Future Operations Planner (Plans & Operations)

Joint Activities • Miami, FL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent will serve as a Future Operations Planner (Plans and Operations) for USOUTHCOM in the Operations Directorate, Future Operations Division in Miami, FL. Duties include serving as a future operations planner and senior action officer, coordinating contingency and crisis action planning while applying fundamentals of the Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP) and Joint Doctrine. The role involves monitoring command-level planning activities, providing guidance on planning and policy issues, analyzing interrelated issues of effectiveness and efficiency, executing major projects and analytical reviews, and developing courses of action to meet organizational objectives.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Required to deploy on short notice (in under 24 hours) as directed in response to a Presidential Disaster Declaration (PDD) involving acts of terrorism, natural disasters, homeland defense and civil support contingency operations.
• Position requires travel up to 10% of the time.
• Participation in the DOD/Department of the Army (DA) Immunization program to include live vaccinations as required by DOD/DA policy.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Drug testing position under the Department of the Army Drug-Free Federal Workplace Program IAW AR 600-85.
• Signing of a DA Form 5019 acknowledging periodic random drug testing requirements is mandatory prior to being placed into this position.
• Those individuals not currently occupying a TDP position must successfully complete a pre-appointment drug test prior to being placed into this position and periodically thereafter.
• Immunization screening is required.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
• Overtime and shift work may be required on short notice.
• Employees may be required to have a mobile phone/PDA and maintain a working telephone at all times.
• This position is designated Tier 5, Special Sensitive, High Risk and the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance Level with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access as a condition of employment.
• One year of specialized experience in the Federal service which includes 1) serving as a future operations planner and senior action officer for contingency and crisis action planning utilizing the Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP) to develop and brief courses of action (COA) for senior leadership; 2) coordinating with directorates and command counterparts to develop and produce plans and orders such as Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), Operations Orders (OPORDs), and Execution Orders (EXORDs); 3) leading and serving on Operational Planning Teams (OPTs) to develop and brief key products like Mission Analysis, Decision Briefs, and Requests for Forces (RFFs) that support a Combatant Commander's decisions; and 4) conducting reviews of joint publications, preparing informational papers, and providing planner support for command exercises and operations.
• Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Nice To Haves

• Serving on Operational Planning Teams (OPTs) to develop and brief key products like Mission Analysis, Decision Briefs, and Requests for Forces (RFFs) that support a Combatant Commander's decisions.
• Conducting reviews of joint publications, preparing informational papers, and providing planner support for command exercises and operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as future operations planner and senior action officer in the USSOUTHCOM Future Operations Division.
• Coordinate contingency and crisis action planning while applying fundamentals of the Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP) and Joint Doctrine.
• Monitor command-level planning activities related to future and ongoing planning activities.
• Provide guidance to personnel on planning and policy issues that involve future operations.
• Analyze interrelated issues of effectiveness and efficiency regarding substantive mission-oriented work.
• Execute major projects and analytical reviews designed to resolve problems in support of our partner nations.
• Develop courses of action to meet organizational objectives.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Advance-in-Hire may be authorized.
• Recruitment/Relocation/Retention Incentive may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed