Culmen International, LLC is looking for experienced Advisors to provide expert consultant services to Partner Nations, security force organizations/units, and US Embassy teams across the globe in support of a US State Department-funded program. 

This program, in close coordination with US Department of Defense, focuses on assisting Partner Nations with defense reform and civil-military institutional capacity building efforts.

Advisors will serve a twelve-month commitment abroad in the Host Nation, and will support one or more of the following core activities:

Defense/Security Sector Strategy and Reform

• Strategic planning
• Doctrine and policy development
• Institutional development and change management
• Organizational assessment, design, and structuring

Defense/Security Sector Institutions, Functions, and Management

• Military/Joint Staff coordination and planning
• Legislative affairs and coordination
• Military justice and legal counsel
• Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs (HA) interagency coordination
• Public affairs and information management
• Acquisition and procurement
• Logistics support and equipment maintenance
• Law Enforcement (LE) coordination
• Budgeting and financial planning
• Project monitoring and surveillance
• Inspector General (IG) institutions

Defense/Security Sector Capabilities

• Maritime security
• Intelligence (analysis, collections, military intel, and systems (ISR))
• Counter-Terrorism (CT)
• Counter-Insurgency (COIN)
• Cease-fire monitoring and verification
• Protection of civilians
• Peacekeeping Operations (PKO)
• Other specialized military capabilities (e.g. engineering and construction, medical, Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (CIED), ground combat, troop mobility, etc.)

Security Force Development

• Force structure development and readiness
• Personnel recruitment, retention, and retirement systems
• Professional Military Education (PME) systems and training institutions
• Curriculum/training development and execution
• Development of operational combat training centers
• Professional development programs
• Evaluations and assessment

Cyber/Technical Functions

• Cybersecurity services
• Computer Security Incident Response
• Information Systems Vulnerability and Risk Assessments
• Network Administration and Systems Engineering
• Information operations

• Providing advisory and consultative services to assist Partner Nation with defining the roles, missions, capabilities, command and control, and force structure of its national defense establishment consistent with identified national objectives and strategy
• Assisting Partner Nation institutions/organizations/units with achieving sustainable institutional reform and capacity building in relation one or more core activity
• Coordinating with U.S. and foreign SMEs to assist Partner Nation development of professional, effective, and accountable systems, legal and policy frameworks, strategy, guidance, and doctrine
• Supporting implementation of US mission abroad by ensuring close and continuous coordination with US Embassy
• Supporting the GDRP mission of improving civilian management, leadership, oversight, planning, and budgeting capacities of Partner Nation
• Enhancing civil-military coordination and collaboration

• US Citizenship
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree
• Security clearance requirements vary by individual location requirements

• Minimum of O-5 Military Rank/GS-14
• Master's Degree

Culmen International is committed to enhancing international safety and security, strengthening homeland defense, improving global health and humanitarian programs, and optimizing government operations.  With experience in over 140 countries, we help our customers to accomplish critical missions in challenging environments worldwide.

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At Culmen International, we are committed to creating, promoting, and sustaining a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our commitment to these values is unwavering across all our work around the world.  We include and celebrate employees of diverse races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, nationalities, socioeconomic statuses, languages, (dis)abilities, ages, and religious commitments. These differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our employees and clients. Culmen is an equal opportunity employer.