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District Stability Framework Instructor

Afghanistan and United States

Responsibilities:

Training/Instruction
Serve as an instructor on a multidisciplinary mobile training team domestically and internationally on behalf of USAID;

Facilitate classroom dialogue, exercises, role plays, and other hands-on activities to reinforce learning;

Provide instruction on the District Stability Framework (DSF) curriculum to USG and other civilian personnel

Provide instruction related to the DSF curriculum to armed forces (primarily regiment, battalion, company, platoon levels) personnel

Participate in curriculum development, design and implementation related to DSF

Scenario Development/Scripting
Develop, design and script scenarios for classroom and field exercises pertaining to root causes of instability

Manage other instructors, role players, and other staff on exercise site as necessary;

Coordinate with the interagency to synchronize training objectives and desired effects;

Formerly evaluate training participants on their execution of the DSF and stability-related activities;

Advisory

Provide tactical and/or field-based population-centric stability advice and mentoring to military staff and subordinate units and civilian practitioners during academic and practical field-based exercises;

Provide planning and strategic-level advice related to stability operations and/or stabilization programming;

Qualifications:

• A Masters degree (or Bachelors with relevant experience) in international relations, conflict resolution, community development, or a similar discipline;
• 5+ years of overseas program/project management experience in unstable environments with USAID, IO, NGO or other civilian entity; or
• Demonstrated experience conducting stability operations (to include project implementation in coordination with non-military actors) under the authority of the military;
• Demonstrated civilian-military experience required;
• Excellent spoken and written English and public presentation skills required;
• Willingness to travel and work in remote areas and under difficult circumstances;
• Secret Level Clearance preferred
• Experience in Afghanistan preferred
How to apply
Submit Cover Letter and CV to icooper@dev-trans.com