Dilaver Hoxha

Experience

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  The Albanian Armed Forces general Staff HQ

  May 2008 - May 2010

  Director of Defense Planning in the AAF General Staff

  He led four branches: military cooperation, planning and programing, interoperability & modernization and strategic planning. He was primarily responsible for preparing NATO membership strategic documents and chairing the National and NATO bilateral senior level meetings. The main tasks: Planning and Reviewing Process - Managing/developing Albanian Armed Forces Strategic Planning, organization, mission and tasks organization change; preparing for NATO integration membership, preparing bilateral programs for Albania and its partners. Show less

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  NATO Joint Force Command HQ (JFC)

  Jul 2010 - Apr 2013

  Head of the Military Personnel and Manning Branch in NATO Joint Force Command HQ

  He was selected and assigned to the NATO Command Structure Joint Force Command Naples Headquarters (JFCNP). As the Head of the Military Personnel and Manning Branch/ J1 Deputy, Col HOXHA deliberately involved himself in a wide range of Human Resources activities, such as the implementation of the JFCNP New Peacetime Establishment (PE) and the Combined Joint Task Force Unified Protector (CJTFUP) Crisis Establishment (CE), the Crisis Response Exercise Planning Process, and the Execution Phase for all JFCNP’s Exercises. He also worked continuously to advance NATO Response Force-related issues. During OUP, he was assigned as the HRM. Head in the CJTFUP HQ where he was fully engaged from the outset of the planning process, through the execution phase, to the termination of the operation and CJTFUP HQ completion. His stellar performance has earned him a plethora of accolades to include several meritorious service medals, and in 2012 he was selected as JFC Naples military man of the year. Show less

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  Komanda e Forcave Tokesore

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2015

  Deputy Land Forces Commander

  As Land Forces Deputy Cdr, he was involved in operational planning, human resources, logistic support, peace support operations, homeland operations and CIMIC. He ensured units accomplished their mission in support and assistance to the civilian population during bad weather, natural disasters (snow, floods, fire-fighting in different part of the country), policing polluted areas on national roads and coastal areas by providing necessary logistical support. He was also involved in a number of exercises including simulation exercises in support of priority units preparing to deploy on NATO, EN and UN operations. Show less

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  NATO Resolute Support Mission

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Senior Human Resources Management Advisor of Afghan Ministry of Defense

  Contribute to the overall work and development of the Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM) system. During his deployment in support of Resolute Support Operation, he was responsible for Train Assist and Advise (TAA) visits to senior leaders of the Afghan National Army (ANA) from colonels to three star general leaders. His expertise spans many specialties to include areas such as manpower planning and personnel reports, recruiting, automatic HRM, career assignments, promotions, civilianization and human resource policies and regulations. As chair to a number of working groups and sub-working groups he was able to identify many problems affecting the ANA, develop and successfully implement the best courses of action. His leadership provided inspiration and motivation, not solely to his immediate staff but to other directorates and countries including Germany, UK, US, Australia and many others. He had the uncanny ability to bring together many nationalities and inspire them to work together as ‘one team’ in order to accomplish the many missions presented. He was personally responsible for leading and implementing a number initiates to include implementation of the Afghanistan HRM Information System, developing and obtaining approval to the first ever ANA Manpower Plan, and the Afghan National Recruiting Strategy and providing HRM input to the Afghan Readiness Report. Show less

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  Albanian General Staff HQ

  Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

  NATO Advisor

  • Contribute to the overall work and development of the AAF accomplishing nation military goals as a NATO member. Based on NATO requirements, his task is to assist CoD in NATO issues and contribute for review, analysis, evaluation, monitoring or designing and implementing of all related orders, guidance’s, instructions, methods, etc. • His goal is to establish and to make more effective management of the institution, the various military issues that have to dealing with the AAF and NATO relationships. Show less

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  Ministry of Defense/ Training and Doctrine Command

  Aug 2016 - now

  Chief of the Albanian Armed Forces Military Simulation Center

  Provide realistic unit/service, joint, interagency, and multinational training for AAF commanders, staffs and other leaders in accordance with National/NATO doctrine, in order to prepare units for success across the full spectrum of operational requirements. Responsible for accomplishing the following main tasks:• Command and control activities of the National Simulation Center.• Facilitate realistic simulation based on training for all military personnel IAW with AAF and NATO standards.• Plan, design, prepare, execute and assess high quality training experiences Plan, design, prepare, execute and assess high quality training experiences in coordination with all the national and international education and training institutions. • Employ advanced training tools and technologies including JCATS, VBS2/3 and JEMM.• Serve as a catalyst for Force-wide learning and improvement by synchronized employment of all resources. Show less