Job Summary

Subject Matter Expert (SME) will support a strategic workstream to review existing UAE capabilities. The SME will operate as part of a diverse Team of highly trained professionals located in Abu Dhabi, UAE and coordinate with functional experts as required. This position requires experience defining civil support planning assumptions and developing capabilities development plans to achieve the organization\xe2\x80\x99s target mandate and missions. SME must have experience in developing capability development plans, including defining core mission areas. Experience in building realistic training environments, applying a framework to assess the existing organizational design, identify capability gaps, and formulate solutions is desired. Familiar with planning and conducting training seminars. Experience with developing scenarios and conducting training using constructive and virtual simulations is desired. This position requires deep understanding of Civil Support roles, responsibilities and organizations, and how these concepts and capabilities can be scaled, adapted, and trained.

Essential Functions

Apply operational and strategic level experience to support the identification of required organizational capabilities and develop fully integrated solutions that deliver the required capabilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in this area
• Apply appropriate concepts as the foundation for generating solutions
• Understand and apply concepts and capabilities to develop soulutions for the UAE
• Apply tactical and operational level experience to conduct training seminars
• Provide subject matter expertise for the application constructive and virtual simulations
• Support development of team roles, responsibilities and procedures
• Plan and lead training seminars
• Coordinate, as required, with Civil Support stakeholders
• Provide subject matter expertise for disasters and emergencies
• Establish and maintain relationships with UAE stakeholders and other agencies.
• Exhibit culturally appropriate interpersonal and negotiation skills

Desired Qualifications

• Retired Colonel with extensive Civil Support operational and planning experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal oversight in a variety of roles
• Demonstrated management and planning skills
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge training with Middle East Coalition partners
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite Skills (emphasis in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint)
• Previous work experience in the Middle East is preferred
• Possess a valid Passport (with more than 6 months to expiration)
• Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in military science, national security studies, or a related field
• Served as a member of a major component command within the last five years
• Ten or more years of Civil Support experience
• Ability to prepare and conduct executive level briefings on a wide variety of topics, and the ability to communicate effectively with relevant parties within and outside the Client and its Stakeholders
• Work history in the Middle East desired

Education and/or Experience:

• Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in military science, national security studies, or a related field
• Ten or more years of Civil Support experience
• Served as a member of a major component command within the last five years
• Served as a trainer
• Ability to prepare and conduct executive level briefings on a wide variety of topics, and the ability to communicate effectively with relevant parties within and outside the Client and its Stakeholders
• Work history in the Middle East desired

NOTE: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees with this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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