Training and Assessment Planner

Position Description: Training and Assessment Planner

The training and assessment planner supports the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa (MARFOREUR/AF) headquarters staff with assessing the Command’s operational readiness; developing, coordinating, briefing, and publishing assessment plans and products; and supporting the development, management, and maintenance of the Command Training Plan (CTP). The applicant will report to the Valiant Integrates Services site manager for company-related business, and to one or more uniformed military officers and government civilians for mission-related assignments and tasking.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports the development, management, and maintenance of the Command Training Plan (CTP)
• Drafts, coordinates, and staffs for review the Commander's Training Guidance (CTG)
• Coordinates and facilitates training objective workshops to assist staff directorates in developing complete training objectives (TOs) for inclusion in the CTP
• Coordinates with the staff to link developed TOs to joint and Title 10 exercises within the Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS)
• Develops and publishes assessment, reporting, observation collection plans in support of all joint headquarters exercises with MARFOREUR/AF participation, joint combined exercises where MARFOREUR/AF is assigned as the Organization Conducting the Event (OCE), other exercises and events where MARFOREUR/AF has a significant training and readiness interest
• Ensures the sourcing of an experienced and capable assessment team to provide observations and evaluations for each identified exercise and event
• Plans, coordinates, and conducts exercise assessment and after-action reports (AARs), including: quick-look reports, Commander’s Event Evaluation Reports (CEER), Joint Lessons Learned Program (JLLP), and the Marine Corps Lessons Learned Program (MCCLL)
• Plans, coordinates, and supervises the entry of training proficiency observations (TPOs), Training Proficiency Evaluations (TPEs), Training Proficiency Assessments (TPAs), and Mission Training Assessments (MTAs) in the Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS)
• Provides readiness support to the quarterly USMC force synchronization conferences
• Provides the Command’s Readiness and Assessments section with assistance in the input, maintenance, administration of the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS)
  

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Possess U.S. Citizenship, a valid U.S. Driver’s License, and a valid U.S. tourist passport
• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 10 years’ appropriate military experience
• Must have completed Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I. JPME Phase II or higher level PME preferred.
• Must be able and willing to travel anywhere in the USEUCOM and USAFRICOM Areas of Responsibility
• Must be able and willing to travel frequently (a home to away ratio of 3:1 is typical for our organization, but not guaranteed as either a minimum or maximum)
• Must be able to work extended hours in support of exercise requirements
• Must be an effective communicator both verbally and in writing, and able to brief senior military leaders
• Must be able to work effectively with a minimum of supervision, frequently managing several projects concurrently, and delivering required products on time and manifesting a high degree of professionalism
• Must be proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of programs including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint
• Fluency with Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) concepts is preferred
• Fluency with the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) and the Joint Training Information System (JTIMS) is preferred

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at a minimum of a secret level clearance.