J4 SOF Logistics Planner

Universal Strategy Group Inc•Tampa, FL

23h

About The Position

This role serves as a senior logistics lead planner and subject matter expert within Special Operations Forces (SOF) Special Activities. The planner will assist Operational Planning Teams in organizing, focusing, and synchronizing enterprise partners and enablers to meet defined organizational end states. This includes facilitating and supporting the Strategic Planning Process (SPP) using a Systemic Operational Design and Military Decision-Making Process approach for operating environment analysis and end state development. The position requires reviewing and analyzing operational war plans, orders, and standard operating procedures, and developing General Officer/Flag Officer level briefing products. The planner will also facilitate working groups and plans synchronization across various commands and agencies, identify and analyze complex systems and policies related to foreign threats, and determine procedures for solving design, integration, and analytical problems. Reporting on changes and trends in evolving systems and instrumentation is also a key responsibility. The role involves coordinating with Geographic Combatant Command staff and other units to develop a comprehensive Concept of Logistics Support and executing staff coordination to ensure logistics sustainment continuity using Knowledge Management (KM) fundamentals and Logistics Common Operational Picture (LOGCOP) technology. Maintaining unit Readiness data in the Defense Readiness Reporting System – Secret (DRRS-S) is required. Travel CONUS/OCONUS may be required.

Requirements

MA/MS in one of these disciplines: Social Sciences, Public Policy, Applied Statistics, Operations Research, or Systems Analysis
Joint Professional Military Education Level II or Service Equivalent; Advanced Military Education Levels (i.e., School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS); Service War Colleges)
At least 5 years strategic and operational planning and analysis
At least 3 years' experience in any of the following: CENTCOM AOR; MISO; MILDEC; CWMD; ORSA; CYBER; AT/FP; SNA; Special Programs; Interagency Experience
Equivalent combinations of at least 10 years of SOF operational experience and education

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior logistics lead planner and subject matter expert
Assist Operational Planning Teams to organize, focus and synchronize enterprise partners and enablers to meet defined organizational end states
Facilitate and support the Strategic Planning Process (SPP), employing a Systemic Operational Design and Military Decision-Making Process approach to conduct operating environment analysis, end states development, and to update and inform the planning process
Review and provide thorough analysis of operational war plans, orders, and standard operating procedures
Develop and present General Officer/Flag Officer level briefing products and presentations
Facilitate and support working groups, Community of Interest engagements, and plans synchronization across Combatant Commands, TSOCs, US Government partners, other Governmental Agencies, and key partner nations
Identify, analyze, and evaluate complex and highly sensitive systems, policies, and processes related to current and emergent foreign threats
Determine procedures for solving complex design, integration, and analytical problems
Report changes, trends, and implications regarding the design and integration of evolving systems and instrumentation
Coordinate with Geographic Combatant Command staff, military Service Components, and forward operating units to develop a comprehensive Concept of Logistics Support
Execute staff coordination support to reach the programmatic end-state and facilitate logistics sustainment continuity utilizing Knowledge Management (KM) fundamentals and Logistics Common Operational Picture (LOGCOP) technology
Solicit, input, and maintain unit Readiness data and information within the Defense Readiness Reporting System – Secret (DRRS-S)
May perform travel CONUS/OCONUS as required and remain fully qualified and current with all specified/required training