MAGTF Senior Advisor

Description

MAGTF Senior Advisor

Primary Location: Quantico, VA

Must be a U.S Citizen

Security Clearance: Secret - Top Secret w/SCI eligibility

Ability to work remote: No

Specific Responsibilities 

Obsidian Solutions Group (OSG) is seeking a MAGTF Senior Advisor to provide expert and experienced teaching, training, advice and recommendations for students through academic Programs of Instruction, decision-making wargames, Warfighting Seminars (WFS), Senior-level Working Groups, Command Post Exercises (CPXs), Operational Planning Team (OPT) Practical Planning Applications (PPA), and After Action Reviews (AAR) conducted by the MAGTF Staff Training Program (MSTP), Training and Education Command, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), Quantico, Virginia. 

The mission of the MSTP is to provide training in MAGTF operations across the range of military operations, within the context of a Joint and/or Combined environment to improve the warfighting skills of senior commanders and their staff.   

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Serve as expert on concepts and techniques associated with warfighting at tactical and operational levels in a joint and combined environment. 
• Augments and supports formal training and education programs focused on training career Marines at formal Professional Military Education programs.
• Provide classroom environment instructions, leading seminar discussions.
• Supports MSTP as it plans and executes Programs of Instruction (POI) for various Marine Corps University (MCU) academic courses to include the Marine Corps School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), the Marine Corps Command and Staff College Final Exercise, the General Officer Warfighting Program (GOWP)and the MCU Strategy and Policy Course. Additionally, the incumbent supports MSTP in its annual instruction to the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Science at Fort Leavenworth, KS. 
• Provide lessons, experience working with Marine and Joint organizations.
• Provide feedback, advice and counsel on plans developed by the students during the courses.
• Provide instruction and leads discussions on warfighting topics during courses. 
• Provide lessons and experience from tenure as a general officer
• Provide enduring fundamentals for those transitioning into the flag-officer ranks.

Requirements

• Possess extensive knowledge of the Marine Air Ground Task Force mission, organization, deployment, employment, staff organization and functioning to include the command and control of a MEF or MEB Command Element, Marine Division, Wing or Logistics Group.
• Retired United States Marine Corps (USMC) General Officer who commanded at the MEF/MEB level or at the Major Subordinate Command level of Marine Division, Wing or Logistics Group. 
• Possess extensive knowledge of the Joint warfighting doctrine, concepts and employment to include the role of the component in the planning and execution of MEF or MEB operations. 
• Personal experience working on a Joint staff and possess superior knowledge of Joint doctrine, command relationships, Joint planning, service capabilities and limitations, Joint resources, and command and control of Joint operations. 
• Possess experience in the planning and execution of Joint operations and exercises at a level comparable to MEFs/MEBs and their MSCs/Major Subordinate Elements (MSEs).
• Possess extensive knowledge of USMC sister service organizations, operations, and exercises. 
• Superior ability to teach and advise a range of personnel from young officers to senior commanders at the General Officer level. 
• Possess a broad background and expert knowledge of development design, direction, management and operation of a comprehensive training program.
• Possess expert knowledge of doctrine for deployment and employment of forces in support of National Security Strategy and the OPLANS of the various unified Commands.
• Possess highly developed skills in writing, developing and publishing position papers, scenarios and POI materials for use internal and external to the Marine Corps.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Normal Office Environment 

Travel

• 15-20%, mainly to Quantico, VA, Ft Leavenworth, KS, Camp Pendleton, CA; Camp Lejeune, NC; Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan

Company Description

Obsidian Solutions Group LLC (OSG) is a fast-growing professional services firm based in Fredericksburg, VA. We create value for our customers by delivering technology-enabled & mission-oriented technical solutions that solve complex problems, protecting people, information, and assets. Our core capabilities are in providing Enterprise IT, Intelligence Analysis, Production & Development and Knowledge-Based Professional Services Solutions that enable the customer’s mission. Obsidian Solutions Group LLC is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business.

A career at Obsidian Solutions Group means you are able to put your expertise, credentials, and talents to great use working with customers in the DOD and Intelligence Community, while enjoying the excitement of working in a fast-growing organization committed to making a difference for our customers and in our community. Contribute independently and collaboratively alongside our amazing team of doers and thinkers. Obsidian Solutions Group is small enough to offer a family atmosphere yet large enough to deliver a highly competitive compensation package. We hire and retain the best in the industry, offering exceptional benefits that protect the well-being of our employees, their spouses and domestic partners, and their families.

Our corporate philosophy is centered on hiring and retaining employees with the requisite skills, professional experience, personal commitment, and ethical standards necessary to foster a culture of operational excellence necessary to surpass our customer’s expectations.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Obsidian Solutions Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, protected veteran status, and any other non-merit factor, or any other characteristic protected by law.