After Action Reporting Lessons Learned SME, Journeyman

USfalcon is seeking an After-Action Reporting Lessons Learned SME (Journeyman) to support USSTRATCOM at Offutt AFB, NE to support United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessment Directorate (J7). 

JOB SUMMARY:   

This position provides on-site analysis, evaluation, assessment, after-action reporting, and lessons learned support for USSTRATCOM joint exercises, training events, wargames, and directed real-world events. The selected candidate will collect and analyze event data and observations, facilitate after-action reviews and hotwashes, develop actionable issues and validated lessons learned, and support issue tracking, resolution, and senior-leader reporting.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:   

• Provide joint exercise requirements, after-action analysis, evaluation, and reporting support for each assigned exercise, training event, wargame, or directed real-world event. 
• Support development and execution of the exercise Collection Management Strategy and Collection Management Plan, including processes and procedures for observation and data collection.
• Serve as an After-Action Review observer/trainer during exercises and other directed events.
• Observe, document, collect, and analyze observations, issues, data, and participant actions during exercises and exercise-related events.
• Facilitate after-action reviews, hotwashes, and other collection events during and following exercises, training events, and wargames.
• Analyze observations to identify and consolidate command-actionable issues, capability gaps, trends, and recommended corrective actions.
• Prepare, coordinate, publish, and disseminate after-action reports, quick-look reports, issue products, lessons-learned products, and other required technical reports.
• Develop validated lessons learned from prior exercises and events for dissemination through appropriate Command processes and systems.
• Support briefings and written analyses for General/Flag Officers and senior civilian personnel on lessons learned, issue resolution, readiness gaps, and assessment findings.
• Vet, disseminate, track, and monitor exercise observations and issues through validation, assignment, resolution, deferral, or closure in subsequent exercise and event life cycles.
• Support administration of the Joint Training Tool (JTT), Lessons Learned Dashboard, and other Government-approved applications used to collect, analyze, present, publish, and manage observations and lessons learned.
• Assist with management of user accounts, events, binders, Communities of Practice, and support for Command Joint Training and Lesson Managers submitting observations and issues.
• Maintain historical issue data to support trend analysis, recurring-issue identification, capability-gap analysis, and corrective-action tracking.
• Support development and delivery of JTT training for users, trusted agents, and Command Joint Training Managers, and assist with updating training materials.
• Input and assist trusted agents with entering exercise details, training objectives, injects, observations, and lessons learned into JTT and other approved applications.
• Support the development of traceability among training objectives, Master Scenario Event List injects, collection methods, observations, after-action findings, lessons learned, corrective-action recommendations, and future exercise insertion points. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:   

• At least 5 years of experience supporting analysis, evaluation, assessment, after-action reporting, and/or lessons learned requirements for joint exercises, training events, wargames, or operational events.
• Experience collecting, documenting, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing observations and issues into actionable findings, reports, and recommendations.
• Experience facilitating or supporting After-Action Reviews, hotwashes, lessons-learned reviews, and other event debrief processes.
• Experience preparing after-action reports, technical reports, quick-look reports, briefing materials, validated lessons-learned products, and issue-resolution products.
• Understanding of requirements contained in the CJCS 3500 series Joint Training documents, SI 508-3, and SI 509-1, After Action, Issue Solution/Resolution, and Lessons Learned Program.
• Experience supporting the Joint Training System and/or exercise assessment processes, including collection planning, observation management, issue development, and corrective-action tracking.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare clear, concise, and well-structured oral presentations and written correspondence for General/Flag Officers, senior civilian personnel, and other decision-makers.
• Experience using Government-approved lessons learned, exercise management, issue-tracking, or dashboard applications; familiarity with JTT, lessons-learned dashboards, or comparable tools is required.
• Ability to coordinate with USSTRATCOM directorates, Components, other Combatant Commands, Services, Joint Staff organizations, interagency partners, and other Government agencies. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Prior experience supporting USSTRATCOM, another Combatant Command, Joint Staff, Service Headquarters, or Major Command exercise, training, assessment, or lessons-learned programs.
• Experience serving as an exercise observer/trainer, evaluator, assessor, facilitator, data collector, or member of an Exercise Control Group.
• Experience with Joint Training Tool administration, lessons-learned dashboard administration, issue-management workflows, user training, and historical trend analysis.
• Familiarity with the Joint Event Life Cycle, Master Scenario Event List processes, Joint Exercise Control Group operations, and Command Post Exercise, Field Training Exercise, Tabletop Exercise, or wargame execution.
• Experience supporting senior-leader briefings, issue-resolution boards, capability-gap analysis, or corrective-action management.
• Experience using data visualization, dashboard, analytics, artificial intelligence, or machine-learning tools to support analysis of exercise observations and readiness issues. 

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:  

• Bachelor’s degree in related field; additional years of experience may be used in lieu of degree 

REQUIRED CLEARANCE: TS/SCI 

TRAVEL: TBD 

Benefits Offered: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, parental leave, pet insurance, paid time off, and holidays. 

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