Academic Training Analyst Job Listing at SAIC in Virginia Beach, VA (Job ID 2507739)

Description

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

The Navy Business Group currently has a career opportunity for an Academic Training Support Training Analyst to provide fleet training support as a subject matter expert (SME) at Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic (EWTGL), Virginia Beach, VA.

The ideal candidate will be a senior trainer/evaluator with five or more years of experience as a senior trainer/evaluator implementing academic training or instructing, including at least one tour at a Navy training command. He/she will have a broad understanding of expeditionary warfare principles, doctrine, and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) and experience in naval fleet synthetic training (FST) development, execution and evaluation, and simulation program operation. In addition, he/she will have excellent public speaking, presentation, and time management skills, as well as at least eight years of applicable Training SME experience in:

·   Conducting fleet training analyses to identify gaps, training needs, and solutions

·   Developing and modifying training event/exercise scenarios and curricula

·   Delivering training in person and/or online

·   Developing training curricula

·   Managing training projects

·   Designing custom training to meet Fleet and Joint training objectives

Specific Functional Area duties include:

·   Provide academic training and education in person, via distant learning, or a blended approach.

·   Develop, maintain and distribute instructional material supported by outlines, lesson plans, reference material, briefs, lectures, scenarios, animations, handouts, student and instructor workbooks and study guides, testing materials, critiques and feedback.

·   Provide expertise in video software to assist in the production of videos, training aids, and multimedia products.

·   Provide tailored teaching products and scenarios as approved by course instructors.

·   Assist in maintaining, updating and standardizing the instructor certification program and ensure instructor knowledge and presentation skills maintain current credentials.  When conducting instruction, contractors will undergo evaluation by students using EWTGL Instructor Rating Forms and by designated command personnel in accordance with service regulations and EWTGL Academics SOP governing the instruction at this facility.  Standards for contractors will not exceed those placed upon active duty or government employees.  Instructors are expected to deliver accurate information and valid assessment in a professional manner to students, staff and other stakeholders during training or interacting with the command. The Government shall be the final approving authority for the instructor certification program.

·   Provide assistance to maintain reference library (virtual and hard copy) of unclassified manuals, documents and reference materials required to conduct training, development and maintenance of curriculum.

·   Provide support for curriculum review, development and implementation for academics of warfare training requirements.

·   Provide analysis and recommendations for preferred course/instruction delivery, face-to-face instruction, and synthetic training delivery.  Requires close coordination between course/program leads for proper identification of requirements.

·   Assist with augmentation and back-up assistance with synthetic and war-game operations.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION / BACKGROUND / SKILLS:

·   U.S. citizen with Secret clearance and Bachelor of Arts or Science degree.

·   6 years of general technical and Functional Area experience (10 years in lieu of degree will be considered); see detailed tasks above.

·   Five (5) years of senior trainer/evaluator experience and three (3) years' experience in academic instruction at a Navy training command.

·   Proven written and verbal communication skills at the junior management and senior executive level, and ability to act independently and effectively manage multiple priorities and interruptions with minimal impact on productivity and deliverables.

·   Experience in use of MS Office (e.g., PowerPoint) products.

DESIRED BACKGROUND / SKILLS:

·   Recent tour in a military staff operations department billet.

·   Extensive knowledge and experience in Expeditionary operations.

·   Recent experience in joint and naval exercises, war gaming, and exercise/event planning.

·   Familiarity and solid understanding of the Navy Composite Warfare Commander (CWC) concept, Fleet training policy documents, including the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP), Fleet Response Training Plan (FRTP) and Fleet Training Continuum (FTC).

·   Master Training Specialist (MTS) qualification.