Back Civil-Military Coordination Analyst

The US Department of Defense Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance is based in Honolulu, Hawaii with a global mission to train and build capacity in the field of international humanitarian assistance and humanitarian civil-military coordination. The Center’s all-civilian team works closely with UN agencies, ICRC and IFRC, and INGOs to enhance the militaries and civilian government agencies understanding of their role in supporting humanitarian action in natural and man-made disasters.

This Position will support the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM) providing humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination subject matter expertise to global military and civilian organizations. Specifically, applicant will provide operational planning, curriculum development, training course instruction, senior leadership briefings, liaison, and facilitation expertise. Program activities will include conducting civil-military training courses, multinational and bilateral conferences, workshops, and exercises, and real-world operational advising.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Provide relevant subject matter expertise on humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination in a wide range of military operations to civilian and military organizations.
• Deliver high quality training instruction and presentations to military and civilian organizations.
• Draft correspondence, planning documents, after-action reviews, and other professional white papers and articles as required.
• Conduct highly professional communications with international organizations and stakeholders.
• Support development of training curriculum to meet identified training gaps/requirements.
• Lead or assist in planning, coordinating, and facilitating multiple events each year.
• Assist in the planning, coordination and execution of military exercises.
• Provide humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination planning and operational support during real-world crises including natural and complex emergencies.
• Assist in capturing lessons learned and best practices from real-world operations.
• Understand, monitor and remain current on geo-political developments impacting humanitarian crises globally, with a major focus on the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
• Review and provide recommendations regarding content.
• Participate in relevant international or local conferences and exercises.
• Support cross-branch CFE-DM initiatives and projects as required.
• Travel Requirement (25-40%)

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

· BA/BS (minimum) required. Masters preferred.

Minimum Job Requirements:

· Must be able to read, write, and speak the English language fluently.

· Strong writing skills

· 5 years of field experience conducting and/or supporting humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination in responses to international humanitarian crises.

· Experience in developing and delivering presentations for military and/or civilian audiences.

· Experience advising and briefing senior leaders in the military and/or civilian organizations.

· Experience working with United Nations agencies, international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), ICRC and/or IFRC, and/or donor agencies preferred.

· Experience designing, conducting and evaluating training

· Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may be required to meet eligibility requirements to access classified information.

· Comfort with public speaking, presentation and facilitating groups

· Willingness to collaborate with others from different backgrounds

· Respect for diverse perspectives

· 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

· Successful candidates must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Physical Requirements:

· Physically able and willing to travel in the U.S. and internationally to support program goals and objectives.

· Expect 25% - 40% of Travel of work time to include travel.

Salary:

Salary will be determined based upon current experience and relevance to the position.

QHSE REQUIREMENTS:

· Take reasonable care for the Health and Safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by your actions or omissions.

· Conform to all Safety Instructions given by those with a higher responsibility for Health and Safety.

· Report all hazards, potential hazards or dangerous situations, including damaged or mislaid personal protective equipment to your Supervisor or Safety Representative.

· Report Environmental impacts, anything that results in a change to the Environment as a result of Valiant’s activities, products or services.

· Participate in the achievement of Valiant’s QHSE objectives and targets, both those at departmental and company level.

CORE VALUES:

INTEGRITY - Honesty, Trust and Respect in every situation

EXCELLENCE - Performance, Effectiveness, Quality, and Safety in everything we do

INNOVATION - Embracing new ideas and best practice in every service that we provide

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