Job Description

Security Clearance

Secret

Regular/Temporary

Temporary

Position Description

The incumbent will act as a subject matter expert on humanitarian operations and civil-military coordination in natural disasters and situations of armed conflict. Program activities will include conducting civil-military training courses, multinational and bilateral conferences, workshops, and exercises and development and delivery of high-quality training instruction to military and civilian audiences in a variety of settings, including, CFE-DM\xe2\x80\x99s Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (HART) Disaster and Conflict courses. Both are operational-level training courses focused on applying the military planning and decision\xe2\x80\x93making process to the unique humanitarian circumstances during both Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA) operations in response to natural disasters and anticipating and addressing civilian impacts during conflict.

The course utilizes theory grounded by U.S. Department of Defense joint doctrine, guidance from the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, (USAID BHA), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and international norms and best practice for humanitarian action and civil-military coordination. The position requires development and presentation of modules, case studies, small group practical applications, role-playing exercises, and facilitation of external civilian and military expert engagement in CFE-DM led courses and events; leading or assisting in the planning, coordination, and execution of multinational military exercises when needed; it requires the applicant to have awareness, understanding, and skills that help DoD, partner militaries, interagency, and international organizations plan for and execute foreign disaster response (FDR) missions.

• Deliver high-quality training instruction and presentations to military and civilian organizations for the HART Program.

• Support development of training curriculum to meet identified training gaps and requirements; review and provide recommendations regarding content. \xe2\x80\xa2Contribute to operational case studies and the collection of good practices in regard to humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination; assist in capturing lessons learned and best practices from real-world operations.

• Serve as a subject matter expert in humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination planning and operational support during real-world crises.

• Advise or establish an information exchange with military forces about ongoing humanitarian themes.

• Monitor, analyze, and report on any major accomplishments and progress as well as potential or actual friction points in relations between civilian and military actors.

• Draft analysis, planning documents, after-action reviews, reports and other professional white papers and articles.

• Prepare, or provide substantive input in the preparation of, policy, position papers, and reports on civil military coordination, humanitarian access and negotiations, and other critical concerns emerging in humanitarian crises.

• Design, organize and/or participate in relevant international, regional or local conferences or events on humanitarian themes and/or civil military coordination.

• Cultivate existing and new relationships and partnerships and identify opportunities for collaboration with new stakeholders relevant to the mission, including International Military Forces, UN and NGO agencies, civil military coordination personnel and any other relevant stakeholders.
• Understand current on geo-political developments impacting humanitarian crises globally, with a primary focus on the Asia-Pacific region including but not limited to disaster response, complex emergencies, humanitarian notification mechanisms, protection of civilians considerations, and public health.

• Provide relevant expertise on humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination in a wide range of military operations to civilian and military organizations. -Travel 40% -Competitive Salary

Position Requirements

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree
• Masters preferred.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• 5 years of experience conducting and/or supporting humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination in responses to humanitarian crises.
• Experience in military exercises with humanitarian

assistance planning and execution, and U.S. interagency coordination and collaboration. * Experience in developing, delivering, and evaluating presentations for military and/or civilian audiences.

• Experience advising and briefing senior leaders in military and/or civilian organizations.
• Knowledge of international norms and standards governing humanitarian access and civil-military coordination in international humanitarian response and familiarity with challenges in their implementation.
• Experience working with any of the following: United Nations agencies, international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), ICRC and/or IFRC, and/or donor agencies in natural disasters and/or situations of armed conflict.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write in the English Language fluently.
• Strong organizational, writing and speaking skills.
• Experience with and comfort with public speaking, presentation, and facilitating group.
• Ability to take direction yet work independently with a high degree of autonomy.
• Familiarity with the Asia-Pacific geopolitical security environment.
• Experience working with US Country Teams and Diplomatic Missions desired.
• Citizenship is required, and the successful candidate must be able to obtain a SECRET level clearance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must Be Physically Able to Travel. Travel is approximately 40% (Domestic & International) Location CFE-DM, Ford Island, JBPHH, Hawaii, 96860

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