Component – Lessons Learned Specialist, SOCOM J5

About the Organization

Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly‑owned subsidiaries, are a committed team of dedicated former military and civilian professionals who believe in providing ethical and quality services to Government customers. Our leadership team is composed primarily of Veterans who are now serving in a corporate environment rather than in uniform. Our customer's missions become our own and we are committed to working as a team to achieve success.

Because of the depth and experiences of our corporate leadership, we can assure all our customers that "we will do what we say we can do" and will focus on our customer's missions rather than corporate goals. Our business model is based on a personal commitment from our leaders to maintain contact with our customers to continually and consistently gauge our performance.

Yorktown Systems Group was founded on the idea that providing quality and ethical services with a laser focus on our customer's goals is an effective long‑term business model. Our mission, therefore, is to help our customers meet their requirements and goals.

Location: Hurlburt Field, FL / Duke Field, FL / Cannon AFB, NM / Mildenhall Air Base, UK / Kadena Air Base, Okinawa / Camp Lejeune, NC / Little Creek, VA / Coronado, CA / Pearl City, HI / Fort Bragg, NC / Eglin AFB, FL / Fort Campbell, KY / JBLM, WA / Fort Carson, CO

Summary: The Component – Lessons Learned Specialist will support the USSOCOM J-59L Strategy, Plans and Policy Lessons Learned (LL) Branch. The position provides the J-59L with a LL Network capable of supporting the execution of the USSOCOM Lessons Learned Program (LLP), through delivery of expert advice, collection support, analytical support, and assistance in carrying out all responsibilities and actions required to support the USSOCOM mission and Commander’s Lines of Operation as they apply to the LLP.

This task supports the discovery, knowledge development, implementation, and sharing of observations, issues/insights, lessons, and best practices from operations, training events, experiments, and other activities involving SOF assets.

Specific Duties:

• Plan, synchronize, and coordinate the Component Command’s Annual LL Campaign Plans; includes coordination/information sharing with other commands (i.e., Joint Staff, Services, other Component Commands).
• Coordinate Command driven Before Action Review (BAR) for each specific event to identify objectives outlined by the Command and facilitate achievement of command goals and objectives.
• Collect, review, and present LL material for compliance with policy, attainment of objectives, overall effectiveness, and quality to supported Component Command and USSOCOM.
• Conduct comprehensive post event analysis to identify immediate SOF capability impacts as well as long‑range effect on training, employing, and organizing SOF support.
• Incorporate observations, insights, and lessons learned into the Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS) for their respective commands to ensure data is synchronized, current, and available.
• Coordinate LL material prior to release from the Component Command addressing non‑controversial and potentially controversial matters.
• Regularly meet with numerous military personnel on the advancement of lessons learned information sharing on collection, analysis concepts, principles and applications.
• Compile Before Action Reports, After Action Reports, Executive Summaries, Post Activity Bulletins and Requests for Information. Documentation shall be complete and include substantiated findings and recommendations, consistent with a high level of quality control and distribution ready. The documentation shall also be audience‑specific and captured at the appropriate security level.
• Develop and maintain an electronic resource, to include key points of contact, to be used for mission continuity that may be accessed by all stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• 7 years of prior service experience, including 2 years of experience working with a Component Command
• 1 year’s experience using classified collaborative communications systems for example DCO
• Graduate from…