NATO Special Operations Air SME and Exercise Facilitator Full Time

Job Description:

Leidos has an immediate opening for an experienced special operations fixed-wing or rotary-wing subject matter expert with experience supporting NATO Special Operations. Qualified candidates are expected to have tactical flying experience in fixed-wing or rotary-wing special air operations, SOF air mission planning expertise to include multiple aircraft or dissimilar aircraft and multi-national SOF air missions, experience in the command and control of SOF air missions as a flight lead, air mission commander, or at the operational level in an air operations center. The position requires an individual with instructional/mentoring experience, preferably in a NATO environment, as well as excellent writing, communications, collaboration, and interpersonal skills capable of working as part of a distributed international team. The successful candidate must be organized, flexible, and able to manage time and multiple projects. The successful candidate will be expected to analyze the training and readiness of NATO’s special operations air community, then develop, and present high-quality solutions for NATO SOF aviation exercise requirements and exercise development.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as a subject matter expert on special operations air operations and exercise development
• Develop and deliver (instruct) training and educational curriculum based on adult learning and English second language standards, principles, and procedures
• Serve as a facilitator and/or mentor to students or participants during courses or exercises
• Prepare lesson plans, teaching plans, lectures, presentations, briefings, and lead discussions for a vast target audience at various levels in multiple environments (e.g. classroom, syndicate, laboratory, etc.)
• Develop and maintain knowledge bases, course manuals, exercise/training support packages, handouts, study aids, and assessments as required
• Coordinate and collaborate with members of the NATO Special Operations Headquarters on training, education, doctrine, and exercises related to aviation support to special operations and integration for SOF
• Participate in exercises or other events as required and incorporate observations and lessons learned into curriculum, doctrine, or training as required
• Collaborate, conduct research, and develop doctrine, publications, and manuals related to aviation support to special operations and associated skills/techniques
• Provide analysis, recommendations, and support project management for emerging technical, educational, training, or doctrinal requirements to assist with NATO Special Operations aviation development

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, & EXPERIENCE

• Possess a Secret Clearance
• Five years of tactical flying experience as a special air operations aviator in fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft or experience as a SOF air planner integrating SOF air support into special operations missions
• SOF air mission planning experience and SOF air exercise planning
• Experience or qualified in the command and control of SOF air missions as a flight lead, air mission commander, or at the operational level in an air operations center
• Experience developing training solutions, scenario, or simulations to aid aviation training, education, mission preparation, exercise participation or to enhance aviation technical development
• Experience with the relationship between intelligence and SOF air operations at the operational level
• Bachelor’s Degree or 4 additional years of relevant experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office® suite of automation tools

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, & EXPERIENCE:

• Eligibility for Top Secret clearance is highly desired
• Formal education or experience with adult education, education technology, instructional system design, and/or e-Education
• Expertise with integrating and/or training with multiple dissimilar aircraft and/or multi-national SOF air missions
• NATO/NATO SOF air experience and exercise participation
• International and/or NATO SOF air training and education experience
• Experience with multi-national SOF air operations
• Experience with special air operations above the tactical level
• Experience at a joint force command, joint task force, joint special operations task force, and or special operations component command as an SOF air mission planner
• Deployed staff or operational experience above the tactical level as a SOF aviation SME
• Experience with integrating SOF air operations into a multi-national air campaign

External Referral Eligible

External Referral Bonus: Eligible

Potential for Telework: Yes

Clearance Level Required: Secret

Travel: Yes, 25% of the time

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 29

Shift: Day

Requisition Category: Professional

Job Family: Training

Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $10.19 billion for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2018. For more information, visit .

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