Training & Development Specialist

Windwalker Group is an award-winning, Minority-Owned business with over 25 years of experience delivering innovative solutions in security and preparedness, professional development, and cutting-edge technology. We tailor each solution to meet the unique needs of our clients, ensuring exceptional results that safeguard assets, enhance expertise, and foster continued success.

About the role

Windwalker Group is seeking Training and Development Specialists to join its proposed team to provide National Guard Bureau (NGB-J37) Joint Training Requirements Specialist (JTRS) Contract Support. Selected candidates will support the overall objectives of the National Guard Bureau (NGB-J37) in performing Joint Training and Readiness Analysis, and provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to the 54 States and Territories, JFHQ Staff, and other National Guard (NG) organizations that support domestic operations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct JFHQ-State support visits to provide joint training services, including preparing and conducting workshops and developing training to improve or enhance focus areas for joint training readiness.
• Prepare reports and briefings to share findings.
• Use the most current CJCSI 3500 series guidance to assist JFHQs-State with integrating the Joint Training System (JTS) into their training, exercise, and planning processes.
• Conduct Joint Training System (JTS) and Joint Training Database of Record Support Visits.
• Prepare a baseline or updated Joint Training Plan (JTP) process tailored to the internal needs of the command/organization, building upon the commander’s/director’s training guidance developed during the JTS Requirements Phase.
• Create and present briefings with appropriate graphics for conferences, working groups, and meetings addressing issues such as Training Transformation, the Joint Operational Framework (JOF) readiness, personnel and/or operations across the DOTmLPF-P components (Doctrine, Organization, Training, material, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy), and the Joint Training System. Briefings shall be created using existing media sources/software programs (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Video).
• Ensure all products are reviewed by the J-37 Branch Chief/COR five (5) business days prior to distribution or presentation.
• Consolidate, train, coordinate, and support the NGB with expert advice on training and support services of JFHQs-State/territory technology support systems.

Requirements

• Required to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC).
• Experience in Training Development and Instructional Coordination.
• Experience in Military Training and Leadership.
• Experience in the four phases of the Joint Training System.
• Experience instructing small group workshops at the Senior Leadership level.
• Experience in Joint Training Plan development.
• Experience conducting training classes on DoD systems (e.g., Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS), Joint Training Information Management System, Joint Lessons Learned Information System).
• Knowledge of Mission Training Assessments and Training Proficiency Assessments.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in relevant fields (preferred).
• Bachelor's degree or higher (preferred).
• 5-10 years of military experience (preferred).