CDM has an exciting new opportunity for a J35 SOF Future Operations Planner in support of U.S. Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT). The position supports deliberate, crisis-action, and contingency planning with emphasis on irregular warfare, unconventional warfare, operational integration, partner coordination, and senior-leader decision support.

• Serve as a regional SOF irregular warfare and unconventional warfare operational planner focused on Future Operations

• Conduct and quality-control deliberate, crisis-action, and contingency planning, including IW/UW functional plan development, validation, coordination, and integration

• Review and provide coordinated input to strategic and operational plans and orders, analysis reports, policy reports, requests for forces, DoD directives and guidance, and related documentation

• Provide IW, UW, intelligence doctrine, operations, policy, and authorities expertise and integrate lessons learned for senior-leader decision-making

• Coordinate and consolidate foreign partner-nation planning to develop partner capability and capacity

• Conduct and validate research and analysis and prepare information papers, decision papers, and briefings for command leadership

• Analyze SOF unity-of-effort activities supporting integration and synchronization across USSOCOM, Service Components, the National Mission Force, and Theater Special Operations Commands

• Support collaboration with the Military Services to improve SOF and conventional-force integration and interoperability

• Provide SOF planning expertise through all phases of planning and project development

• Prepare briefs, information papers, and presentations using Microsoft Office products

• Develop and maintain an electronic continuity resource, including key stakeholder points of contact

Minimum Experience

• At least a BA/BS in Social Sciences, Public Policy, Applied Statistics, Operations Research, or Systems Analysis

• Joint Professional Military Education Level I or Service equivalent, such as Command and General Staff College or Air Command and Staff College

• At least 3 years of strategic and operational planning and analysis experience

• At least 3 years of experience in one or more of the following: CENTCOM AOR; MISO; MILDEC; CWMD; ORSA; CYBER; AT/FP; SNA; Special Programs; or Interagency experience

• Equivalent combinations of at least 5 years of SOF operational experience and education may qualify

Citizenship

• Must be a U.S. citizen

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance at the start of performance

• BA/BS in an eligible discipline or an equivalent combination of SOF operational experience and education consistent with the SOAPS Journeyman requirements

• Demonstrated ability to prepare professional briefs, information papers, presentations, and planning products

• Experience operating in joint, SOF, DoD, interagency, or equivalent mission environments relevant to the position

• Ability to maintain electronic continuity resources and coordinate with multiple mission stakeholders

Preferred Location: Tampa, FL

Work Location: HQ SOCCENT, MacDill AFB, FL

Work Arrangement: On-site

Travel / Schedule: CONUS/OCONUS travel may be required for conferences, planning efforts, operational planning teams, and exercises.