Multilateral Planner (Temporary Position)

Nakupuna Companies • Honolulu, HI

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Nakupuna Consulting is looking for a Multilateral Planner to join a team supporting the USINDOPACOM Alpha contract. This role is critical to the INDOPACOM J53 Oceania Policy Division, focusing on strategic and operational planning with U.S. allies, partners, and interagency stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific region. The planner will utilize their joint and combined planning experience to coordinate exercises, develop operational plans, facilitate interagency collaboration, and enhance regional interoperability to support USINDOPACOM’s campaign objectives. This is a temporary position expected to run until September 30, 2026.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years of experience supporting and planning military operations.
• 3+ years of experience working in the INDOPACOM AOR.
• Experience supporting Joint military operations, including multinational and interagency coordination.
• Knowledge of Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) planning processes and relationships with allies and mission partners.
• Ability to conceptualize, develop, and staff courses of action to orchestrate multilateral planning initiatives.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of experience supporting multinational or interagency operations.
• Experience with campaign and exercise planning in support of theater security cooperation objectives.
• Experience with drafting Joint Orders, task orders, and operations orders.
• Experience as an Action Officer or planner within a combatant command.
• Ability to qualify for JPME-I.
• Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational planning support for multilateral and interagency coordination efforts throughout the INDOPACOM area of responsibility (AOR).
• Develop, coordinate, and support joint and combined exercises to test and validate force readiness, contingency response, and partner interoperability.
• Assist in drafting and integrating exercise goals, objectives, and performance metrics.
• Create and manage planning products such as Master Scenario Events Lists (MSELs), injects, scenarios, and vignettes.
• Draft and staff key planning documents including CONOPS, COAs, OPLANs, OPORDs, campaign plans, TTPs, and policy roadmaps.
• Facilitate multilateral planning forums and working groups in coordination with USINDOPACOM staff, component commands, interagency representatives, and partner nations.
• Conduct after-action reviews (AARs), develop information papers, and support the documentation and implementation of lessons learned.
• Promote regional collaboration through scenario-based planning, strategic exercises, and interagency coordination.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level