The Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) is a U.S. Department of State security assistance program focused on building international peacekeeping capacity worldwide in close collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The GPOI program's mission is to strengthen the effectiveness of the United Nations (UN) and regional peace operations by enhancing partner countries' capacities to prepare, deploy, and sustain peacekeepers and reinforcing UN and regional organizations' performance and accountability frameworks. State's Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Office of Global Programs and Initiatives, Peace Operations Capacity Building Division (PM/GPI/POCB) serves as the GPOI Program Office.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Technical Trainer shall be the Team Lead's principal trainer conducting various peacekeeping-related contract training requirements specified in the SOW in Chad

Minimum Qualifications

• The Senior Technical Trainer shall have a minimum of 10 years of technical experience which includes a relevant blend of military skills, experience, knowledge, and current certifications that will enable that individual to successfully train specific task performance objectives on this SOW.

• Minimum of ten (10) years U.S. or foreign military experience, including service after September 11, 2001.

• Demonstrated military experience as a civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) practitioner. [CIMIC experience is defined as experience formally serving in a Civil Affairs unit and/or formal assignment - annotated by dates and duration - to an Engagement Team or CIMIC staff position in a maneuver unit. Candidates without these required assignment titles or unit experience may only be considered acceptable with detailed evidence of demonstrated experience and expertise - annotated by dates and duration - conducting formal, structured, and stand-alone CIMIC and engagement operations as a primary function of their responsibilities.]  Relevant military operations or foreign security force (police or military) capacity building experience in the last 5 years.

• Experience as a trainer to a foreign security partner, military or civilian

• At least one deployment to a combat, peacekeeping, or other contingency operation as part of a civil affairs, engagement, Human Terrain, or other CIMIC-related team. [Candidates with a deployment that does not meet these required assignment titles may only be considered acceptable with detailed evidence of deployment experience conducting formal, structured, and stand-alone CIMIC and engagement operations as a primary function of their responsibilities.]

• (Preferred) Completion of a U.S. or foreign equivalent recognized FET or civil affairs course for land forces.

• (Preferred) Experience working in sub-Saharan Africa.