Exercise Planner

About the role

CeLeen, an operating firm of Command Holdings, is seeking an Exercise Planner to support the National Guard Bureau (NGB) and the Army Interagency Training and Education Center (AITEC).

Responsibilities

• Coordinating development, synchronization, conduct, and control of AITEC exercises.
• Managing all aspects of exercise coordination including scheduling, writing, budget, and facilitating planning conferences.
• Providing oversight to the development of realistic exercise scenarios that lead the training audience to achieve their training objectives.
• Providing progress reports to the Government during the planning phase and participating in planning meetings as required.
• Managing the development of after-action reports and follow-on exercise improvement tasks.
• Serving as a Technical Subject Matter Expert and providing support of operations at a variety of training events and exercises on required subjects within the scope of training.
• Coordinating with external agencies for research support and curriculum development such as other National Guard units; Federal, State, and local agencies; the NGB, and other Department of Defense agencies.
• Serving as a Technical Subject Matter Expert and providing support of operations at a variety of training events and exercises on required subjects within the scope of training.
• Participating in planning conferences with the Government as needed to meet mission planning requirements.

Requirements

• Associate's degree //OR// 2 years relevant experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following: Installation protection and security, Command post operations, Disaster response planning and operations, Hazardous materials (HAZMAT) and/or chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) effects and handling, Consequence management (CM) operations, Incident Command System (ICS), Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) operations, First responder operations (Law Enforcement, Firefighter, Emergency Medical Services, etc.), Public health, Emergency management (EM), National Incident Management System (NIMS), Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) exercise management, planning, design, development and execution.
• Professional proficiency in English is required.
• Excellent presentation, communication and organization skills.
• Outstanding communication skills, influencing abilities, and client focus.
• Demonstrated proficiency in using all Microsoft Office applications.
• Able to pass a federal background investigation including fingerprinting.
• Able to access federal facilities in compliance with Real ID.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Associate's degree //OR// 2 years relevant experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree, Exercise planning experience to include designing, developing and executing military, state, or other federal exercises, Experience in development of realistic exercise scenarios, Experience in exercise coordination including scheduling, writing, budget, and facilitating planning conferences, Familiarity of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) planning process.

Skills

• Proficiency in English.
• Excellent presentation, communication and organization skills.
• Influencing abilities, and client focus.
• Proficiency in using all Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Life and Disability Insurance.
• 401(k).
• Paid Time Off.
• Paid Holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Pet Insurance.