Job Opportunities at SAIC

Job Description

• The Team Lead (TL) will be the Program Manager’s primary point of contact for contract execution and coordination of the U.S. Department of State’s complex, multifaceted Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) Program in a designated African country. 
• The TL is the in-country manager of the workflow process at the deployed location and manages all aspects of mission completion. The TL is the primary interface with the US Embassy, Partner nation military leadership, US military, international partners and other stakeholders associated with the training of peacekeepers.  
• The TL receives guidance from the PM and GPOI and is responsible for providing in-country direction and management for all contract and task order activities. The TL manages personnel assignments and reassignments to different in-country GPOI Program training tasks and missions as required.
• Maintains professional standards of accountability, quality, and effectiveness of all deployed personnel on his team. Monitors and tracks movement of all task order contractors traveling to, working in, and departing from the country the TL is deployed to. Responsible for the conduct of individual and collective training as specified in the Task Order. 
• Provides direction and oversight of day-to-day operations in-country for training. Coordinates and manages all in-country personnel and logistical support for contractors on this Task. Responsible for all aspects of training management and execution in coordination with the partner nation and GPOI. 
• Ensures all instructor/trainers are prepared to teach in accordance with standards defined in GPOI task orders. Inspects and supervises all in-country training. Liaises with GAF, USG, and GPOI representatives.  
• The TL is the senior instructor / leader on the ground managing all aspects of training ensuring development of the PMTC Training Center to include partner nation trainers.

Qualifications

• The TL shall have the following education, experience, and military background:
• Completed U.S. or foreign equivalent Military Education Level 4 (Command and General Staff College)
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years military operations and training experience cumulative with directly related experience in overseas program operations.
• Demonstrated experience as a senior mentor/coach to a senior foreign security partner with directly related experience in capacity building and unit-level assessments.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in organizational development, conducting activities intended to drive institutional improvement and self-sufficient organizational change.
• Attainment of military grade of O-5 or higher
• Commanded a combat arms battalion level “armor, cavalry or infantry” in the U.S. or foreign military land forces that will allow that individual to best support the task order objectives and goals while mentoring the peacekeeping battalion leadership
• Bachelor’s degree
• Regional Experience in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Job Description.

• The PSO Senior Subject Matter Expert – Medical will mentor, advise and assist GAF trainers conducting FMT and CLS training to battalions deploying to MONUSCO and UNMISS IAW with learning objectives and outcomes specified in the SOW. 

Qualifications

• The Senior SME (medical) shall have the following education, experience, and military background:
• Minimum of ten (10) years U.S. or foreign military medical occupational specialty experience.
• Minimum Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) qualification.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in a trauma hospital or conducting triage operations during PKOs or disaster relief operations.
• Experience as a trainer to a foreign security partner with directly related experience in medical capacity building.
• Experience working in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Job Description

• The PSO Senior Subject Matter Expert – FET will be the Team Lead’s principal mentor for GAF-led FET training  The PSO Senior Subject Matter Expert – FET will mentor, advise and assist GAF trainers conducting FET training to battalions deploying to MONUSCO and UNMISS IAW with learning objectives and outcomes specified in the SOW

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: The senior SME (FET) shall have the following education, experience, and military background:
• Minimum of ten (10) years U.S. or foreign military experience as a civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) practitioner and at least one deployment as part of a FET or on a provincial reconstruction team.

Desired Qualifications

• Completion of a U.S. or foreign equivalent recognized FET course for land forces.
• Experience working in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Job Description

• The Advanced Training Management Trainer will be Team Lead’s principal instructor for Task C and Task G.
•  The Trainer will serve as senior instructor on team to train the GAF PMTC staff to enhance their training management, training resource management and instructional skills IAW learning objectives and outcomes specified in the SOW. 

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: The Trainer have the following education, experience, and military background:
• Completed U.S. or foreign equivalent Military Education Level 4 (Command and General Staff College)
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years military operations and training experience cumulative with directly related experience in overseas program operations.
• Experience as senior trainer to a foreign security partner with directly related experience in capacity building and unit-level assessments.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in organizational development, conducting activities intended to drive institutional improvement and self-sufficient organizational change.
• Experience in a U.S. or foreign military training and doctrine development organization, or permanent assignment to a U.S. or foreign military training school or combat training center.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Regional Experience in Sub-Saharan Africa.