ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are a committed team of dedicated former military and civilian professionals who believe in providing ethical and quality services to Government customers. Our leadership team is composed primarily of Veterans who are now serving in a corporate environment rather than in uniform. Our customer's missions become our own and we are committed to working as a team to achieve success. Because of the depth and experiences of our corporate leadership, we can assure all our customers that "we will do what we say we can do" and will focus on our customer's missions rather than corporate goals. Our business model is based on a personal commitment from our leaders to maintain contact with our customers to continually and consistently gauge our performance. Yorktown Systems Group was founded on the idea that providing quality and ethical services with a laser focus on our customer's goals is an effective long-term business model. Our mission, therefore, is to help our customers meet their requirements and goals. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This provision shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of such employee's essential job functions discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless such disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or is consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. The Unconventional, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yorktown Systems Group, Inc.
Job Description
Summary:
The TSOC – Lessons Learned Specialist will support the USSOCOM J-59L Strategy, Plans and Policy Lessons Learned (LL) Branch. The position provides the J-59L with a LL Network capable of supporting the execution of the USSOCOM Lessons Learned Program (LLP), through delivery of expert advice, collection support, analytical support, and assistance in carrying out all responsibilities and actions required to support the USSOCOM mission and Commander’s Lines of Operation as they apply to the LLP. This task supports the discovery, knowledge development, implementation, and sharing of observations, issues/insights, lessons, and best practices from operations, training events, experiments, and other activities involving SOF assets.
Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Perform and manage all Component – Lessons Learned Specialist tasks:
- Plan, synchronize, and coordinate the Component Command’s Annual LL Campaign Plans; includes coordination/information sharing with other commands (i.e., Joint Staff, Services, other Component Commands).
- Coordinate Command driven Before Action Review (BAR) for each specific event to identify objectives outlined by the Command and facilitate achievement of command goals and objectives.
- Collect, review, and present LL material for compliance with policy, attainment of objectives, overall effectiveness, and quality to supported Component Command and USSOCOM.
- Conduct comprehensive post event analysis to identify immediate SOF capability impacts as well as long-range effect on training, employing, and organizing SOF support.
- Incorporate observations, insights, and lessons learned into the Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS) for their respective commands to ensure data is synchronized, current, and available.
- Coordinate LL material prior to release from the Component Command addressing non-controversial and potentially controversial matters.
- Regularly meet with numerous military personnel on the advancement of lessons learned information sharing on collection, analysis concepts, principles and applications.
- Compile Before Action Reports, After Action Reports, Executive Summaries, Post Activity Bulletins and Requests for Information. Documentation shall be complete and include substantiated findings and recommendations, consistent with a high level of quality control and distribution ready. The documentation shall also be audience-specific and captured at the appropriate security level.
- Develop and maintain an electronic resource, to include key points of contact, to be used for mission continuity that may be accessed by all stakeholders.
- Oversee TSOC LL processes employing knowledge of TSOCs’ current and historical staff roles, areas of responsibility and subordinate organizations.
- Incorporate TSOC senior-level guidance into the LL planning and execution of SOF engagement, and exercises, to resolve issues based on newly collected observations, insights and lessons learned.
- Manage TSOC Lessons Learned analytical studies involving programs or policies cutting across the military Services and a number of government agencies leading to major adjustments to SOF doctrine, policy, training, equipping, and organizing.
- Regularly meet with TSOC military leadership to provide recommendations on focus area studies, command synchronization efforts and quarterly feedback
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to develop standards for new or existing requirements that may alter training or operational missions and programs.
- Manage all CONUS/OCONUS administrative requirements to support travel, clearances, country bulletins, reports, etc.
- Compile Before Action Reports, After Action Reports, Executive Summaries, Post Activity Bulletins and Requests for Information. Documentation shall be complete and include substantiated findings and recommendations, consistent with a high level of quality control and distribution ready. The documentation shall also be audience-specific and captured at the appropriate security level.
- Conduct country analyses highlighting observations, insights, and lessons from previous engagements in support of the Joint Combined Exchange Training program. At a minimum, analyses shall highlight logistical considerations for deployment and employment recommendations, including program of instruction considerations where appropriate. Frequency will be derived from JCET deployment schedule with analysis being completed 90 days before scheduled deployment.
- Develop and maintain an electronic resource, to include key points of contact, to be used for mission continuity that may be accessed by all stakeholders.
Job Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- BA/BS Humanities, Science, Business, Mathematics – OR – Prior service E8, CW3, or O4 can be substituted for education requirements
- 7 years of prior service experience, including 2 years of experience working with a Component staff as a staff officer/NCO supporting the DOTMLPF&P, SOFCIDS process
- 1 year experience using classified collaborative communications systems for example DCO.
- Graduate from Component specific SOF qualified course or additional service requirement for the supported unit.
Clearance: Requires an active TOP SECRET clearance
Location: Stuttgart, Germany / MacDill AFB, FL / Seoul, Korea / Camp Smith, HI / Homestead, FL / Colorado Springs, CO
Travel: Travel is required to various CONUS and OCONUS non-hazardous and OCONUS hazardous locations in order to collect observations, insights, and lessons to accomplish the objectives of this task.
EEO STATEMENT Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No employee or applicant for employment is denied equal opportunity because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, any other non-merit-based factor, or other characteristics protected by law. As part of the company's equal employment opportunity policy, Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries, will also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities. The Unconventional, LLC. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yorktown Systems Group, Inc.
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