Assessment Analyst

Patriot Enterprises•Norfolk, VA

About The Position

The Assessment Analyst will provide crucial support to various assessment initiatives, including the JECC Campaign Plan (CP), USTRANSCOM Combatant Command Campaign Plan (CCP), the Annual Joint Assessment (AJA), and Quarterly Availability Table submissions. This role demands strong critical thinking, excellent briefing and writing skills, proficiency in data extraction and analysis from digital platforms, and experience with quantitative and qualitative analytic techniques. The analyst will be responsible for developing and revising assessment plans, ensuring alignment with higher headquarters' strategic documents, conducting data quality assurance, preparing reports and assessments, and providing subject matter expertise for key planning events and exercises.

Requirements

Graduate of DoW Joint Professional Military Education I (JPME I) program or civilian equivalent joint professional education.
Equivalent joint professional education is defined as formal, certified training in Joint Doctrine and the JPP administered by a recognized DoW, Joint Staff, or Service-level institution.
Minimum 9 semester hours (or academic equivalent) of undergraduate or graduate coursework in statistics, program evaluation, and/or quantitative analysis.
Former or retired Field Grade officer (O-4 to O-6) or DoW civilian equivalent (GS-13 to GS-15) with a minimum of 10 years of documented experience in Joint planning, operational-level headquarters (Combatant Command [CCMD]/Joint Task Force [JTF]), or the Joint Planning Process (JPP).
Minimum three years as a Joint Qualified Officer (JQO) or civilian equivalent serving on a Joint, CCMD; or while serving on a Service-level staff at or above the Corps, Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF), or service-equivalent.
Experience using Microsoft Office suite of products (to include Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, and SharePoint).
Experience utilizing DoW enterprise data aggregation, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools on unclassified and classified networks.
Experience utilizing Common Operational Picture (COP) and Command and Control (C2) information systems to synthesize operational data.
Experience with advanced professional and technical writing, to include drafting executive-level reports, assessments, and decision memorandums, typically at the graduate level.
Experience preparing and presenting briefings at the General Officer, Flag Officer, or Senior Executive Service (GO/FO/SES) level.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Joint Task Force (JTF) HQs is preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the JECC Campaign Plan (CP) assessment, USTRANSCOM Combatant Command Campaign Plan (CCP), the Annual Joint Assessment (AJA), Quarterly Availability Table submissions, and other operational assessments.
Develop and revise JECC CP assessment plan, ensuring alignment with the JECC CP.
Review higher plans (e.g., NSS, UCP, CPG, NDS, GEF, NMS, JSCP, GCP, CCMD CPs, FCPs), directives, and doctrine to ensure assessment process alignment.
Support the Operations Activities and Investments (OAI) lead in developing assessment plans for individual OAIs, including identifying objectives, key indicators, measures of effectiveness, and measures of performance.
Conduct weekly data quality assurance monitoring for OAI submissions to JECC data platform(s) and recommend corrective actions.
Support the development of the JECC Annual History Report to capture annual campaign activities.
Provide draft monthly summary reports.
Incorporate JECC Lessons Learned, After Action Reports, and Trip Reports into the assessment cycle.
Incorporate JECC Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) submissions into the assessment cycle.
Collect information from internal and external sources.
Provide draft monthly and annual assessments for each JECC CP Lines of Effort (LOE).
Develop trend analyses and interpret monthly assessment results.
Provide recommendations based on assessment results.
Assist in developing USTRANSCOM CCP assessments, AJA, Quarterly Availability Table, and other operational assessments products, processes, frameworks, performance and effectiveness measures.
Solicit, collect, aggregate, and prepare JECC's response to USTRANSCOM CCP assessments, AJA, Quarterly Availability Tables, and other operational assessments.
Provide briefing materials for USTRANSCOM CCP assessments, AJA, and Quarterly Availability Tables, including findings and recommendations.
Support the response and/or creation of any Task Management Tool (TMT) requirements associated with Campaign Planning or Assessment functions.
Provide subject matter expertise for JECC and J5, including JECC Strategy Forum, relevant JECC Battle Rhythm/Planning events, relevant USTRANSCOM CCP Battle Rhythm/Planning events, and associated war games/exercises/conferences.
Submit trip reports in support of the assessment process.
Solicit, collect, and aggregate joint insights learned from JECC strategic engagement OAIs.
Apply critical thinking to consolidate strategic lessons learned to form information papers, presentations, and other means of communication to inform the joint force/joint staff on the current and future state of the joint enterprise.
Assist in developing USTRANSCOM CCP assessments, AJA, and other operational assessments products, processes, frameworks, performance and effectiveness measures.
Solicit, collect, aggregate, and prepare JECC's response to operational assessments.
Provide briefing materials for JECC assessments, Joint Staff and Combatant Command engagements, including findings and recommendations.
Support the response and/or creation of any Task Management Tool (TMT) requirements associated with Campaign Planning, Joint Engagements or Assessment functions.
Provide subject matter expertise for JECC and J3, including JECC Strategy Forum, relevant JECC Battle Rhythm/Planning events, relevant Joint Staff and Combatant Commands Battle Rhythm/Planning events, and associated war games/exercises/conferences.
Submit trip reports in support of the assessment process.