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Summary:

We are looking for an Exercise Designer to support the USSOCOM Enterprise Wide Training and Exercise Program, which provides support through four main lines of effort: Joint Training System implementation, Joint SOF HQ battle staff training, training readiness reporting, and support to Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) and Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) exercises. The Exercise Designers will support the planning and execution of exercises through exercise design and scenario scripting. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Support the Joint Exercise Control Group (JECG) by interfacing with exercise directors and managing the Master Scenario Events List (MESL) and flow of injects to enable the achievement of all exercise objectives.
  
• The contractor shall support exercise After Action Reviews (AAR) by conducting data collection during the exercise and by developing AAR reports. This process includes facilitating formal AARs, conducting less formal “hot washes”, and assimilation of conclusions into an overall Lessons Learned (LL) document for use by USSOCOM commands.
  
• Post exercise, the contractor supports assessments to determine Measures of Performance and Measures of Effectiveness (MOP/MOE). MOP/MOE analysis is performed to examine the quality of instruction and training provided, quality of overall exercise design and execution, and how well exercise training objectives addressed readiness issues.
  
• The contractor also supports development of Exercise Capability Reports and insight papers that specifically identify shortfalls and gaps, recommend exercise design improvements, characterize exercise effectiveness, and make unit or command DOTMLPF-P change recommendations to increase operational and strategic combat readiness.

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Expert written and oral communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 8 years’ experience in SOF
• 3 years’ military experience as a commander, senior enlisted advisor, or primary staff billet in a SOF (USSOCOM/TSOC), Service, Joint Staff, OSD, or 3-4 Star level Service/CCMD HQs
• 6 years’ experience conducting joint or coalition operations and training.
• 5 years’ experience in exercise and scenario design and management
• 4 years’ of experience with Service, SOF, and Joint doctrine, planning, operations, training, and exercises
• 4 years’ experience developing operational products to support CCMD or TSOC SOF/CT exercises.
• 4 years’ experience researching and integrating current intelligence and operations to develop complex scenarios, studies, or analysis related to SOF core activities.
• Travel will be required in support of the PWS requirements. Contractor employee travel shall be required to both military and non-military locations, both in the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside CONUS (OCONUS).
• Current DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field