Staff Military Trainer - Senior Training Advisor

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector (NGDS) is seeking a Staff Military Trainer – Senior Training Advisor to join our growing team of diverse professionals supporting the Army National Guard (ARNG) Mission Command Training Support Program (MCTSP) in McLean, Virginia.

This position is contingent upon contract award, budget, and customer approval.

Responsibilities:

• Advises and assists the Task Order Manager in developing training solutions, strategies, and strategic messaging

• Provides direct support to ARNG collective training events and exercises

• Serves as a Senior Subject Matter Expert advising Task Order Manager in their support of Division and Brigade Commanders on leadership, effective conduct of US Army operations, and collective MISSION Command / Command and Control training

• Assists Site Managers, OST/ESTs, HSTs, Exercise Directors, and other mobile training teams across the MCTSP community of interest in the planning, preparation, and execution of large-scale collective training exercises

• Participates in meetings and workshops that shape the MCTSP training strategy and best practices to provide maximum training value to the ARNG

• Serves as an exercise higher command role-player or deputy exercise director

Basic Qualifications:

• One of the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 15 years of professional and/or military leadership experience

  • Master’s degree with a minimum of 13 years of professional and/or military leadership experience

• Successfully served as a former Division Commander with expertise in leadership, training management, and large-scale training exercises.

• Must possess an active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance

• Must be able to travel as needed (up to 25% of the time)

• Must be able to work on-site in McLean, Virginia

Preferred Qualifications:

• Combat experience; and Joint service staff experience

• Experience at a Combat Training Center (CTC) as a Senior Observer/Controller or as the Commander, Operations Group

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.