SOF Exercise Designer IV (Intel) - SOCNORTH

Command Holdings•Colorado Springs, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

CeLeen, an operating firm of Command Holdings, is seeking a SOF Exercise Designer with intelligence background to support the U.S. Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH) at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO. The SOF Exercise Designer IV will provide exercise planning and scenario development. Exercise planning and scenario development is essential for Table Top Exercises (TTXs), Command Post Exercises, Senior Leader Seminars, Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises, and Field Training Exercises, to achieve the stated objectives of the commander. The SOF Exercise Designers conduct front-end analysis by reviewing current operational directives, standing contingency plans, and conceptual approaches. They will create scenarios to stress decision-making, capabilities, joint warfighting functions and address the operational and tactical issues in the increasingly complex African environment. The designers will contribute to development of the Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) for operations based or complex discussion-based exercises and attend all Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) events.

Requirements

Current, active TS/SCI security clearance.
SOF Intelligence experience.
Minimum of 6 years of recent experience serving in a command, senior enlisted advisor, or primary staff billet in a SOF (USSOCOM/TSOC), Service, Joint Staff, OSD, or 3-4 Star level Service/GCC HQs.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in exercise and scenario design and management.
Minimum of 8 years of experience conducting joint and coalition operations and training.
Minimum of 4 years of experience with Service, SOF, and Joint doctrine, planning, operations, training, and exercises.
Understanding of Counter terrorism (CT) and Counter-Insurgency (COIN) Operations and targeting processes.
Outstanding communication skills, influencing abilities, and client focus.
Professional proficiency in English is required.
Valid driver’s license (proof of which will be required after hire) and ability to qualify for and maintain company liability insurance through a clean driving record.
Ability to access federal facilities in compliance with Real ID.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
CeLeen will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.
18F MOS
Prior SOF (O4-O6/E7-E9/CW3-CW5).
Experience assigned or supporting SOCNORTH.
All-source intelligence experience at the tactical and operational level.
Experience mentoring seniors, peers, and juniors (civilian and active duty); leading intelligence seminars and briefing academic and operational materials; and professionally liaising and coordinating with senior officers and staff leadership across functional areas.
Experience preparing all-source intelligence products to support SOF training and exercises.
Completion of Service or Joint Senior Professional Military Education or Enlisted equivalent preferred.
Experience developing operational products to support GCC and TSOC SOF/CT exercises.
Experience researching and integrating current operations to develop complex scenarios, studies, and analysis related to SOF core activities for all geographic areas.
Experience to communication exercise design details with operational level exercise planners, staffs, and commanders; interagency partners, and partner nation exercise planners.

Responsibilities

Provide exercise planning and scenario development.
Conduct front-end analysis by reviewing current operational directives, standing contingency plans, and conceptual approaches.
Create scenarios to stress decision-making, capabilities, joint warfighting functions and address the operational and tactical issues in the increasingly complex African environment.
Contribute to development of the Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) for operations based or complex discussion-based exercises.
Attend all Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) events.