Operational Environmental Specialist - Hohenfels, Germany
Company: Vertex Aerospace LLC
Location: Orlando
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Description
Job Description: Operational Environment (OE) Specialist
Position Overview:
The Operational Environment (OE) Specialist provides subject matter
expertise and staff support to the Joint Multinational Readiness
Center (JMRC) Operations Group (OPSGRP) located at Hohenfels,
Germany. JMRC's mission is to train Multinational Interoperability
to U.S., NATO, and partner nation forces up to the Brigade level in
an extended Live, Virtual, and Constructive Decisive Action
Training Environment. JMRC supports the U.S. Army Europe theater
security cooperation plan through planning and participation in
NATO and U.S. Army Europe exercise programs.
The OE Specialist serves as part of the JMRC OE Team. The OE Team
is responsible for developing, executing, and dynamically adjusting
the civil environment factors of each exercise in order to
facilitate achieving the unit's stability training tasks. Current
focus areas for Stability Operations training in Europe include:
Hybrid Warfare, Information Operations, Civil-Military
Coordination, Electronic Warfare, and replicating /countering
typical aggressor tactics such as those observed in Eastern
Ukraine. Significant OE Specialist responsibilities include
collecting data for analysis, researching and analyzing plans,
data, intelligence information, or systems; developing products
resulting from analysis; developing estimates and making
recommendations for deficiencies; working with training units
during pre-exercise planning to identify their stability training
objectives; writing/adjusting the exercise background scenario to
create a political, social, and economic context for the selected
stability training tasks; and developing civil environment
challenges that will exercise the unit's selected stability
training tasks.
Duties:
Works with Rotation Training Unit (RTU) to determine and document
stability training objectives.
Writes notional open source media articles that set the scene for
the exercise, as well as articles reflecting dynamic events that
occur during exercise execution.
Creates identities and biographies for roughly 450 civilian role
players who act as local residents and political leaders living
through the fictional conflict.
Identifies and coordinates the participation of appropriate
civilian agency representatives in each exercise - e.g. State
Department, USAID, equivalent partner country agencies, UNHCR,
ICRC, and/or various Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
Delivers Stability Operations classroom training based on USAID's
District Stability Framework. Classes may take place at JMRC or at
training units' home stations, such as the United States, Italy,
the UK, Poland, the Baltic States, and the Republic of Georgia.
Reviews draft higher headquarters orders to ensure they support the
stability operations training objectives
Briefs JMRC Observer-Controller Teams, civilian role players, the
training unit, civilian agency representatives, and others on the
exercise scenario.
During exercise execution, monitors unit performance and adjusts
the civil environment based on the quality of training unit and
adversary forces interactions with the local population.
Coordinates with and briefs JMRC leaders on civil environment
developments throughout the exercise.
After each exercise, conducts or contributes to After Action
Reviews (AARs) that reflect the unit's interaction with the
civilian population and performance of their Stability training
tasks.
Writes occasional articles reflecting on exercise lessons learned
for publication in the JMRC newsletter or military / foreign policy
journals.
Reviews / provides input to US and NATO Stability Operations
doctrine.
Required Education and Experience:
Master's degree in a related field and 3 years of specialized
experience; OR Bachelor's degree in a related field and 6 years of
specialized experience; OR 10 years of specialized experience.
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
Experience working in a "Critical" or "In Danger" country as
defined by the Foreign Policy Failed States Index.
Experience working for the Department of Defense (DoD), USAID,
Department of State (DoS), International Organizations (IO), or
NGOs in developing countries.
Possess the level of communication skills required to
authoritatively and efficiently brief military and civilian
leadership via written products or presentations.
Capable of explaining complex issues in a concise manner
Possess excellent oral and written communication skills with the
ability to write clear and concise reports and memoranda.
Is proficient in MS PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Possess a Current U.S. Secret clearance.
V2X is committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment in
which we recognize and value each other's differences as well as
fostering a culture that promotes its core values: Professionalism,
Integrity, and Respect. As an equal opportunity employer, all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age,
disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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