Agency Liaison Officer INDOPACOM

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Job Title

Agency Liaison Officer INDOPACOM

Location

Hawaii - Oahu - Oahu, HI 96801 US (Primary)

Job Description

Torch Technologies is seeking a detail-oriented team player to represent the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). This is a full-time position located in Oahu, Hawaii, providing on-site Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Subject Matter Expertise and facilitating information exchange between the JCO and the supported organization. A successful candidate should demonstrate good analytic and organizational skills with the ability to take complex findings and reduce them to meaningful takeaways and actionable items for the decision-makers. A successful candidate should also be an experienced strategic communicator and writer for Senior audiences. The candidate should be a self-starter and require minimal oversight. This position will be onsite with the customer supported organization. Travel back to JCO headquarters in Arlington, VA is required and travel throughout the INDOPACOM area of responsibility is anticipated.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Represent JCO on-site in INDOPACM.
• Maintain situational awareness of JCO organization structure, authorities, roles, responsibilities, and activities; maintain relationships within JCO and other stakeholder organizations to facilitate customer support.
• Attend JCO Governance and Sub-working group meetings and communicate relevant developments/initiatives to INDOPACOM customer.
• Attend monthly JCO LNO virtual synchronization meetings and travel to attend in-person the Quarterly JCO LNO conference usually held in National Capital Region.
• Provide administrative and logistical support to any JCO team members visiting INDOPACOM, e.g., scheduling appropriate office calls, entry access requirements.
• Maintain awareness of emergent C-sUAS systems and technologies within supported organization’s area of responsibility.
• Assist in developing, synchronizing, and integrating DoD efforts for C-sUAS systems.
• Prepare written products (reports, info papers, executive summaries) to shape and defend JCO or supported organization positions.
• Represent the JCO in C-UAS-related forums or meetings as required.
• Draft responses to high-visibility Senior Leader and Congressional Requests For Information (RFIs).
• Be aware of organization C-sUAS (Operations and Intelligence) requirements or initiatives to include their Partner (organization, nation, etc.) engagements, and apply knowledge to facilitate meeting customer objectives in coordination with JCO.
• As time permits, provide C-sUAS SME support to organization on any C-sUAS tasks as requested.
• Prepare and present briefings to JCO and CCMD leadership and stakeholders.
• Be prepared to travel to locations in the INDOPACOM assigned area of responsibility upon request from JCO or supported organization.

Job Requirements

• Master’s Degree required
• 15 Years of related work experience, including at least one year of experience working directly with JCO on C-sUAS issues.
• Experience supporting high-visibility programs with Senior Leader and Congressional interest, including experience responding to Senior Leader and Congressional Requests for Information.
• Experience with bi-national or multi-national programs or initiatives.
• Experience with C-sUAS as a component of larger Air and Missile Defense construct.
• Experience attending and contributing to JCO Governance forums.
• Secret security clearance required; current Top Secret SCI security clearance preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and specifically be comfortable and able to convey ideas with other analysts and JCO and customer leadership.
• Frequent travel may be required

Additional Notes:

This position is onsite with the customer supported organization. Travel back to JCO headquarters in Arlington, VA is required and travel throughout the INDOPACOM area of responsibility is anticipated.

U.S. Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Job Type: Full-time

Security Clearance: Secret

Schedule: Regular Fulltime hours

Work Location:  Oahu, Hawaii

Travel: Yes

Relocation Assistance Available: No 

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: Yes

Benefits:

Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation, 401(k) match and safe-harbor contribution, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays. 

Applying to Torch Technologies:

Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

Torch Technologies is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.  We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class.

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