Joint Logistics Planner and Trainer

Client Solution Architects (CSA) is currently seeking a Logistics Planner/Operational Contact Support (OCS) Analyst for a position supporting the Joint Staff (J4), Commercial Support to Operations (CSO) Division in the Pentagon. This is a great opportunity to join an established team setting the conditions to better plan and manage commercial capabilities in military operations.

For nearly 50 years, CSA has delivered integrated technology and operational support services to meet the defense and federal sector's most complex enterprise needs. Working from operations centers and shipyards to training sites and program offices, CSA deploys experienced teams, innovative tools and proven processes to advance federal missions.

How Role will make an impact:

• The primary duties of this position are to integrate commercial capabilities into joint operations and campaign planning, processes, systems, and data; review and assess operational plans and orders to ensure adequate planning for contracted support; and to support other joint force development activities advancing the operational relevance and reality of contracted support to military operations.
• Operating within the Joint Planning Process, apply strategic and operational OCS guidance to review and offer analytical inputs to CCMD-created CONPLANS and OPLANS, WARNORDS, OPORDS, and FRAGORDS or supporting Service component plans and orders.
• Originate, conceive, and conduct commercial capability planning and execution research, process analysis, or studies leading to:
• Improvements in joint planning, execution, and integration of commercial capabilities into joint planning processes, procedures, systems, and data
• Planning factors and methods that anticipate contracted support requirements to prompt planners
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of logistics operations, including application of analytical and simulation models.
• OCS execution tools that enable and support CCMD/JTF headquarters OCS capability
• Instruction on OCS concepts, tactics, techniques and procedures to deploying personnel
• Review and develop policy, instructions, joint doctrine, manuals, handbooks, procedures, briefings, talking points, information papers, training products, or other guidance as they relate to OCS and contracted support.
• Adjust to shifts in priorities and manage multiple tasks simultaneously that may include staff support relating to current operations.
• A 9-12 month objective of this position, after appropriate indoctrination and training, is to become an instructor and administrator for the Joint OCS Planning and Execution Course (JOPEC), which teaches application of OCS in planning and operations. JOPEC is taught by a two-instructor team to students ranging from senior non-commissioned officers to field grade officers. JOPEC instructors travel to worldwide sites for the two-week mobile courses, requiring each instructor to travel roughly 6-8 total weeks per year. Sustainment and delivery of this joint-certified course requires coordination with hosting commands and periodic updates to continue being recent and relevant based on operational lessons.

Requirements

What you'll need to have to join our award-winning team:

• Clearance: Must possess and maintain an active TS/SCI Clearance.
• Any candidate with School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), Joint Advanced Warfighting (JAWS), Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS), School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), or School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), graduate certification is qualified for this position regardless of other experience.
• Master's degree and 4 years related experience in joint planning, operational logistics, contingency contracting, or OCS as defined in Joint Publication 4-10, Operational Contract Support, OR a Bachelor's degree and 8 years related experience in joint planning, contingency contracting, or OCS.
• Graduate of Phase I Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) or equivalent level joint tour(s).

What Sets You Apart:

• Combatant Command (CCMD), Joint Task Force (JTF), or Service component command experience in planning or managing contracted support to military forces in overseas military operations or joint exercises, experience in military operations planning in a joint or Service component environment to shape, develop, and review operations and campaign plans, annexes, and appendices that integrate commercial capabilities.
• Experience drafting operational, warning, execute, and fragmentary orders.
• Experience in joint planning processes, systems, or data (e.g., familiarity with joint operation planning and execution system [JOPES], global force management [GFM], time-phased force & deployment data [TPFDD]).
• Joint Staff or Office of the Secretary of Defense experience in, or working closely with, one of the following Joint Staff Directorates: (J3) Operations; (J5) Plans; (J4) Logistics; (J8) Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, (J7) Force Development; or (J2) Intelligence.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with senior staff, as well as tactical and operational officers. The purpose of such interaction is to persuade, motivate, influence, justify, negotiate, or resolve operations or campaign planning matters involving OCS, logistics, and operational relevance (opportunities and risks) of commercial support to operations.
• Expert proficiency in oral and written communications. The candidate must be skilled at writing concisely, expressing thoughts clearly, and developing ideas in logical sequence.
• Instructor experience in a military environment teaching joint operational planning, logistics, operational contract support, or other joint operational doctrine concepts and procedures.
• Acquisition experience related to contingency contracting, vendor vetting, or developing operational planning factors or contract requirements supporting contingency operations.
• Graduate of Phase 2 JPME or equivalent level joint tour(s).
• Experience as a U.S. Army Logistics Support Plans and Operations (SPO) Officer or other joint or Service equivalent (J/G/A/N/S-4).
• Recent experience planning and executing combined and joint operations at the theater/CCMD/JTF or component level, experience with the Joint Training System, joint interagency operations planning, logistics, and civil-military operations conducted at CCMD or Service component command level.
• Familiarity with key stakeholders and organizations in the joint planning process or OCS Communities of Interest.