Jan 26, 2015

Peace Support Operations (PSO) Specialty Trainers

Employer: American Systems
Location: Kenya
PSO Specialty Trainer - Req. # : 12557
Clearance Required?Secret
Duties and Responsibilities:
Peace Support Operations (PSO) Specialty Trainers shall provide Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) soldier skills specialty instruction to African military units receiving U.S. Department of State’s African Contingency Operations Training Assistance (ACOTA) Program training.
Specialty Trainers shall instruct and supervise skills training in African for African company grade and field grade officers and their soldiers who shall deploy to PKOs.
Specialty trainers should be military subject matter experts in the MOS or functional are fields they are teaching.
Specialty training will consist of training individuals and organizations in military specialties to include, but not be limited to the following disciplines: Combat Engineering, Signal/Communications, Level II Hospital units, Medical specialists (Combat Casualty Care,Trauma Nursing Care, Medical Planning and Management, Combat Medic and Emergency Medical Technician Dentists and Physicians), Coastal and Riverine units, Airbase and rear area security units, Logistics specialists including operators and maintainers of new equipment, Mortar units, Armor (tank) units, Mechanized Infantry units, Transport (truck) units, Pre-deployment administration, Equipment (to include vehicles) maintenance management, Equipment supply management, Military Police.
Trainers are expected to know or review the US Army doctrine applicable to the task they are responsible for.
Trainers must ensure that all training resources are coordinated prior to training.


Education and experience:
PSO Specialty Trainers shall have the following education, experience, and military background unless otherwise approved in advance by the Contracting Officer Representative:
The PSO Specialty Trainer shall have a unique blend of skills, experience, and knowledge that will allow that individual to best support the goals and tasks of the ACOTA Program.
Minimum of five (5) years of U.S. military operations and training experience in a Combat Arms, Combat Service, or Combat Service Support specialty appropriate for the skills being taught.
Should be familiar with standard military training concepts, practices and procedures. Preferably an individual with recent U.S. Military combat and/or PKO experience at E-5 thru O-5 level.
Experience operating in areas with limited life cycle support and in hardship conditions preferred