Employer:American Systems
EOE M/F/Disability/Veterans
Location:Nairobi, Kenya
Senior PSO Soldiers Skills Trainer – Req. # : 12555
Job Description
Senior PSO Soldiers Skills Trainer Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervise the instruction of Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) soldier skills 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. Soldier Skills Training shall 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.
Responsible for ensuring development of POIs, lesson plans, and training support packages for individual andcollective training as noted in each ACOTA Program Office (APO) task order.
Support the preparation of ACOTA partner country soldiers for the rigors of sustained PKO operations in Africa.
Senior PSO Soldier Skills Trainers shall ensure all training scenarios are based on the most current mission area information from Areas of Operation that African PKO battalions and brigades will deploy to.
Training will involve classroom and field instruction in austere environments.
All classes shall be taught in the training
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 ten (10) years of U.S military operations and training experience (or civilian equivalent) in a Combat Arms Specialty required with a strong background in overseas 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.
Familiar with standard military training concepts practices, and procedures.
Preferably an individual with recent U.S. Military combat and/or PKO experience atO-3, 0-4, O-5, E-8, or E-9 level.
Experience operating in areas with limited life cycle support and in hardship conditions preferred.
Recent OIF/OEF experiences desired.
Job Description
Senior PSO Soldiers Skills Trainer Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervise the instruction of Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) soldier skills 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. Soldier Skills Training shall 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.
Responsible for ensuring development of POIs, lesson plans, and training support packages for individual andcollective training as noted in each ACOTA Program Office (APO) task order.
Support the preparation of ACOTA partner country soldiers for the rigors of sustained PKO operations in Africa.
Senior PSO Soldier Skills Trainers shall ensure all training scenarios are based on the most current mission area information from Areas of Operation that African PKO battalions and brigades will deploy to.
Training will involve classroom and field instruction in austere environments.
All classes shall be taught in the training
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 ten (10) years of U.S military operations and training experience (or civilian equivalent) in a Combat Arms Specialty required with a strong background in overseas 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.
Familiar with standard military training concepts practices, and procedures.
Preferably an individual with recent U.S. Military combat and/or PKO experience atO-3, 0-4, O-5, E-8, or E-9 level.
Experience operating in areas with limited life cycle support and in hardship conditions preferred.
Recent OIF/OEF experiences desired.
EOE M/F/Disability/Veterans