Master Strategy, Plans, Exercises, and Policy Planner

Position Title: Master Strategy, Plans, Exercises, and Policy Planner

Location: MacDill AFB, FL.

Clearance required: Active TS/SCI clearance required at time of award (interim TS or TS/SCI is not acceptable).

Scope of Work: Leads joint strategic planning for CCPA, directing Joint and Operational Planning Teams and integrating public affairs equities into CENTCOM operational plans across assigned regional and special-mission portfolios.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Lead and manage planning activities within Joint Planning Teams and Operational Planning Teams for multinational efforts.
• Provide subject matter expertise across all phases of the Joint Operational Planning Process, including mission analysis, course of action development, wargaming, comparison, and decision.
• Develop plans and orders and facilitate the handover of plans from planning to execution.
• Develop and coordinate Public Affairs Guidance, talking points, and communication strategies supporting operational plans.
• Establish relationships with CENTCOM directorates (J3, J5) and participate in the B2C2WG construct to track communication equities.
• Provide crisis and contingency response support, including 24/7 surge support.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance at time of award
• U.S. citizenship; fluent English
• Master's degree
• Minimum five (5) years of planning experience, including at least five (5) years at a Geographic or Functional Combatant Command Headquarters in an information-related area (PA, IO, KLE, or CA)
• Demonstrated experience in joint strategic planning

Preferred:

• Completed Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) I, corporate marketing experience