Jan 25, 2015

PSO Soldiers Skills Trainer

Employer: American Systems
Location: Kenya
PSO Soldiers Skills Trainer - Req. # : 12556
Clearance Required? Secret
Duties and Responsibilities:
Peace Support Operations (PSO) Soldier Skil ls Trainers shall provide Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) soldier skills instruction to African military units receiving U.S. Department of State’s African Contingency Operations Training Assistance (ACOTA) Program training.
Instruct and supervise PKO soldier skills training in African for African company grade officers and their soldiers who shall deploy to PKOs.
Focus on BRM, CQM, Movement formations and techniques, Infantry squad and platoon battle drills, Convoy operations, CQM/CQB, C-IED Recon, Checkpoint operations, crowd control, and cordon and search.
Will also instruct African soldiers on instruction in human rights (to include gender respect, elimination of sexual exploitation and child protection), individual health maintenance, individual first aid, HIV/AIDS prevention, and an orientation in United Nations peacekeeping operations.
Responsible for ensuring development of POIs, lesson plans, and training support packages for individual and collective training as noted in each ACOTA Program Office (APO) task order.
Expected to know or review the US Army doctrine applicable to the task for which they are responsible to instruct.

Job Requirements
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 Specialty required with a strong background in OCONUS program operations focused on training local national military personnel and units preferred.
Subject matter experts in at least one Combat Arms U.S. Military Occupational Specialty, Branch, or Functional Area. Experience with either U.S. State Department, United Nations (UN) Chapter Seven Operations, or Africa Union (AU) highly desired.
Experience with Africa peace support operations is highly desired and should include current experience with the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program.
Former Special Forces A Team or Combat Arms Non-Commissioned Officer or Warrant Officer preferred.
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-3 level. Experience operating in areas with limited life cycle support and in hardship conditions preferred.
Recent OIF/OEF experiences.

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