(AFG) Vehicle, Power Generation, and Maintenance Trainer

Requirement Overview: The Vehicle, Power Generation, and Maintenance Trainer shall implement and operate programs, practices, and procedures for developing optimal utilization of personnel. Design and administer programs to train all levels of personnel. Develop tests and visual aids. Coordinate class arrangements, conduct training classes, and develop criteria for evaluating effectiveness of training activities. Keep abreast of training and development research: learning theory, motivation theory, and new materials, methods, and techniques. Develop programs and practices to identify developmental needs including preparing personnel for more responsible positions and increasing effectiveness in present assignments. If required, may use technical experts to assist in training. Work Hours: Work may include nights, holidays, and weekends on short notice. Standard will be to conduct training six (6) days per week for up to twelve (12) hours per day while at OCONUS work site(s) and a standard 40 hour work week while at CONUS work sites. Responsibilities: · Train duties at the Direct and General Support level (Depot level) of maintenance · Train on maintenance issues with provided vehicles, power generation equipment, and other associated issued equipment · Report to site lead as well as Program Manager · Responsible for regularly interacting with US military personnel · Based on circumstances that are unique to their work locations, trainers will be responsible for making on the scene decisions as to how to execute the curriculum · Responsible for assessing how well the ANA students have learned the coursework Required Operational Knowledge, Skills, and Experience: · 4 years’ experience in US military maintenance operations with a preference to HMMWV maintenance course certification, generator certifications, and/or communications repair, and a US Army MOS equal to 25, 52, or 63 series. Candidate must have been an E7 or higher. · Must be able to competently operate a Personal Computer to include excellent skills with MS Office (Word, PPT, Excel, etc.) · Excellent Interpersonal and People Skills · Excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills · Good Organizational Skills · Good Project Management Ability and Skills · Ability to plan and organize work, analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data and recognize solutions. · Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing. · Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance · Must be able to obtain a Visa for Afghanistan Physical Requirements/Working Environment: · Must be willing to work, live, and travel in Afghanistan · Must be willing to work in harsh or adverse environments · Must be willing to deploy and live on forward operating bases operated by Coalition Forces in austere conditions without regular U.S. PX and Commissary facilities · Must be willing and able to travel outside of protected areas via military convoys or MILAIR, and wear protective clothing and equipment as required. In the conduct of their training contractors may encounter hostile forces · Must be able to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods · Must be able to type using a standard keyboard to communicate through e-mail and various software applications · Must be able to crouch, crawl, grasp or handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbow/knee and reach above/below shoulders · Must be able to communicate by voice and ear over telephone · May be required to lift objects whose weight may not exceed 30 pounds · The ability to read, write, and interpret technical data · May be required to respond to a wide variety of operational circumstances, including extreme weather conditions and rudimentary infrastructure · May be exposed to extreme noise from turbine and jet engine aircraft Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Experience: · Active U.S. DOD Secret Security Clearance · Prefer Infantry or Special Operations background · Prefer previous experience training and advising foreign military soldiers Required Education: · Bachelor’s degree & four (4) years of related experience, OR two (2) years related experience with Master’s degree. Eight (8) years of additional equivalent work experience (12 total years) may be accepted in lieu of BA/BS education requirement 81519

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