Strategic Assessment Analyst

Patriot Enterprises•Norfolk, VA

About The Position

This role provides critical support to various assessment initiatives, including the JECC Campaign Plan (CP), USTRANSCOM Combatant Command Campaign Plan (CCP), the Annual Joint Assessment (AJA), and Quarterly Availability Table submissions. The analyst will be responsible for developing and revising assessment plans, ensuring alignment with higher headquarters' strategic documents, and conducting data quality assurance. This position requires strong critical thinking, excellent briefing and writing skills, proficiency in data extraction and analysis from digital platforms, and experience with quantitative and qualitative analytic techniques. The analyst will also contribute to the JECC Annual History Report, incorporate lessons learned and readiness reporting, and develop trend analyses and recommendations. Additionally, the role involves supporting USTRANSCOM CCP assessments, preparing briefing materials, and providing subject matter expertise for various planning events, war games, and exercises. Support extends to consolidating strategic lessons learned from JECC strategic engagement OAIs to inform the joint force and joint staff.

Requirements

Graduate of DoW Joint Professional Military Education I (JPME I) program or civilian equivalent joint professional education.
Minimum 9 semester hours (or academic equivalent) of undergraduate or graduate coursework in statistics, program evaluation, and/or quantitative analysis.
Former or retired Field Grade officer (O-4 to O-6) or DoW civilian equivalent (GS-13 to GS-15) with a minimum of 10 years of documented experience in Joint planning, operational-level headquarters (Combatant Command [CCMD]/Joint Task Force [JTF]), or the Joint Planning Process (JPP).
Minimum three years as a Joint Qualified Officer (JQO) or civilian equivalent serving on a Joint, CCMD; or while serving on a Service-level staff at or above the Corps, Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF), or service-equivalent.
Experience using Microsoft Office suite of products (to include Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, and SharePoint).
Experience utilizing DoW enterprise data aggregation, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools on unclassified and classified networks.
Experience utilizing Common Operational Picture (COP) and Command and Control (C2) information systems to synthesize operational data.
Experience with advanced professional and technical writing, to include drafting executive-level reports, assessments, and decision memorandums, typically at the graduate level.
Experience preparing and presenting briefings at the General Officer, Flag Officer, or Senior Executive Service (GO/FO/SES) level.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Joint Task Force (JTF) HQs is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide support to the JECC Campaign Plan (CP) assessment, USTRANSCOM Combatant Command Campaign Plan (CCP), the Annual Joint Assessment (AJA), Quarterly Availability Table submissions, and other operational assessments.
Support JECC CP assessment plan development and revisions, ensuring the assessment process is aligned with the JECC CP.
Review higher plans (e.g., National Security Strategy (NSS), Unified Command Plan (UCP), Contingency Planning Guidance (CPG), National Defense Strategy (NDS), Guidance for Employment of the Force (GEF), National Military Strategy (NMS), Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP), Global Campaign Plan (GCP), Combatant Command (CCMD) CPs, Functional Campaign Plans (FCPs), directives, and doctrine) to ensure assessment process alignment.
Support the Operations Activities and Investments (OAI) lead in developing assessment plans for individual OAIs, including identifying OAI objective(s), key indicators, measures of effectiveness and measures of performance.
Conduct weekly data quality assurance monitoring for OAI submissions to the JECC data platform(s) and recommend corrective actions.
Conduct monthly support to development of the JECC Annual History Report to capture annual campaign activities.
Provide draft monthly summary reports as identified by the government.
Incorporate JECC Lessons Learned, After Action Reports, and Trip Reports into the assessment cycle.
Incorporate JECC Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) submissions into the assessment cycle.
Collect information from internal and external sources.
Provide draft monthly and annual assessments for each JECC CP Lines of Effort (LOE) based on collected, aggregated, and analyzed information.
Develop trend analyses and interpret monthly assessment results.
Provide recommendations based on assessment results.
Assist in developing USTRANSCOM CCP assessments, AJA, Quarterly Availability Table, and other operational assessments products, processes, frameworks, performance and effectiveness measures.
Solicit, collect, aggregate, and prepare JECCs response to the USTRANSCOM CCP assessments, AJA, Quarterly Availability Tables, and other operational assessments.
Provide briefing materials for USTRANSCOM CCP assessments, AJA, and Quarterly Availability Tables, including findings and recommendations.
Support the response and/or creation of any Task Management Tool (TMT) requirements associated with Campaign Planning or Assessment functions.
Provide subject matter expertise for JECC and J5, including JECC Strategy Forum, relevant JECC Battle Rhythm/Planning events, relevant USTRANSCOM CCP Battle Rhythm/Planning events, and associated war games/exercises/conferences.
Submit trip reports in support of the assessment process.
Solicit, collect, and aggregate joint insights learned from JECC strategic engagement OAIs.
Apply critical thinking to consolidate strategic lessons learned to form information papers, presentations, and other means of communication to inform the joint force/joint staff on the current and future state of the joint enterprise.
Assist in developing USTRANSCOM CCP assessments, AJA, and other operational assessments products, processes, frameworks, performance and effectiveness measures.
Solicit, collect, aggregate, and prepare JECCs response to operational assessments.
Provide briefing materials for JECC assessments, Joint Staff and Combatant Command engagements, including findings and recommendations.
Support the response and/or creation of any Task Management Tool (TMT) requirements associated with Campaign Planning, Joint Engagements or Assessment functions.
Provide subject matter expertise for JECC and J3, including JECC Strategy Forum, relevant JECC Battle Rhythm/Planning events, relevant Joint Staff and Combatant Commands Battle Rhythm/Planning events, and associated war games/exercises/conferences.
Submit trip reports in support of the assessment process.