Oct 23, 2018

Soldier Skills Trainer - Senior (ACOTA - Africa)

Employer: Celestar Corporation
Location: District of Columbia, Washington/Africa

Description
The Celestar Corporation was recently awarded a seat on the ACOTA Contract. As a result, in anticipation of multiple Task Order requirements, we are looking to identify multiple Senior Peace Support Operations (PSO) Soldier Skills Trainers who will be seated in Africa – Specific Location TBD. Please review the position description below. If interested and qualified, we welcome you to apply for this challenging opportunity.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:  Active Final Secret Level Clearance - Highly Desired

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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 Africa 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, route clearance and Convoy operations, CQM/CQB, C-IED, Recon, Checkpoint operations, crowd control, and cordon and search.
Ensure the development of POIs, lesson plans, and training support packages for individual and collective training as noted in each ACOTA Program Office (APO) task order; Training shall support the preparation of ACOTA partner country soldiers for the rigors of sustained PKO operations in Africa.
Ensure that all training scenarios are based on the most current mission area information from Areas of Operation the 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 language of the host nation.

REQUIREMENTS

Military Education Level 3 or 4 (Command and General Staff College or Equivalent)
Minimum of Ten (10) Years of U.S. military operations and training experience in a Combat Arms Specialty required with directly related experience in overseas program operations focused on training local national military personnel and units.
Must be a subject matter expert in at least one Combat Arms U.S. Military Occupational Specialty, Branch or Functional area.
Must have a unique blend of skills, experience and knowledge that will allow you to best support the goals and tasks of the ACOTA Program.
Must have directly related experience with standard military training concepts, practices, and procedures.
Must have a thorough understanding of and prepared to instruct human rights courses (to include gender respect, elimination of sexual exploitation and child protection),  as well as individual health maintenance, individual first aid, HIV/AIDS prevention and an orientation in United Nations peacekeeping operations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Recent U.S. Military combat and/or PKO experience at the O-3, 0-4, O-5, E-8 or E-9 level 
Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to completion of college course work leading to an advanced degree
Experience operating in areas with limited life cycle support and in hardship conditions
Recent OIF/OEF experience
French Language at a level equivalent to 3-3

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