF Trainer (Operations & Planning) III

Athenix Special Missions, LLC • Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC

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About The Position

Athenix Special Missions Group is seeking a Joint SOF Trainer to work at Camp Lejeune. The role is part of a MARSOC RAVEN exercise planning team responsible for planning and executing a MARSOC Joint National Training Capability certified event. The team coordinates resources, develops tactical scenarios, scripts injects, and supports exercise execution. The trainer prepares and delivers training for SOF battle staffs, supports exercise design and planning, and observes and evaluates training at operational and strategic levels. The position requires maintaining current knowledge of SOF and joint training requirements and working with operational and strategic-level planners and leaders across USSOCOM and the broader joint community.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of SOF experience, or an associate’s degree with 13 years of SOF experience, or military grade E7–E8, CW3–CW4, or O4–O5 with 13 years of SOF experience.
• At least 8 years of special operations experience.
• At least 3 years of experience with the Joint Training System, including joint exercise planning management.
• At least 4 years of recent experience serving in a SOF tactical- or operational-level headquarters (SOJTF or JSOTF).
• At least 4 years of experience developing SOF tactical-operational-level products to support GCC, TSOC/JSOC, and SOF Component SOF and CT exercises.
• At least 4 years of experience directly interfacing with senior staff (O5/O6 and GOFO) at TSOCs, Components, GCCs, Services, and Interagency organizations.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proven skills in formal classroom delivery.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of experience as a platform instructor in a Professional Military Education or training environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain current knowledge of SOF and joint training requirements, doctrine, plans, directives, training systems, and lessons-learned resources through research, professional development, working groups, conferences, and other approved activities.
• Prepare training methods and materials based on adult learning principles to train battle staffs on SOF core activities and joint headquarters tasks across functional areas.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with operational and strategic-level planners and leaders at USSOCOM headquarters, GCCs, TSOCs, the Joint Staff, and JSOC to support synchronized exercise design and execution.
• Coordinate with the Joint SOF Trainer Functional Lead to maintain current functional and SOF/joint training products on the Joint Online Information Center.
• Support exercise design, JELC planning, scenario scripting, key staff role-playing, training, and observations.
• Use the ADDIE model and Joint Training System/Joint Training Tool to determine requirements; design, develop, and deliver in-person and online training; and observe and evaluate training effectiveness and efficiency.
• Create or review and critique event concepts, including purpose, objectives, broad scenario characteristics, processes, and products, using real-world events and operational planning concepts.
• Create or replicate international, national, strategic, and operational-level products and orders for Theater SOF/CT/CWMD exercises, following Foreign Disclosure and DOS export compliance guidelines.
• Provide counter-terrorism exercise design and coordination expertise, advisory support, and co-planner technical assistance during the ELLIPSE exercise design phase.
• Incorporate JMETL tasks and exercise training objectives into observation plans so exercise milestones and objectives are observed.
• When required, support the Joint Exercise Control Group and augment or replicate key headquarters staff positions for SOF higher headquarters.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior