Sr. Principal Military Trainer - Chief Analyst Trainer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector (NGDS) is seeking a Sr. Principal Military Trainer - Chief Analyst Trainer in support of the Joint Staff J7, Deployable Training Division (DTD) in Suffolk, Virginia.  This position requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance and extensive travel as a member of Deployable Training Teams (DTTs).  The selected candidate will provide direct support to the Joint Staff J7, DTT Team Chiefs and Observer / Analyst Trainers (ATs) in their mission of conducting joint and multi-national training.  The Chief AT will provide senior military analytical research and mentoring for preparatory and support activities throughout the Joint Event Life Cycle to include planning conferences, academic seminars, event execution, product development, and post-event analysis.  The Chief AT is responsible for aiding assigned Observer/Analyst Trainers in preparing for exercises and SAVs, to include development of collection plans, in-briefs, and academic seminars, analyzing organizational performance, and developing inputs to after action reviews and reports.  This position supports opportunities for education and training for joint commanders and their staffs, and focuses on the joint and combined operational and strategic levels of war.

Responsibilities:

• Assists Combatant Commanders, Joint Task Force Commanders, and other Joint Force commanders with readiness and training by providing joint matters education and training focused at the operational and strategic levels of war

• Participates in joint and multi-national training, exercises, and operational staff assist visits

• Supports individual, staff, and unit collective training, academic seminars, senior leader seminars, planning exercises, table-top exercises, and functional workshops

• Executes joint mission rehearsals, command post exercises, and other collective training events

• DTD training is grounded in joint doctrine, but is focused primarily on the sharing of joint insights and best practices

• Supports active duty and government civilian Observer Trainers and contract Analyst Trainers as they provide over-the-shoulder training with joint commands to enhance readiness

• Collects and analyzes observations used to provide feedback to the commander and staff in the form of functional-level feedback, facilitated after-action reviews, and commander’s summary reports

• Utilizes the Continuum of Learning (CoL) approach to support individual and staff training

• Provides tailored and distributed individual training for key objectives and competencies, augmented through focused staff-training events using staff-training tools

• Develops training and educationally-focused research design, training outcomes, and measurements and assessments of live and virtual blended training and learning environments

• Provides executive-level support to National Defense University’s Senior Leader Education (SLE) program, which includes Pinnacle as well as the Chairman’s Capstone and Keystone programs

• Facilitates product development in support of the Joint Lessons Learned Program through the Joint Lessons Learned Information System or other programs of record

• Contributes to the continuing development of Joint Doctrine and publishes focus papers in functional areas of interest

Additional Duties:

• Directly supports the DTT Team Chief and Senior Mentor

• Conducts in-depth research, analysis, and training to support the Joint Force commander’s readiness and exercise programs

• Provides over-the-shoulder training during joint force exercises, training events, and staff assist visits to Joint Force commanders and their staffs

• Assists flag/general officer commanders and principa