Operations Planner

Position title: Operations Planner

Location: Little Creek-Ft Sory, VA

Clearance required: TOP SECRET/SCI

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Shall assist in conducting JCS and the JNTC series exercises as necessary.
• Solid working knowledge of SOF skill sets and their applicability to NSW.
• Synchronize scenario (operational objectives, intelligence, and synthetic geography).
• Synchronize scenario to integrate multiple and disparate units and organization.
• Plan and coordinate battle functions and effects to support operations.
• Complete script writing services.
• Shall maintain detailed awareness of the most recent doctrine and terminology released by the Department of War (DOW), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Department of the Navy (DON), USSOCOM, and NSW.
• Maintain awareness of, and a contact database for, ranges, bases, locations, and adjacent units in areas of exercise execution. Expected to develop contacts pertinent to expanding areas of effort as directed by the Exercises OIC.
• Provide doctrinal and historic context to the Exercises cell during the development, coordination, and execution of missions for NSW commands and outside entities. When directed, independently develop and coordinate specific missions.
• Experience in exercise design, development, planning, and logistical support.
• Have prior experience with training courses of instruction (COI) development, planning and execution. Will assist, as required, with forecasting execution hurdles, coordinating with ranges and professionalizing the training products.
• Realistic and relevant operational products (DEPORDS, TASKORDS, WARNORDS, OPORDS, FRAGORDS, etc.) for use in scenarios.
• Operational Injects (with branch and sequel developments).
• Proficient with Exercise Control Group (ECG) management tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams, and Excel.
• Participate in After-Action Reviews (AARs) as directed to achieve a clear and mutual understanding of all requirements and identify and resolve any potential issues. The contractor shall be prepared to discuss any items requiring clarification and gather information as necessary to support each deliverable in a written summary of the AAR sessions.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Five or more years' experience in SOF or Joint special operations plans.
• Experience as a deployed intelligence analyst in support of SOF.
• Experience in exercise design, development, planning, and logistical support.
• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalence of 15 years in Joint Special Operations Experience.
• Proficient with Exercise Control Group (ECG) management tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams, and Excel.
• TS/SCI Clearance.