Role overview

Qualifications

Retired O-5/O-6 level officer with experience developing maritime security strategies for small or developing maritime nations in the INDOPACOM AOR.
Experience with U.S. security cooperation with foreign partners supporting maritime domain awareness (MDA) and maritime security (MARSEC) initiatives at the strategic and operational levels.
Experience in assessment and drafting of strategy documents, frameworks, and implementation plans aligned with partner nation requirements and timelines.
Experience designing and developing presentations, workshop materials, and facilitation activities in both in-person and virtual environments; strong interpersonal, briefing, and writing skills; ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences; demonstrated ability to provide feedback and improvement recommendations; US Secret Security Clearance required.

Responsibilities

Support the development of a national Maritime Security Strategy by working with partner nation stakeholders to establish policies, organizational structures, and processes for effective maritime operations; conduct maritime threat and gap analyses and stakeholder mapping.
Contribute to interagency coordination, maritime domain awareness, and maritime security requirements within the INDOPACOM AOR, including policy development and implementation planning.
Design and develop presentations, workshop materials, and facilitate workshops, simulations, and stakeholder coordination sessions in both in-person and virtual environments.
Provide feedback reviews and improvement recommendations; support remote/CONUS and forward engagements, with a two-week engagement planned for June 2026 and a 90-day TDY anticipated August–October 2026.

Key facts

Remote from: Anywhere
Part time
Senior (5-10 years)
Cybersecurity Advisor
English

Hard skills

Maritime Security Project Implementation Presentation Design Simulation Software Stakeholder Analysis Organizational Structure Program Evaluation And Review Technique Operational Planning Framework Design Policy Development Meeting Facilitation Threat Assessment Material Design User Feedback Communication Sciences Stakeholder Communications Meeting Facilitation Technical Writing

Other skills

Strategic Planning
Social Skills
Presentations

About the company

Hoplite Group

Hoplite Group was created by a team of senior executives with extensive public sector and highly relevant commercial experience in economic development in frontier markets. Our team is unique in that it feels equally at home in the field or in the boardroom. We create sustainable and innovative solutions to complex problems and in the most challenging environments and harshest conditions.

Company details

Company typeSME

Company size11 - 50

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Job description

Opportunity (Part-Time / Limited Duration): Maritime Security Advisor Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Bottom Line Up Front: Hoplite Group is seeking an experienced Maritime Security Advisor SME to support a U.S. Government institutional capacity-building (ICB) effort focused on maritime domain awareness (MDA) and maritime security (MARSEC). The SME will support the development of a national Maritime Security Strategy (MSS), working with partner nation stakeholders to establish the policies, organizational structures, and processes required to enable effective maritime operations.

Location: Remote support (CONUS) with forward engagements (OCONUS) within the INDOPACOM Area of Responsibility (AOR) as part of a U.S. government contract.

Level of Effort:
• Non-travel months: Approximately 40 hours/month.
• Engagement months: Approximately 160 hours/month depending on travel and engagement requirements.
• Travel engagements: Two-week engagement scheduled for June 2026 (inclusive of pre-engagement preparation and post-engagement reporting). 90-day TDY anticipated August–October 2026.

Availability: Immediate

Objective: To support the development of a national Maritime Security Strategy that enables partner nation stakeholders to effectively organize, manage, and execute maritime operations. Efforts will focus on maritime threat and gap analysis, stakeholder mapping, and development of a comprehensive strategy that addresses interagency coordination, maritime domain awareness, and maritime security requirements.

Required Qualifications:
• Retired O-5 / O-6 level officer with experience developing maritime security strategies, particularly within small or developing maritime nations in the INDOPACOM AOR.
• Experience with US security cooperation with foreign partners supporting maritime domain awareness (MDA) and maritime security (MARSEC) initiatives at the strategic and operational levels.
• Experience in assessment and drafting of strategy documents, frameworks, and implementation plans aligned with partner nation requirements and timelines.
• Experience in designing and developing presentations, workshop materials, and facilitation activities in both in-person and virtual environments.
• Interpersonal, briefing, and writing skills, with ability to communicate complex concepts and policies to diverse audiences and to facilitate workshops, simulations, and stakeholder coordination sessions. SME must have the demonstrated ability to provide feedback review and improvement recommendations.
• US Secret Security Clearance required.

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