Description
SAIC is
seeking a Senior Advisor to
support the U.S. Department of State’s Global Defense Reform Program (GDRP) embedded
within the Croatian Ministry of Defense (MOD). The senior advisor
will be responsible in assisting the Croatian MOD develop their public affairs
office and communications capacity.
The Global
Defense Reform Program (GDRP) is a new defense reform capacity building program
funded by the Department of State in close coordination with the Department of
Defense that seeks to assist partner nations’ security forces with providing
security in an effective, transparent, and accountable manner to civilian
authorities, while advancing U.S. national security objectives.
Key Strategic Areas of Interest for this
position are in the Defense/Security Institutions, Functions, and Management reform sector.
Specifically the Advisor will assist the partner nation’s MOD with
building capacity in some of these areas:
- Public affairs and
information management
- Interagency coordination
and planning for information management
- Strategic planning
- Doctrine and policy development
- Institutional development and change
management
The duties
and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Provide advice related to organizational
development, coordination, and developing training programs to assist MOD with
its capacity to develop their public
affairs office and communications capacity.
- Develop plans and strategies to assist
the MOD to counter disinformation in both national and international
environments.
- Assess training needs and requirements
for effective implementation. Provide policy, operations analysis,
recommendations, and reports.
- Participate in senior level meetings,
seminars, and exercises to provide expert level public affairs input to help
maintain and develop the ability to respond to emerging issues appropriately.
- Lead overseas assessments of host nation
Ministry of Defense capacity in GDRP area of focus, as well as assess the
impact of planned or current programmatic activities and propose remedial
actions. Draft memos and reports to provide expert analysis regarding Ministry
of Defense public affairs programs and assessments.
- Maintain knowledge of contemporary,
professional military strategic and management principles, techniques, and
issues, and recommend which ones are appropriate for international application
in the information environment.
- Provide advice related to organizational
development and the development of training programs to the Ministry of
Defense’s capacity in specified GDRP focus areas.
- Draft memos and reports to provide expert
analysis regarding the Croatian MOD’s PA and communications programs and
assessments.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Required Education
and Experience
- Bachelors and eight (8) years or more of
related experience; Masters and six (6) years or more experience as a senior
public affairs or public diplomacy professional .
- Must have reached, at a minimum, the
rank of O-5 in the military or equivalent (i.e. FS-02/GS-14) in a civilian
capacity.
- Medical requirements will be defined at
the Task Order level, where applicable.
- U.S. citizen with either a Security
Clearance or a Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) Certification or the ability
to be granted either will be required.
- Excellent written and verbal
English communication skills
- Proficient across MS Office
Suite.
Preferred
qualifications will likely include:
(Program
and Partner Nation needs)
- Prior experience
living-abroad, especially in the Balkans region.
- Cultural knowledge
of the Balkan region.
- Prior embassy
experience.
- Prior experience
working in public affairs and communications reform at the ministry or
national level.
- Prior experience
working with State Department in support of Public Affairs / Public
Diplomacy initiatives.