Contractor Support for Staff Training Coordination

SGP Recruiting provides both operations and strategic support to Tribal 8(a) and commercial organizations. Our client is an ISO certified international Information Technology consulting and Engineering Services company focused on supporting public and private sector customers as they tackle their most daunting Information Technology and business challenges.

They are seeking Contractor Support for Staff Training Coordination to support an upcoming NATO ACT program in Norfolk, VA. This is a great opportunity to be part of an international company specializing in the provision of services in the area of information systems and technologies, outsourcing solutions, and application development services to government and non-government organizations.

Working Location: Norfolk, VA, USA

Employment Type: 1099, B2B

Language: High proficiency level in English language

Security Clearance: NATO Secret

DESCRIPTION:

DCOS Resources and Management (R&M) Directorate acts on behalf of SACT to coordinate all resource and internal management related issues, and to monitor the coherency of ACT plans to ensure that ACT will remain an effective and efficient organization that is primarily driven through a cascade of guidance and directions. Human Resources Management Branch is responsible for maintaining ACT's Peacetime Establishments (PE) on behalf of SACT as PE Authority; providing administrative and personnel customer service to all NATO and Partner Nations; and performing human resource management, recruitment and internal training functions with respect to HQ SACT. The Staff Training Coordination Section is tasked to provide residential education and training for staff personnel, in order to ensure that every member is fully trained and educated to work effectively in accordance with the post requirements stated in their Job Description (JD). Specifically, STCS has primary responsibility to:

• Coordinate all aspects of the induction training “pipeline” for newly reported personnel.

• Identify and Coordinate Training opportunities for staff members, which will enhance the skills required to complete duties of their post. This includes managing enrolment and completion in multiple databases.

• Monitor the status of training requirements of staff members.

• Report the status of training completion rates.

DUTIES/ROLE:

• Manage the annual seat bidding process for NATO School Oberammergau (NSO) and NCI Academy.

• Solicit and consolidate seat bids from all branches. The processes of NSO and NCI Academy are similar but are separate and run in parallel. These and other NATO Training Facilities are referred to as NETFs.

• Consolidated bids received from across the HQ and then submit the package to the NETFs IAW the procedures and deadlines of each of the NETFs.

• Assist Section Head in the Allocation of the seats granted by NETFs to branches

• Manage the seat assignment to individuals utilizing appropriate Training Management system.

• Review Job Description tasks and training requirements to ensure training meets the needs required for the individual and what needs to be paid by HQ SACT and what will be paid by the nation.

• Manage the process of Joining Report submission to NETFs.

• Monitor fill status of all assigned seats in the training management system, turning back unused seats prior to deadline of financial responsibility.

• Conduct initial in briefing to Newcomer personnel.

• Assign Initial training requirements.

• Monitor and document completion of requirements in appropriate Databases

• Maintain the Annual Training Plan

• Maintain sign-up lists for all internal training opportunities utilizing SharePoint and Excel Databases.

• Create the information books for internal training events as needed.

• Maintenance of the HQ SACT Quick Reference Guide.

• Maintain Outlook Calendars for Two Training Rooms.

• Create announcements for training and other events on internal messaging service using WordPress.

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

• A University Degree in Human Resource Management or related discipline.

• 3+ years within the last 10 years working with a Training Management System.

• 3+ Years within the last 10 years’ experience maintaining SharePoint webpages at the administrator level.

• 3+ years within the last 10 years’ experience using WordPress.

• 5+ Years within the last 10 years’ experience using Excel as a database.

• Demonstrable proficiency in effective oral and written communication, including briefing and coordinating with business stakeholders. (I.e. Newcomers Orientations, Briefing New Employees, etc.).

• 3+ years within the last 10 years’ experience working in an office administrative environment supporting scheduling, for example, cross-organizational scheduling for training.