Job Details

Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Advisor

Pay Competitive

Location: Pearl Harbor/Hawaii

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Description

• Req#: 500#######600

Security Clearance

Secret

Regular/Temporary

Regular

Position Description

The incumbent will act as a subject matter expert on humanitarian operations and civil-military coordination in natural disasters and situations of armed conflict. Program activities will include conducting civil-military training courses, multinational and bilateral conferences, workshops, and exercises, as well as the development and delivery of high-quality training instruction to military and civilian audiences in a variety of settings, including CFE-DM's Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (HART) Disaster and Conflict courses. Both are operational-level training courses focused on applying the military planning and decision-making process to the unique humanitarian circumstances during both Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA) operations in response to natural disasters and anticipating and addressing civilian impacts during conflict.

The course utilizes theory grounded by U.S. Department of Defense joint doctrine, guidance from the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID BHA), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and international norms and best practices for humanitarian action and civil-military coordination. The position requires development and presentation of modules, case studies, small group practical applications, role-playing exercises, and facilitation of external civilian and military expert engagement in CFE-DM led courses and events; leading or assisting in the planning, coordination, and execution of multinational military exercises when needed; it requires the applicant to have awareness, understanding, and skills that help DoD, partner militaries, interagency, and international organizations plan for and execute foreign disaster response (FDR) missions.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Deliver high-quality training instruction and presentations to military and civilian organizations for the HART Program.
2. Support the development of training curriculum to meet identified training gaps and requirements; review and provide recommendations regarding content.
3. Contribute to operational case studies and the collection of good practices regarding humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination; assist in capturing lessons learned and best practices from real-world operations.
4. Serve as a subject matter expert in humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination planning and operational support during real-world crises.
5. Advise or establish an information exchange with military forces about ongoing humanitarian themes.
6. Monitor, analyze, and report on major accomplishments and progress as well as potential or actual friction points in relations between civilian and military actors.
7. Draft analysis, planning documents, after-action reviews, reports, and other professional white papers and articles.
8. Prepare or provide substantive input in the preparation of policy, position papers, and reports on civil-military coordination, humanitarian access, and negotiations, and other critical concerns emerging in humanitarian crises.
9. Design, organize, and/or participate in relevant international, regional, or local conferences or events on humanitarian themes and/or civil-military coordination.
10. Cultivate existing and new relationships and partnerships and identify opportunities for collaboration with new stakeholders relevant to the mission, including International Military Forces, UN and NGO agencies, civil-military coordination personnel, and any other relevant stakeholders.
11. Understand current geopolitical developments impacting humanitarian crises globally, with a primary focus on the Asia-Pacific region including but not limited to disaster response, complex emergencies, humanitarian notification mechanisms, protection of civilian considerations, and public health.
12. Provide relevant expertise on humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination in a wide range of military operations to civilian and military organizations.

Travel: 40% - Competitive Salary

Position Requirements

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree
• Masters preferred.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• 5 years of experience conducting and/or supporting humanitarian assistance and civil-military coordination in responses to humanitarian crises.
• Experience in military exercises with humanitarian assistance planning and execution, and U.S. interagency coordination and collaboration.
• Experience in developing, delivering, and evaluating presentations for military and/or civilian audiences.
• Experience advising and briefing senior leaders in military and/or civilian organizations.
• Knowledge of international norms and standards governing humanitarian access and civil-military coordination in international humanitarian response and familiarity with challenges in their implementation.
• Experience working with any of the following: United Nations agencies, international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), ICRC and/or IFRC, and/or donor agencies in natural disasters and/or situations of armed conflict.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write in the English language fluently.
• Strong organizational, writing, and speaking skills.
• Experience with and comfort with public speaking, presentation, and facilitating groups.
• Ability to take direction yet work independently with a high degree of autonomy.
• Familiarity with the Asia-Pacific geopolitical security environment.
• Experience working with US Country Teams and Diplomatic Missions desired.
• Citizenship is required, and the successful candidate must be able to obtain a SECRET level clearance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be physically able to travel. Travel is approximately 40% (Domestic & International). Location: CFE-DM, Ford Island, JBPHH, Hawaii, 96860

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