Senior Global Integration Analyst

Valiant Integrated Services is seeking an Integration Analyst to join our growing team of diverse professionals in Suffolk, Virginia. This position requires an active TOP SECRET/SCI clearance and travel as a member of various collection teams. This position supports the Joint Staff J7, Joint Force Development in assessing the integration of emerging concepts across the Joint Force to inform concept development and to enhance the operational effectiveness of the current and future Joint Force. The selected candidate will provide observation, training, and feedback, focused at the operational and strategic levels, to Joint Force Commanders and their staffs during joint and multi-national training, exercises, and staff assist visits (SAVs). The focus of the observation, assessment, and feedback will involve the integration of emerging concepts aimed at ensuring the Joint Force is able to deter malign activity, respond to crisis, and set conditions to prevail in conflict, applied across all domains and in a globally integrated manner, focused on the priority strategic threats identified in national strategic policy documents. The position requires knowledge of national defense strategy, theater strategy and campaigning, C2 processes at the operational and strategic levels, joint planning processes and systems, and the integration of multinational and interagency capabilities.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• The Analyst: Global Integration Analyst (GIA) acts in support of the Global Integration Lead to provide planning, management, liaison, and coordination for assigned exercises/events, the joint training system, and special projects.
• Serves as the alternate point of contact to the JS J7 Global Integration Lead for contractor support to assigned exercises/events. Builds exercise planning schedules; forecasts labor and travel; assists development of exercise’s; and monitors Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) progress.
• Maintains the Team calendar; coordinates team member assignments; deployment; and assists functional area planners as required.
• The GIA must become intimately familiar with the supported organization, JELC processes, and contract deliverables in order to successfully design, plan, prepare, execute and assess supported exercises/events.
• This position includes travel (up to 30%) to locations within the supported organization’s area of responsibility.
• Conduct interviews, collect information, develop reports, and brief tailored analysis containing joint lessons in support of planning (real-world & training), concept implementation assessment, and execution (real-world operations).
• Deliver, track, and disseminate products to support the execution of resolution actions across the DOTMLPF (Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy) spectrum in support of Joint Force Development and Design, as well as Joint Concept implementation.
• Combine joint, interagency, and multinational experience, understanding of national strategy, knowledge of CCMD operations, attention to emerging concepts, and strategic thinking to assess concept implementation and operational effectiveness across the Joint Force.

• Develop methods and means to collect and analyze data in support of the production of a periodic assessment of the development, application, and effectiveness of identified Essential Elements (EE) of emerging concepts and apply them to exercise design, execution, and feedback.
• Identify assessment objectives, key tasks, and articulation of the desired end state, develop a detailed Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) and associated Measures of Performance (MOP) and Effectiveness (MOE) for both distributed and collective collection, analysis, and assessment on EEs associated with an event.
• Support development of a comprehensive concept implementation Assessment Plan and identify measures of effectiveness.
• Conduct concept implementation assessment and deliver tailored analysis and assessment in both report and presentation formats.
• Tailored reports and/or presentations will be delivered for each designated event (~6/year) plus biannual assessment surveys.
• Participate in the Assessment Matrix Team (AMT) and OPG-led meetings and engage directly with relevant stakeholders and AMT leadership to better understand the scope of the assessment concept and to identify and recommend collection opportunities and plans.
• Monitor the development, application, and effectiveness of EE design, measurement, and resolution and to develop issues related to EE
• Facilitate exercise meetings, conferences and workgroup sessions.

Valiant Integrated Services is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

• Must have at a minimum an active Secret Clearance and able to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret security clearance.
• Thorough understanding of national strategy, policy, and decision-making.
• Experience in joint and multinational operations and/or exercises.
• Must be able to work on-site in Suffolk, Virginia.
• Combatant Command, Joint Task Force, Division, Afloat staff, or Wing staff experience.
• Understanding of the Joint Planning Process (JPP).
• Joint Forces Staff College or Service equivalent.
• Experience with the preparation and conduct of seminars or study groups for flag officers.
• Experience in the compilation and presentation in both written and oral formats of lessons learned and after-action review material.
• Experience with operational planning efforts at the operational and strategic levels.
• Able to obtain a Company Travel card
• One of the following:
  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 20 years of professional and/or military leadership experience.
  • Master’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of professional and/or military leadership experience.
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• Must have the ability to: prepare and conduct seminars/work groups; conduct training in large and small groups.
• Must have excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Must have proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products
• Must possess executive-level analysis, assessment, and writing skills.
• Must be able to travel unassisted to CONUS and OCONUS locations to perform job duties (up to 30% of the time)
• Demonstrated ability to develop, assess, adjust and execute plans
• Experience in Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC), Universal Joint Task List (UJTL) and Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) processes desired
• Ability to organize and complete assignments according to established standards regarding clarity, conciseness, style and terminology
• Must be able to travel to both CONUS and OCONUS locations in support of the task order.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible for a U.S. passport

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Graduate of an intermediate Service School desired
• Understanding of the Joint Planning Process (JPP).
• Experience in developing Force protection Plans.
• Experience with the preparation and conduct of seminars or study groups for flag officers.
• Experience with operational planning efforts at the operational and strategic levels.
• Combatant Command or Joint Staff J7 experience
• Knowledge of the scenario/MSEL development process
• TS/SCI Clearance