Operational Planning & Posture Subject Matter Expert
About The Position
WWC Global is seeking an Operational Planning & Posture Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support MARFORPAC G-5 within Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). This role serves as the branch’s technical and functional authority for deliberate planning support and posture-related planning integration. The SME is responsible for defining and maintaining planning-support rigor, including standards, quality gates, and expert advisory, to ensure high-visibility products are coherent, defensible, and aligned with guidance across the Joint Planning and Execution Community (JPEC). Unlike a senior role, the SME focuses on intervening in complex, risky, or ambiguous situations rather than daily suspense tracking and battle rhythm execution.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in a relevant field OR Bachelor’s Degree and 14 years of relevant experience.
- Current, active TS/SCI security clearance.
- Career level and intermediate level military education (Expeditionary Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College (other service equivalents)).
- 10+ years deep experience supporting joint/service planning and senior-leader decision support, including production and critical review of staff products.
- Demonstrated mastery of JPEC planning forums and staffing dynamics (e.g., OPTs, joint planning groups (JPGs)).
- Knowledge and application experience in the Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) and Joint Planning Process (JPP).
- Expert capability drafting/editing planning products and enforcing consistency, traceability, and formatting discipline.
- Ability to comply with government workplace requirements and obtain/maintain any required access/eligibility.
- Outstanding communication skills, influencing abilities, and client focus.
- Professional proficiency in English is required.
- Demonstrated proficiency in using all Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to access federal facilities in compliance with Real ID.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
Nice To Haves
- Intermediate or top-level operational planning education (e.g., JAWS/SAMS/MAWS/SAASS/Service and Joint War Colleges or Fellowships.
- Senior PME (e.g., CGSC/ILE, USMC CSC, Naval/War College equivalents).
- Prior experience with USINDOPACOM, MARFORPAC, HQMC, a combatant command, Service component, or MEF HQ.
- Doctoral degree in a relevant field.
Responsibilities
- Defining planning-support standards (templates, quality gates, staffing checklists, traceability expectations, version-control conventions) for branch-wide use.
- Advising government leads on complex planning-support approaches (staffing strategy, integration paths, decision points, adjudication methods).
- Performing senior technical review of high-visibility briefs, information papers, and final planning documents to ensure clarity, consistency, and decision-readiness.
- Resolving the hardest integration problems (conflicting guidance, misaligned assumptions, incomplete inputs) and recommending defensible tradeoffs and mitigation paths.
- Translating policy/guidance into actionable planning inputs and posture initiative implications (as directed by government leads).
- Strengthening Operational Planning Team (OPT)/working group outcomes by shaping narratives, analytical framing, and decision-quality criteria.
- Coaching senior and junior staff on advanced staff writing, editorial judgment, and staffing discipline through targeted reviews and exemplars.
- Assessing systemic bottlenecks and recommending repeatable improvements to reduce rework and improve first-pass acceptance.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life and Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
