Employer: Engility
Location: Africa
Position Type: Casual (includes On Call and Temporary)
Minimum Clearance: None
Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time
Relocation: No
Description:
Engility is seeking Peace Support Operations Soldier Skills Trainers (PSOSST) to African military units receiving U.S. Department of State's African Contingency Operations Training Assistance (ACOTA) Program training. ACOTA is a program within the Office of Regional and Security Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs at the Department of State. It began as the Africa Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI) in 1997 with the mission of enhancing the capacity of African partner nations to participate in worldwide multinational peace operations. ACRI was restructured as ACOTA in 2002 and incorporated into the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). The ACOTA Program Office (APO) manages the program and policies in collaboration with the Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Africa Command (AFRICOM). The program provides extensive field training for African peacekeepers plus staff training and exercises for battalion, brigade, and multinational force headquarters personnel. ACOTA also provides equipment for African multinational peace operations trainers and peacekeepers. The decision by a partner nation to deploy ACOTA-trained troops is a sovereign national decision. An ACOTA partners participation in multinational peace operations normally falls under a mandate from the United Nations, the African Union (AU), or a regional organization such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Instruct and supervise PSO/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; Instruct 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; Trainers are expected to know or review the US Army doctrine applicable to the task for which they are responsible to instruct.
This position is for Part Time On Call work
Qualifications:
Education & Experience:
- Minimum of five (5) years of U.S. military operations and training experience in a Combat Arms Specialty required.
- (DD214 validation required).
- Former Special Forces A Team or Combat Arms Non-Commissioned Officer or Warrant Officer preferred.
- Must be able to speak French as most countries require instruction in French. Proof of fluency is required.
- Must be subject matter expert in at least one Combat Arms U.S. Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), Branch, or Functional Area. Infantry/Armor/SoF/Ranger preferred.
- Familiar with standard military doctrine, training concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Familiar with infantry tasks and battle drills.
- Must be able to live in an austere environment.
Desired Qualifications:
- Possess a Strong background in OCONUS Program operations focused on training local national Military personnel and units preferred.
- Experience operating in areas with limited Life Cycle support and in hardship conditions preferred.
Location: Africa
Position Type: Casual (includes On Call and Temporary)
Minimum Clearance: None
Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time
Relocation: No
Description:
Engility is seeking Peace Support Operations Soldier Skills Trainers (PSOSST) to African military units receiving U.S. Department of State's African Contingency Operations Training Assistance (ACOTA) Program training. ACOTA is a program within the Office of Regional and Security Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs at the Department of State. It began as the Africa Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI) in 1997 with the mission of enhancing the capacity of African partner nations to participate in worldwide multinational peace operations. ACRI was restructured as ACOTA in 2002 and incorporated into the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). The ACOTA Program Office (APO) manages the program and policies in collaboration with the Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Africa Command (AFRICOM). The program provides extensive field training for African peacekeepers plus staff training and exercises for battalion, brigade, and multinational force headquarters personnel. ACOTA also provides equipment for African multinational peace operations trainers and peacekeepers. The decision by a partner nation to deploy ACOTA-trained troops is a sovereign national decision. An ACOTA partners participation in multinational peace operations normally falls under a mandate from the United Nations, the African Union (AU), or a regional organization such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Instruct and supervise PSO/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; Instruct 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; Trainers are expected to know or review the US Army doctrine applicable to the task for which they are responsible to instruct.
This position is for Part Time On Call work
Qualifications:
Education & Experience:
- Minimum of five (5) years of U.S. military operations and training experience in a Combat Arms Specialty required.
- (DD214 validation required).
- Former Special Forces A Team or Combat Arms Non-Commissioned Officer or Warrant Officer preferred.
- Must be able to speak French as most countries require instruction in French. Proof of fluency is required.
- Must be subject matter expert in at least one Combat Arms U.S. Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), Branch, or Functional Area. Infantry/Armor/SoF/Ranger preferred.
- Familiar with standard military doctrine, training concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Familiar with infantry tasks and battle drills.
- Must be able to live in an austere environment.
Desired Qualifications:
- Possess a Strong background in OCONUS Program operations focused on training local national Military personnel and units preferred.
- Experience operating in areas with limited Life Cycle support and in hardship conditions preferred.