Are you tired of just being a number? Looking for an innovative organization and the opportunity to learn and grow professionally? At Terrestris, we are changing the way small businesses support the government. We are seeking an In-Country Team Lead for the United States Department of State to join our team of talented professionals who possess the experience, vision, commitment, and integrity to successfully support the strategic goals of the U.S Department of State’s Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). This is a temporary position with deployment in the Sub-Saharan African region. Join our team, grow your career, and crush your goals at Terrestris.
I’ve never heard of Terrestris. What do you do?
At Terrestris, we leverage technology to create better mission outcomes through better human performance. We approach this by forming strong client and team relationships through transparency. We strive to create an environment where our team can let their excellence shine through. By finding, developing, and incorporating new ideas, we provide memorable services. Rooted in the USMC values of honor, courage, and commitment, Terrestris seeks to deliver extraordinary values to the American people by helping the Government become more efficient and effective.
So, what will the In-Country Team Lead at Terrestris do?
The vision for GPOI is to promote international peace and security by reinforcing the global commitment to achieve and sustain effectiveness in United Nations (UN) and regional peace operations. In support of this vision, the GPOI mission is to strengthen the effectiveness of UN and regional peace operations by enhancing partner countries’ capacities to prepare, deploy, and sustain peacekeepers and reinforcing UN and regional organizations’ performance and accountability frameworks.
Specifically, this role serves as the Project Manager’s primary point of contact for contract execution, coordination, and management of GPOI contract activities in the respective African country. You will serve as the primary interface with the U.S. Embassy, Host Nation military leadership, U.S. military and international trainers, and other stakeholders associated with contract execution
What does a typical day look like for the In-Country Team Lead?
You will:
- Serve as the Project Manager’s primary point of contact for contract execution, coordination, and management of GPOI contract activities
- Act as the primary interface with the U.S. Embassy, Host Nation military leadership, U.S. military and international trainers, and other stakeholders associated with contract execution
- Manage personnel assignments across training tasks
- Maintain professional standards of accountability, quality, and effectiveness
- Monitor and track the movement of his or her team members traveling to, working in, and departing from the host country
- Ensure the conduct and quality of all task order activities and requirements are in compliance with set standards and regulations
What qualifications do you look for?
You might be the Team Lead we’re looking for if you have:
- Must speak French fluently
- A minimum of 15 years of military experience, which includes service after September 11, 2001
- Attainment of military grade of CW-3, E9, or O4 and higher
- Demonstrated experience as a senior mentor/advisor, military or civilian, to a senior foreign security partner with directly related experience in capacity building and unit-level assessments
- Relevant military operations or foreign security force (police or military) capacity building experience in the last 5 years
- Previous professional experience (in a military or civilian capacity) in Togo or Sub-Saharan Africa
- Previous experience working with training and military resource management issues at the operational level
- Experience in organizational development, conducting activities intended to drive institutional improvement and self-sufficient organizational change (Preferred)
- Experience as trained and certified Foreign Area Officer (FAO) with regionally focused expertise, including in an Office of Security Cooperation or Defense Attaché Office (Preferred)
- Experience in a U.S. or NATO military training and doctrine development organization, or permanent assignment to a U.S. or foreign military training school or combat training center (Preferred)
What kind of benefits does Terrestris Offer?
We offer outstanding benefits including health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category.
Terrestris is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.
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