Status: Position contingent on contract award. Employment is not guaranteed until contract award and funding are confirmed.
Position Type
Full-Time
Location
JB MDL, NJ
Clearance
Secret (preferred; not explicitly required by PWS)
Education
Bachelor’s degree (preferred); military experience may substitute
Position Overview
Plans, coordinates, executes, and manages comprehensive Air Advisor practical exercises designed to evaluate student knowledge and application of Advisor Core Skills and Cross-Cultural Competencies. Develops fictional partner nation environments, manages role players, and integrates learning objectives from all classes into scenario-based exercises. Cross-trained to support instruction in other disciplines as directed by the Site Manager.
Minimum Qualifications
- Deployed as a Military Advisor, PAS, RAS, FAO, PRT member, attaché, SCO, or equivalent with military advisory experience
- Practical knowledge of air advising activities to incorporate training objectives into realistic, scenario-based exercises
- Experience developing, planning, and executing military practical exercises in support of both academic and fieldcraft lessons
- Experience as an observer/controller/evaluator for complex military exercises
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop, plan, coordinate, execute, and manage comprehensive Air Advisor-centric exercises evaluating students’ Advisor Core Skills and Cross-Cultural Competencies
- Develop and manage fictional partner nation environments with detailed bios, backstory, and character studies for multiple partner nation roles
- Manage exercise areas including preparing settings and décor that simulate partner nation office space, work space, and social space
- Manage and direct role players on appropriate behavior and actions to achieve desired student responses
- Coordinate with Site Manager and Course Director on total number and target languages of role players for all practical scenario exercises
- Purchase and deliver authentic ethnic meals and minor ethnically correct supplies for culture classes and exercises (with CO approval)
- Coordinate with academic and fieldcraft instructors to integrate learning objectives from all classes into practical scenario exercises in both field and classroom settings
- Coordinate with Course Director and outside agencies to schedule appropriate training areas and ranges throughout JB MDL
- Support cross-training by teaching lessons in other disciplines as directed by the Site Manager
Preferred Qualifications
- Theater experience in multiple CCMD regions
- Experience with immersive training environments or opposition force (OPFOR) management
- Language skills in Arabic, Dari/Pashto, Korean, Spanish, or other regionally relevant language
Work Environment & Conditions
- Primary location: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), New Jersey. Contract may transition to other CONUS locations.
- Normal duty hours: 0730–1630, Monday–Friday. Duty days may extend to 10 hours and include evenings, weekends, and holidays to support mission requirements.
- Platform instruction normally does not exceed 6 hours per day.
- May require OCONUS travel to PACOM, EUCOM, SOUTHCOM, AFRICOM, and CENTCOM (non-combat areas) as part of Mobile Training Teams (MTTs). Valid passport required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Company Overview
Established in 2008, Telum is an SDVOSB delivering high-quality training, personnel support, and management service solutions to U.S. Government customers within the Special Operations and Intelligence communities. Telum is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
