Strategic Operations Planner/Information Operations

COLSA is seeking a Strategic Operations Planner to provide programmatic support at the CCMD Level, participate in planning, prepare briefings, and facilitate approval of sensitive activities with senior DoD leadership. Represent designated planning activities on operational planning teams, working groups, and in other planning venues. Develop and execute these plans. Participates in Joint Staff and Department of Defense Level working group, interacts with members of the United States Intelligence Community, Service Department and Undersecretaries of Defense.

• Provide expert advice and analytical support for strategic planning, performance management and measurement, and organizational assessment efforts.
• Develop recommendations based on in-depth analysis of issues and consideration of overall mission requirements, budgetary constraints, technological advances, political environment and human resources.
• Provide expert advice on counterintelligence planning and operational support to CCMD and strategic level planning.
• Provide strategic and operational level analysis pertaining to DoD-wide strategy, futures issues and strategic foresight, policy, doctrine, decisions, trends concepts, and studies.
• Provide senior staff advice and guidance regarding the establishment, management, and execution-level analysis and risk management relating to operations.
• Support day-to-day office activities such as organizing and facilitating meetings, and managing systems/taskers.
• Develop requirements and documents, task planning, project schedules and budgets, and prepare white papers on positions and/or concepts.
• Analyze strategies, policies, doctrine, plans, capability gaps, and emerging trends to support decision-making related to the current and potential future threat environment.
• Coordinate and integrate plans with supporting/supported interagency partners.
• Review and analyze selected publications to determine congruence with or divergence from existing policy and doctrine.
• Co-coordinate, facilitate, and execute strategic and policy interface opportunities involving strategic planning, strategy management and policy integration functions, and budgeting/effective use of strategy related resources.
• Provide advice on prioritization of strategy related programs

At COLSA, people are our most valuable resource and centered at our core value. We invite you to unite your talents with opportunity and be a part of our "Family of Professionals!" Learn about our employee-centric culture and benefits here .

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 10 years work related experience with at least 8 years of experience with strategic and operational planning, operational design and knowledge of Information Related Capabilities supporting strategic influence operations.
• Expert knowledge of capabilities pertinent to the USCENTCOM AOR and proven ability to develop and implement comprehensive planning efforts.
• Knowledge of counterintelligence planning and support to operations.
• Superior oral and written communications skills, including an expert ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels, deliver effective oral presentations, prepare assessments and other written products.
• Capable of operating within a military headquarters environment as a senior strategic staff member with minimum guidance.
• Superior interpersonal, organizational, and management skills and an expert ability to conceptualize and lead complex analytic projects.
• Critical thinker; willing to listen, learn and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Expert skills with Microsoft Office applications
• Active TS/SCI clearance; US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.