Strategic Planning Specialist

Fusion ICS•Washington, DC

70d•Onsite

About The Position

Fusion is seeking a Strategic Planning Specialist to support future-focused mission planning, capability assessments, adaptive planning, and risk-based decision support for a high-visibility federal mission. This role develops strategic roadmaps, analyses of alternatives, and mission flexibility options while coordinating closely with internal leaders and external mission partners.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in strategy, public policy, emergency management, engineering, national security, or a related field preferred.
Minimum 5 years of experience forming new processes, conducting strategic assessments, and developing strategic recommendations.
Experience in risk analysis, capability gap assessment, decision support, or strategic roadmap development.
Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information into clear options, tradeoffs, and recommendations for senior leaders.
Strong writing, briefing, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Active TS security clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain SCI access and SAP eligibility/indoctrination as required for assigned duties.

Nice To Haves

Experience with adaptive planning, continuity planning, or mission-essential function analysis.
Background supporting interagency review boards, policy coordination processes, or proof-of-concept testing.

Responsibilities

Support strategic planning processes that assess and implement new approaches to improve operational needs, decision support, and future capabilities.
Develop future strategy roadmaps that capture capabilities, dependencies, vulnerabilities, and long-term engagement requirements.
Execute risk assessments and analyses of alternatives to support mission flexibility, adaptive planning, and leadership decision-making.
Support pre-mission and real-time planning functions, including modification analyses driven by dynamic threat or intelligence information.
Develop decision-support aides, feasibility assessments, and recommended courses of action for leadership review.
Provide recommendations on national and defense policies affecting continuity, mission requirements, and related operational responsibilities.
Represent mission equities in interagency and interbranch coordination forums and communicate operational or technology needs to partner organizations.
May perform additional mission-aligned duties as required to support program objectives.