Expert Effects Planner

Prescient Edge

$90K — $120K *
Tampa, FL 33647In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in public policy, Government, International Affairs/Relations, or closely related discipline; or War College graduate.
  • Minimum 20 years of work experience; at least 10 years as a Planner at the O-6 level or higher within USSOCOM or equivalent.
  • Ability to define problems, supervise studies, and analyze data for actionable insights.
  • Experience providing strategic advice to Defense planners and policymakers at the General/Flag Officer level or higher.
  • Demonstrated capability to lead cross-functional planning teams and facilitate conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate operational-level planning and integration across teams.
  • Provide analytics and assessment support for target development.
  • Align operational priorities with national-level objectives.
  • Draft special operations documents like CONPLANs and OPORDs.
  • Lead cross-functional planning teams for cohesive operational plans.
  • Conduct analysis to identify vulnerabilities within target systems and assess operational effectiveness.
  • Prepare and present briefings to senior leaders on operational plans.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
  • Career development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and training.
  • Positive work environment promoting respect and support.
Full Job Description
Job Title

Expert Effects Planner

Location

Tampa, FL 33621 US (Primary)

Category

Intelligence

Job Type

Full-Time

Career Level

Staff

Education

Master's Degree

Travel

Security Clearance Required

TS/SCI

Job Description

Prescient Edge is seeking a Expert Effects Planner to support a Federal Government client.

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award.

Benefits:
At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:
  • A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
  • A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
  • Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
  • A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

Description:
  • The Effects Planner shall facilitate and coordinate all aspects of operational-level planning, synchronization, and integration.
  • They provide planning support encompassing analytics, assessments, target development, and planning advocacy for subordinate commands.
  • Planners refine and align priorities with national-level objectives, ensuring operational goals are nested within strategic directives.
  • They draft special operations related documents, including plans, orders, and authoritative guidance, and advise military staff on their interpretation and application.
  • Should perform tasks such as:
  • Lead cross-functional planning teams to synchronize effects into a cohesive operational plan.
  • Facilitate working groups to deconflict resources, timing, and objectives between different subordinate commands and staff sections.
  • Conduct analysis to identify key vulnerabilities and nodes within a target system that, if acted upon, will produce the desired effect.
  • Develop Measures of Performance (MOPs) and Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) to assess whether an operation is achieving its intended results.
  • Lead the operational-level target development process, nominating specific targets or actions that support the overall campaign plan.
  • Analyze the results of ongoing operations and provide formal assessments to leadership on their effectiveness.
  • Analyze national-level strategic guidance to ensure all operational plans and priorities are nested within and supportive of strategic directives.
  • Refine, prioritize, and advocate for the plans and resource requirements of subordinate commands during higher-level planning conferences.
  • Draft, write, and staff major special operations related documents, such as Concept of Operations (CONPLANs), Operations Orders (OPORDs), and formal planning guidance.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert on a published plan, advising military staff and subordinate units on its interpretation, application, and intent.
  • Prepare and deliver briefings to senior leaders on the details of a proposed or current plan, outlining the intended effects and synchronization.


Job Requirements

Desired experience:
  • Minimum 20 years of combined work-related experience with minimum of 10 years since 2015 as a Planner at the O-6 or higher level within USSOCOM Enterprise or Interagency equivalent.
  • Demonstrates ability to define problems, supervise studies and lead surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.
  • Demonstrates analytic leadership and expertise in identifying, planning, developing, and executing analytic production methodologies, tradecraft and techniques aligned with Planning activities.
  • Demonstrates extensive ability to provide strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to Defense planners and policymakers (e.g. General/Flag Officer level or higher).
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional planning teams
  • Experience facilitating working groups to deconflict resources, timing, and objectives between different subordinate commands and staff sections. Ability to identify key vulnerabilities and nodes within a target system that, if acted upon, will produce the desired effect.
  • Skilled at translating complex operational problems into clear, concise briefings and reports that directly inform planning and operations.
  • Works with a high degree of autonomy to tackle difficult and ambiguous planning scenarios.

Education:
  • Master's degree in public policy, Government, International Affairs/Relations, or closely related discipline; or War College graduate.

Security clearance:
  • Active TS/SCI and with the ability to obtain a CI Poly if needed.

Location:
  • HQ USSOCOM, MacDill AFB, FL.


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