Strategy, Plans, Exercises, and Policy Support Services/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Procleared•Tampa, FL

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About The Position

U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) supports a unique joint staff planning need focused on integrating and synchronizing Department of Defense (DoD) military activities with United States Government (USG) strategy. Services include developing inputs to strategies, campaign plans, and concepts of operation that ultimately translate strategic and operational objectives into a series of related activities and operations to achieve desired end states in coordination with other DoD components, USG agencies, allies, coalition members and regional partners. Duties May Include: Support all aspects of the Joint Operational Planning Process including Mission Analysis, Course of Action (COA) Development, COA Analysis (Wargaming), COA Comparison, and Decision. Support Plans and Order Development by analyzing COA decisions, mission statements, commander’s intent, and guidance to develop plans and/or orders that direct subordinate actions. Serve as a subject matter expert supporting USCENTCOM for USSOCOM-led planning efforts, including Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) and Weapons of Mass Destruction–Terrorism (WMD-T) plans, deterrence planning, and Global Counterterrorism (CT) with WMD-T planning efforts. Support the development, coordination, and analysis of CWMD and CWMD-T plan assessments with the Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, other Combatant Commands, and relevant interagency and other government agencies as required. Participate in the CWMD and CWMD-T community of interest and make recommendations to improve CWMD and CWMD-T plans, policies, and strategies. Experience in Special Operations activities and CT is preferred. Support the development of overall joint system concepts, designs, and technical approaches to meet broadly stated requirements and objectives. Conduct top-level systems analysis, perform trade studies, perform technical optimizations, and develop high-level designs. Staff and prepare complex operations or technical documentation, conduct reviews, and deliver presentations pertaining to WMD. Provide coordination of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and Mandatory Declassification Reviews (MDRs) according to legal standards governing the processing, declassification, and release of information from designated USCENTCOM files. This includes thorough searching of files controlled by CCJ5 for information relevant for government personnel to determine declassification and ability to disseminate information based on detailed knowledge of existing legal statutes and current USCENTCOM information strategies, and advising CCJ5 on the FOIA and MDR Program in accordance with USCENTCOM directives to ensure plans and orders are properly safeguarded.

Requirements

TS/SCI
Bachelor’s Degree and be a graduate from one of the following: Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS), School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), or Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS).
Must be a graduate of the Joint Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Planning Course (JCPC) or CWMD Senior Staff Planners Course.
5+ years of WMD related planning experience with a minimum of 3 years of experience at the Geographic or Functional Combatant Command Headquarters.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Special Operations activities and CT is preferred.

Responsibilities

Support all aspects of the Joint Operational Planning Process including Mission Analysis, Course of Action (COA) Development, COA Analysis (Wargaming), COA Comparison, and Decision.
Support Plans and Order Development by analyzing COA decisions, mission statements, commander’s intent, and guidance to develop plans and/or orders that direct subordinate actions.
Serve as a subject matter expert supporting USCENTCOM for USSOCOM-led planning efforts, including Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) and Weapons of Mass Destruction–Terrorism (WMD-T) plans, deterrence planning, and Global Counterterrorism (CT) with WMD-T planning efforts.
Support the development, coordination, and analysis of CWMD and CWMD-T plan assessments with the Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, other Combatant Commands, and relevant interagency and other government agencies as required.
Participate in the CWMD and CWMD-T community of interest and make recommendations to improve CWMD and CWMD-T plans, policies, and strategies.
Support the development of overall joint system concepts, designs, and technical approaches to meet broadly stated requirements and objectives.
Conduct top-level systems analysis, perform trade studies, perform technical optimizations, and develop high-level designs.
Staff and prepare complex operations or technical documentation, conduct reviews, and deliver presentations pertaining to WMD.
Provide coordination of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and Mandatory Declassification Reviews (MDRs) according to legal standards governing the processing, declassification, and release of information from designated USCENTCOM files.
Thorough searching of files controlled by CCJ5 for information relevant for government personnel to determine declassification and ability to disseminate information based on detailed knowledge of existing legal statutes and current USCENTCOM information strategies, and advising CCJ5 on the FOIA and MDR Program in accordance with USCENTCOM directives to ensure plans and orders are properly safeguarded.