The Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) is a U.S. Department of State security assistance program focused on building international peacekeeping capacity worldwide in close collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). The GPOI program's mission is to strengthen the effectiveness of the United Nations (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. State's Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Office of Global Programs and Initiatives, Peace Operations Capacity Building Division (PM/GPI/POCB) serves as the GPOI Program Office. Duties and Responsibilities The Senior Technical Trainer shall be the Team Lead's principal trainer conducting various peacekeeping-related contract training requirements specified in the SOW Minimum Qualifications * The Senior Technical Trainer shall have a minimum of 10 years of technical experience which includes a relevant blend of military skills, experience, knowledge, and current certifications that will enable that individual to successfully train specific task performance objectives on this SOW. * Minimum of ten (10) years of U.S. or NATO military experience; must include combat arms battalion/brigade staff officer experience on a U.S. or NATO military staff. [Combat arms is defined as armor, cavalry, engineer, field artillery, infantry, special forces, or special operations forces. Staff officer experience is defined as a primary staff officer assignment on a U.S. or NATO battalion or brigade staff; O3 non-primary staff officer time on a U.S. or NATO battalion staff or O4 non-primary staff officer time on a U.S. or NATO brigade staff will be considered with detailed evidence of that candidate's active performance and participation in integrated battalion/brigade planning and operations, particularly performing those duties while deployed to a peacekeeping, combat, or other contingency operation.] * Attainment of military grade of O3 and higher (or NATO equivalent). * Relevant military operations or foreign security force (police or military) capacity building experience in the last 5 years. * Experience as a senior trainer, military or civilian, to a foreign security partner. * (Preferred) Minimum of fifteen (15) cumulative years of U.S. or NATO military experience, including combat arms battalion/brigade staff officer experience on a U.S. or NATO military staff. * (Preferred) Attainment of military grade of O4 and higher (or NATO equivalent). * (Preferred) Regional experience in Sub-Saharan Africa. * (Preferred) Battalion and/or brigade staff experience while deployed to a combat, peacekeeping, or other contingency operation.