Training and Exercises Analyst

What you will be doing:

• Applying Space Force and joint training experience, analyzes, develops, and evaluates detailed plans, goals, and objectives for long-range implementation of assigned major command training and exercise program(s).
• Assigned programs relate to the development of COCOM exercise objectives, Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) planning, and tactical-to-strategic level training scenarios.
• As the command project officer, analyzes and evaluates substantive joint/combined exercises, training effectiveness, and organizational readiness. Resolves day-to-day training resource and execution issues as they pertain to the integration of space capabilities into theater operations. Identifies and conducts special studies, analyzes and reviews training data as necessary to project future operational capability requirements.
• Analyzes training relationships under conditions of short and rapidly changing operational guidelines and deadlines, and projects and analyzes the potential effects of space training and education on theater partnership, readiness, and defense objectives.
• Promotes interchange of information on training requirements, capabilities, deficiencies, and technology applications in the area of space exercise simulation and modeling.
• Analyzes problems discovered in prior exercises or actual operations and advises higher levels of management on the feasibility of different training approaches which provide a basis for better training efficiency.
• Documents planning and exercise decisions in appropriate formats to meet Space Force, Joint Staff, and C-FLDCOM requirements. Identifies non-standard or emerging training requirements, assesses operational impact on assigned programs and theater operations, and develops scenario-based training solutions.
• Analyzes problems created by the integration of emerging space systems into legacy exercise frameworks and initiates corrective action.
• Relying on available training systems, databases, and historical after-action reports, searches a variety of sources to select the information appropriate to the task, taking care to verify the relevancy, adequacy, sustainability, attainability, accuracy, and completeness of the training objectives and exercise designs.
• Guidelines require considerable adaptation and/or interpretation for application to complex regional training issues, partner nation coordination, and space-domain integration.
• Coordinates with appropriate staff offices, USSOUTHCOM joint training directorate (J7), and Allies/partners to ensure that all major training objectives are covered by planning and exercise documentation.  
• Actively participates in strategic planning to improve organizational direction and focus using strategic planning tools and techniques. Prepares detailed training schedules, Master Scenario Events Lists (MSEL), and planning timelines for assigned major exercises and/or participates with management in long-term operational training planning.
• Responsible for integrating training requirements into overarching command programs; e.g., Joint Mission Essential Task Lists (JMETL) and COCOM training plans. 
• Provides support and advice on the allocation of training, simulation, and modeling resources due to shifting theater dynamics, partner nation availability, or other resource changes. 
• Prepares and delivers oral presentations such as exercise planning conferences (Initial, Mid, and Final Planning Conferences), concept-of-operations briefings, after-action reviews (AARs), and strategy sessions with other staff service functions, joint staff, and partner nations to secure cooperation, resolve controversial coordination matters, and convey information relative to proposed training changes.
• Develops and prepares a variety of correspondence and other documentation; e.g., formal planning letters, Exercise Directives, Quick Look Reports, After-Action Reports (AAR), Executive Summaries (EXSUMs), staff summary packages, briefing slides, and bullet background papers.  

What you will need:

Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of command level plans and programs for conducting major operations, military exercises, training events, readiness evaluations, or similar operations. 
Knowledge of Space Force, USSOUTHCOM, and Joint training/exercise program goals and objectives, the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) sequence and timing, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of training actions related to actual operational readiness. 
Knowledge of the relationship of the various command entities (Space Force, Joint Staff, COCOMs, and Partner Nations) involved in overall program planning, execution, and evaluation of joint and combined military exercises. 
Knowledge of Space Force operational capabilities, space domain mission areas, and training methodologies to effectively design representative space-threat scenarios and injects. 
Skill in designing, planning, organizing, and executing comprehensive military exercises (virtual, constructive, or live) and training events; and preparing after-action assessments for broad and important military readiness areas. 
Ability to plan, organize, and lead others in planning conferences (IPC, MPC, FPC) or training projects, and to negotiate effectively with internal management and external organizations/partners to accept and implement recommendations. 
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; negotiates complex coordination issues; and maintains good working relationships with joint, interagency, and international partners. 
TS/SCI Security Clearance 
May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments, particularly for regional planning conferences. 
Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise; employee must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance. 
Bachelor's degree in military science, National Security, International Relations, Education/Training, or a related field. 
10+ years of experience in Joint/Service Exercise Planning (JELC), Military Training Management, Space Operations training, or related operational headquarters planning. 
Strong working knowledge of the Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS), Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS), Microsoft Excel, and presentation software. 
Excellent analytical, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. 
Non-Disclosure Agreement 
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