J39 PSYOP Planner

Universal Strategy Group Inc•Tampa, FL

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About The Position

The J39 Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Planner serves as a senior planner, advising commanders and staffs on the psychological effects of military actions and providing understanding of how individuals and groups affect the Operational Environment. The role plans influence operations targeting selected audiences and populations, determines effective message-delivery methods, and assesses influence efforts using Measures of Performance and Measures of Effectiveness. The planner develops PSYOP plans, concepts of operations, and series; conducts target audience analysis; assesses adversary information capabilities; and integrates PSYOP with other Information Forces. The position supports command planning through coordination, course-of-action development and analysis, documentation, vetting, and presentation. It also provides written and oral recommendations for SOCCENT influence operations objectives and plans, applies joint planning doctrine and processes, reviews higher-echelon guidance for planning compliance, and maintains a database of PSYOP operations, tactics, assessments, best practices, and lessons learned. Travel within and outside the continental United States may be required.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Sciences, Public Policy, Applied Statistics, Operations Research, or Systems Analysis.
Joint Professional Military Education Level II or service equivalent.
Advanced military education, such as SAMS, JAWS, or a service war college.
At least 5 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.
Alternatively, an equivalent combination of at least 10 years of SOF operational experience and education.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior PSYOP planner.
Advise the commander and staff on the psychological effects of military actions.
Provide situational awareness and understanding of the effects individuals and groups have in the Operational Environment.
Plan military operations intended to influence the attitudes and behaviors of selected target audiences and populations.
Determine effective means to deliver messages to individuals and populations in the Area of Operations.
Assess influence efforts using Measures of Performance and Measures of Effectiveness.
Determine adversary and enemy information capabilities and assess the potential effects of their information activities.
Plan PSYOP employment to achieve commander objectives within applicable authorities and U.S. policies, goals, and objectives.
Conduct target audience analysis and series development to achieve desired influence effects.
Assess influence efforts through open-source research and coordination of intelligence collection.
Integrate PSYOP with other Information Forces to achieve synchronized influence effects.
Develop plans, Concepts of Operations, and series to achieve desired influence effects.
Integrate command elements into planning to ensure synchronization and deconfliction.
Participate in VTCs and long-range strategic planning efforts involving USSOCOM, USCENTCOM, other DoW elements, and interagency participants, including course-of-action development, analysis, documentation, vetting, and presentation.
Provide iterative written and oral inputs and recommendations, including briefings, point papers, and talking points, for developing and refining SOCCENT Influence Operations objectives, priorities, strategies, plans, and planning documents.
Apply knowledge of joint doctrine and planning concepts, including JOPP and APEX, and use operational art and operational design in JOPP.
Apply knowledge of joint military operations, including command and control processes and the military decision-making process.
Translate technical content and tactics, techniques, and procedures in proposed courses of action, OPLANs, and CONPLANs into high-level briefs, point papers, and talking papers.
Monitor and review strategies, doctrine, policies, directives, and instructions from higher-echelon headquarters and recommend actions to the Government to ensure compliance and consideration in planning.
Create and maintain a database of PSYOP operations, activities, and investments, tactics, techniques, and procedures, assessments, best practices, and lessons learned.
Travel within and outside the continental United States as required and remain current with required training.