Job Title:  Collective Training & Exercise Delivery SME

THE COMPANY 

We are a highly innovative and rapidly growing defence and technology company that design, develop, and deliver some of the world’s most advanced defence related training, products, and services.

We were recently crowned Employer of the Year at the British Ex-Forces in Business Awards 2023 and are also proud to have been honoured with two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in Innovation, for our next-generation GECO military mission planning system.. We have been listed as one of the ‘100 Best Large Companies to Work For’ in the UK and Midlands by Best Companies several times as well as achieving ‘Best Companies 3 Star Accreditation’ and a rating of ‘world-class’ for our employee engagement on many occasions. 

As part of a unique and specialist defence company, our friendly team consists of experienced and highly capable individuals, working together with a mature ‘can do’ work ethic. Our central business functions are located in an easily accessible, bright and modern head office to the west of Lincoln, alongside our mission systems team, while the majority of our operational specialists are embedded alongside our Defence customers.

THE ROLE

Due to the continued success and growth of Inzpire as the UK White Force provider of choice, we are seeking an exceptional individual with knowledge and expertise in the employment and integration of modern Combat Air (CA), ground and Air C2 and other supporting Force Element (FE) capabilities in a complex, degraded, and challenging Collective Training (CT) environment.

We are looking for expertise to satisfy the following key requirements:

• Demonstrable tactical & operational level understanding of how CA, Air C2, and other FE capabilities integrate in a Contested, Degraded & Operationally challenging Environment (CDOE);
• Knowledge and experience to design, storyboard, develop, test, and deliver challenging, tactically relevant training CDOE scenarios that satisfy customer desired learning objectives;
• In depth experience in the application and implementation of the Plan, Brief, Execute and Debrief cycle;
• Composite Air Operation (COMAO) planning experience either in a single Service or Joint Force domain.
• Working level knowledge of the integrated planning process / processes adopted by UK Force Elements.
• Working level knowledge of Risk, Assumption Issues, Dependencies, and Opportunities (RAIDO) with a commensurate ability to evaluate and articulate these with recommendations to Stakeholders.

THE PERSON

We are looking for truly exceptional, professionally credible, ‘hands on’ experts, with a working understanding of COMAO training.

The successful individual will:

• Have expertise in the integration of multi-domain capabilities within a contested environment.
• Have recent experience in delivering or operating with Large Force Element exercises.
• Be able to demonstrate evidence to support the following requisite skills and traits:

ESSENTIAL

• Extensive, relevant CT experience, in the live or synthetic environment, preferably from a Combat Air or Air C2 background;
• Previous knowledge of UK, NATO, or US military Air integration planning methodology;
• Possess exceptional communication skills;
• Be willing to embrace the Inzpire work ethic of loyalty, flexibility, and consistently delivering beyond our customer’s expectations.

HIGH DESIRABLE

• QWI (or equivalent), NATO / US military exchange, EWI, or other Air instructor qualifications;
• Hands-on Air or Joint Force exercise planning and delivery.
• Experience working with 4th and 5th Gen CA platforms.
• Experience working with international partner nations.
• Experience working within the MOD Whole Force construct to ensure effective project delivery.

Due to the nature of elements of the role, the successful applicant must be a UK National and may be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting which may require criminal record, security service and credit reference checks; qualification will also normally require a minimum UK residency of at least 5 years.

HOW TO APPLY

If you have the required background and are interested in joining a high-performing team, supporting the delivery of exceptional award-winning products and services to our customers, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please click apply and follow the instructions to upload your CV.

BENEFITS

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• 30 days paid holiday plus 8 days bank holidays per year
• Uncapped leave scheme (upon successful completion of probation period)
• Company provided private medical and dental insurance
• Company Share Incentive Scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Annual profit and performance related pay scheme 
• Generous death in service (£100k)
• Company contributions into a group personal pension scheme
• Business travel insurance 
• Funded role specific training and financial assistance with professional development
• Tax efficient cycle to work and charitable giving schemes
• Tax efficient electric vehicle company car scheme

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

Inzpire is committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for current and prospective employees. We recognise that a diverse, talented and highly motivated workforce is pivotal to our continuing success, therefore our selection decisions are based on the merit of the individual irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other characteristic.

We genuinely recognise the benefits of a diverse and inclusive working environment.  We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, a supportive signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant and a Gold award winner within the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We are therefore delighted to offer a guaranteed interview scheme to service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners (including those of service leavers) who meet all our advertised requirements.