Job Description
Country Manager – FDR, Inc. job
Location: A designated African country
This position is contingent upon award of contract
Duties and Responsibilities:
♦ The Country Manager (CM) will be the Program Manager’s primary point of contact for contract execution
and coordination of the U.S. Department of State’s complex, multifaceted African Contingency Operations
Training Assistance (ACOTA) Program in a designated African country.
♦ May serve as the CM for multiple countries.
♦ Responsible for overall contract execution at his/her location and assists the PM in managing the contract at that location.
♦ The CM is the in-country manager of the workflow process at the deployed location and manages all
aspects of mission completion.♦ Receives mission guidance from the PM and APO and relays this information to Shift Supervisors and/or
Team Leaders for execution.
♦ Manages personnel assignments and reassignments to different in-country ACOTA Program training tasks
and missions.
♦ Maintains accountability, quality, and efficiency standards of productivity for deployed personnel.
♦ Monitors and tracks movement of all ACOTA contractors traveling to, working in, and departing the
country the CM is deployed to.
♦ Responsible for individual and collective training of established and /or newly formed PKO units.
♦ Provides direction and oversight of day-to-day operations in-country ACOTA training.
♦ Coordinates and manages all in-country personnel and logistical support for ACOTA contractors.
♦ Ensures all instructor/trainers are prepared to teach and teach to standards stipulated in APO task orders.
♦ Inspects and supervises all in-country training. Liaises with Host Nation, USG, and APO representatives.
♦ The Country Manager (CM) will be the Program Manager’s primary point of contact for contract execution
and coordination of the U.S. Department of State’s complex, multifaceted African Contingency Operations
Training Assistance (ACOTA) Program in a designated African country.
♦ May serve as the CM for multiple countries.
♦ Responsible for overall contract execution at his/her location and assists the PM in managing the contract at that location.
♦ The CM is the in-country manager of the workflow process at the deployed location and manages all
aspects of mission completion.♦ Receives mission guidance from the PM and APO and relays this information to Shift Supervisors and/or
Team Leaders for execution.
♦ Manages personnel assignments and reassignments to different in-country ACOTA Program training tasks
and missions.
♦ Maintains accountability, quality, and efficiency standards of productivity for deployed personnel.
♦ Monitors and tracks movement of all ACOTA contractors traveling to, working in, and departing the
country the CM is deployed to.
♦ Responsible for individual and collective training of established and /or newly formed PKO units.
♦ Provides direction and oversight of day-to-day operations in-country ACOTA training.
♦ Coordinates and manages all in-country personnel and logistical support for ACOTA contractors.
♦ Ensures all instructor/trainers are prepared to teach and teach to standards stipulated in APO task orders.
♦ Inspects and supervises all in-country training. Liaises with Host Nation, USG, and APO representatives.
Education and Experience:
The CM shall have a unique blend of skills, experience, and knowledge that will allow the individual to best support
the goals and tasks of the ACOTA Program.
Minimum of 10 years military operations and training experience (or civilian equivalent) required with a strong
background in overseas program operations.
Staff experience at battalion, brigade, or Special Forces B Team level (or civilian equivalent) is preferred.
Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to completion of college course work leading
to an advanced degree, preferred.
Minimum of three to five years of increasingly responsible experience as a Program Manager or Project Manager in
the field of military training or in a related area.
U.S. Military combat and/or PKO experience at O-3, 0-4, O-5, E-8, or E-9 (or civilian equivalent) level who has
completed U.S. Military Education Level 3 or 4 (Command and General Staff College or equivalent) completion
requirements.
Experience operating in areas with limited life cycle support and in hardship conditions preferred.
How to Apply
http://www.fdr-inc.com/careers/
The CM shall have a unique blend of skills, experience, and knowledge that will allow the individual to best support
the goals and tasks of the ACOTA Program.
Minimum of 10 years military operations and training experience (or civilian equivalent) required with a strong
background in overseas program operations.
Staff experience at battalion, brigade, or Special Forces B Team level (or civilian equivalent) is preferred.
Any combination of training, experience, and/or education equivalent to completion of college course work leading
to an advanced degree, preferred.
Minimum of three to five years of increasingly responsible experience as a Program Manager or Project Manager in
the field of military training or in a related area.
U.S. Military combat and/or PKO experience at O-3, 0-4, O-5, E-8, or E-9 (or civilian equivalent) level who has
completed U.S. Military Education Level 3 or 4 (Command and General Staff College or equivalent) completion
requirements.
Experience operating in areas with limited life cycle support and in hardship conditions preferred.
How to Apply
http://www.fdr-inc.com/careers/
