J35 SOF Future Operations Planner

Universal Strategy Group Inc•Tampa, FL

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About The Position

The J35 Special Operations Forces (SOF) Future Operations Planner serves as a regional SOF irregular warfare (IW) and unconventional warfare (UW) operational planner, with a primary focus on Future Operations. The role supports planning, analysis, coordination, and integration with higher headquarters, military components, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Government interagency, partner nations, and other stakeholders. It also provides SOF expertise throughout planning and project development and supports senior leader decision-making through doctrine, policy, authorities, and lessons learned. The planner conducts research and analysis, prepares decision-support materials and briefings, supports unity of effort across SOF organizations, and collaborates with the Military Services to improve SOF and conventional-force integration and interoperability. The position may require travel within and outside the continental United States and requires maintaining specified training qualifications.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences, Public Policy, Applied Statistics, Operations Research, or Systems Analysis.
Joint Professional Military Education Level I or service equivalent, such as Command and General Staff College or Air Command and Staff College.
At least 3 years of strategic and operational planning and analysis experience.
At least 3 years of experience in one or more of the following: CENTCOM AOR, MISO, MILDEC, CWMD, ORSA, CYBER, AT/FP, SNA, Special Programs, or interagency experience.
Equivalent combinations of at least 5 years of SOF operational experience and education.

Responsibilities

Serve as a regional SOF irregular warfare (IW) and unconventional warfare (UW) operational planner, primarily focused on Future Operations.
Conduct and quality-control deliberate, crisis-action, and contingency planning, including IW/UW functional plan development, validation, coordination, and integration with higher headquarters, components, DoD, the USG interagency, partner nations, and others.
Review and provide coordinated input to strategic and operational plans and orders, analysis and policy reports, requests for forces, DoD directives and guidance, and other documentation supporting strategic operations research, analysis, and policy development.
Provide IW, UW, and intelligence doctrine, operations, policy, and authorities, and integrate lessons learned to support senior leader decision-making.
Coordinate and plan with foreign partner nation representatives to develop partner nation capability and capacity.
Conduct and validate research and analysis, and prepare information papers, decision papers, and briefings for command leadership.
Analyze SOF unity-of-effort activities to support integration and synchronization of USSOCOM, Service Component, National Mission Force, and Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC) activities.
Collaborate with the Military Services to improve integration and interoperability between SOF and conventional forces.
Provide SOF support and expertise throughout all phases of planning and project development.
Prepare briefs, information papers, and presentations using Microsoft Office products.
Develop and maintain an electronic resource, including key points of contact, for mission continuity and stakeholder access.
Travel CONUS/OCONUS as required and remain qualified and current with specified and required training.