Jan 26, 2013

Customs Mentor Trainer - Kabul, Afghanistan

Employer: SoS International Ltd.

Job Description
SOS International, Ltd. (SOSi) is seeking a Customs Mentor/Trainer to teach courses at the Ministry of Finance Training Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Candidates will be required to provide lectures, and small group scenario based training with use of translators. Candidates should be well qualified and have multiple years of law enforcement and/or customs experience with significant teaching and law enforcement skills.

Essential job duties:
• Designs and schedules a comprehensive course curriculum to include courses on Human Rights, Defensive Tactics, Afghan Customs, Afghan Constitution, Customs Tariffs and Evaluation of Goods, and more
• Mentors and trains individual Afghans as part of the “Train the Trainer” program
• Engages with Afghan instructors and government officials to facilitate improved instruction and educational impact
• Utilizes excellent public speaking skills to deliver hands-on, instructional training and lectures through Afghan interpreters
• Maintains comprehensive training and student records
• Coordinates graduation ceremonies
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

Minimum Requirements 
• Existing security clearance not required but candidates will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; US citizenship required
• 10 years of Federal or Local law enforcement/customs experience
• Commensurate experience in conducting complex investigations, witness interviews, subject interrogations, crime scene processing, and evidence collection
• Classroom and field instruction experience with training foreign nationals
• Computer skills required; PowerPoint, MS Word, Excel
• Excellent written and oral communications and presentation skills
• Experience working with foreign cultures preferably Afghan and/or Southeast Asia


Additional Information
Desired Skills:• Master’s Degree highly preferred
• Formal teaching experience within military or civilian law enforcement training institution highly preferred

Work Environment:
• Personnel can expect to be deployed, live and work in an area designated by the U.S. Government as an Imminent Danger and Hostile Fire Zone
• Must be willing to submit to pre-deployment medical screenings and be of sufficient physical health to endure being deployed in potentially hostile and austere locations
• Work environment is often stressful and detail oriented as it is a timeline driven department with set objectives and hard due dates
• Ability to lift and/or move objects or packages of up to 25 lbs


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