Senior Training SME - Academic Training Support TTGL

Sigma Defense is seeking a Senior Training SME - Academic Training Support for the Dam Neck - Virginia Beach, VA.

The ideal candidate is a highly skilled Training SMEs with knowledge gained over years of experience at senior levels. They promote greater information sharing for staffs and stakeholders. They provide realistic as well as reliable, consistent support and well-developed recommendations to various audiences in training and real-world events. They will maintain the integrity of the training objectives and maintain a knowledge base that is consistent with the requirements that covers the full spectrum of tasks listed in the contract. SMEs serve as the catalyst for developing and evaluating requirements. They provide the expertise and insight to support programs and leaders at all levels, including very senior levels, civilian and military sectors. They are experienced subject matter experts in their fields of expertise

This is a contingent position that is pending award of contract. This means that the position is subject to the successful awarding of a contract and will be confirmed once the contract is finalized. The candidate selected for this role will be offered the position on the condition that the contract is awarded to our organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled: Sigma Defense Systems 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Requirements

• 8 years of relevant experience in the following:

• Subject matter expert for respective task requirements (e.g. Academics, Warfare Area(s), Program or Policy support).
• Training manager.
• Developing training curriculums.
• Conducting fleet/ joint training assessments to identify gaps, training needs and solutions.
• Delivering training in person and/or online.
• Developing and modifying training event/exercise scenarios.
• Managing training projects 8. Team and/or project leader.
• Designing custom training to meet training objectives.
• Public speaker and presentation skills.
• Engaging Senior Staff at the Flag Officer/Director/Manager level.
• Handling multiple priorities and interruptions with minimal impact on productivity/deliverables.  

• 5 years of experience as a senior instructor/evaluator.
• 2 years of experience as JSAF operator is desired but not required.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in an unspecified field of study.
• 10 years of experience is required if no degree is held.
• Equivalent to a degree is two years of Resource Band experience.

Personnel Clearance Level:

• Candidate must possess an active, DoD-issued Secret security clearance or higher.
• A clearance will be sponsored for the right candidate.

Essential Job Duties (not all-inclusive):

Support Tasks:

• Deliver and monitor on-site academic instruction for training audiences and provide MTT instruction for ships, groups and staffs.
• (b) Develop, maintain and deliver instructional material supported by outlines, lesson plans, reference material, briefs, lectures, videos, scenarios, animations, handouts, student and instructor workbooks and study guides, testing materials, critiques and feedback designed to prepare the warfighter to bring effective skill-sets to ships, squadrons, warfare commander staffs, group staffs, NFC staffs, and other organizations/ commands involved in conducting naval, joint and coalition/allied maritime operations.
• (c) Translate academic content, lessons learned, emerging doctrinal changes and training and education requirements into useable training products and services including customized instruction for short notice deployment, unit-level, group and Fleet-specific requirements to meet the needs of deploying naval forces.
• (d) Research, analyze and employ the best learning strategies and methods to employ, train and sustain a quality instructional staff as well as leveraging state-of-the art technology into the development and delivery of all phases of training by aggressively pursuing options including collaborative technologies, blended learning models, simulations and games to fully engage and motivate the students.
• (e) Develop and provide inputs for the development of course completion reports following the delivery of training to include, at a minimum, the following:
• (i) Summary of the training event