MESF Exercise Planning Support SME

Prevailance, Inc.•San Diego, CA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is contingent upon contract award. The Marine Expeditionary Force (MESF) Exercise Planning Support Subject Matter Expert (SME) supports Maritime Expeditionary Security Group ONE (MESG ONE) Force Generation Professional Support Services at Navy Outlying Field Imperial Beach, California. MESG ONE develops and generates trained Maritime Expeditionary Security Force units for operational employment throughout the Navy's numbered fleets. The MESF Exercise Planning Support SME provides planning, analytical, and execution support for Basic and Advanced Phase integrated training events involving MESF and other Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces. The SME supports exercise design, scenario development, evaluation, and after-action processes to strengthen operational readiness and ensure training events align with joint and combined exercise objectives.

Requirements

Minimum 8 years of operational, training, and readiness experience involving warfare qualification
Minimum 5 years of planning and/or exercise planning experience
Minimum 3 years of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) experience as a uniformed service member or Government contractor, obtained within the last 5 years
Minimum 5 years of Navy expeditionary-relevant operational, training, and readiness experience
Prior service as a Senior Enlisted leader or Department Head
Experience developing and delivering oral briefings and written communications for leadership and other organizations within the relevant community of interest
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
Must possess and maintain a SECRET clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance within three months of contract award

Nice To Haves

Operational, training, and readiness experience within an expeditionary community
MESF experience
NECC exercise planning experience
Graduate of the Maritime Staff Operator Course or equivalent
Project Management Professional – Risk Management Professional (PMP-RMP) certification
Fluency in the use of civilian and/or Government artificial intelligence (AI) assistance tools

Responsibilities

Plan, develop, and refine Basic and Advanced Phase integrated training events in coordination with other Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces (NECF) units
Ensure training events align with applicable joint and combined exercise objectives
Support exercise design and control, scenario development and control, participant evaluation, and after-action reviews
Support integration of MESF units into the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) process, including resource allocation, scheduling, and sequencing of training events
Incorporate the Intelligence Cycle and Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) processes throughout Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) development and execution during Basic and Advanced Phase certification events
Prepare and deliver oral briefings and written products for MESF leadership and other organizations within the community of interest