Expert Effects Planner

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

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

Benefits:
AtPrescientEdge we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyones 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.

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:

• Masters 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.