Effects Planner (Senior)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SOSi is seeking an Effects Planner to coordinate operational-level planning and synchronization. You will lead cross-functional teams, deconflict resources, and ensure plans align with national objectives.

The role involves drafting core planning documents and advising military staff on interpretation and intent. You will work to refine targets, develop performance metrics, and deliver formal assessments to leadership.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain CI Poly.
• Master’s degree or War College graduate or bachelor’s with 5+ years senior planning experience.
• 15 years military planning experience at the O-6 level or higher within USSOCOM Enterprise or equivalent.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional planning teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional planning teams to synchronize effects into an operational plan.
• Facilitate working groups to deconflict resources, timing, and objectives.
• Identify key vulnerabilities and nodes within target systems to produce desired effects.
• Develop MOPs and MOEs to assess operation effectiveness.
• Draft CONPLANs, OPORDs, and planning guidance for senior leadership.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

CI Poly

Strategic planning

Operational planning

Briefings to leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Public Policy

War College graduate

Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy/Government/International Affairs

Job description

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SOSi is a private defense and government solutions business specializing in advanced technology systems and mission support. Its capabilities include data science, software development, network engineering, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and logistics.

Job Description

**This position is contingent upon award of contract**

SOSi is seeking an Effects Planner. The Effects Planner facilitates and coordinates 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.

• 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.

Qualifications

• Active in scope TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Poly.


• Master’s degree in Public Policy, Government, International Affairs/Relations, or closely related discipline;
  
  
  • or War College graduate;
  
  
  • or a Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Government, International Affairs/Relations, or closely related discipline with 5 additional years of senior-level experience;
  
  
  • or 15 years of military experience as a Planner.
  
  


• Minimum 15 years of combined work-related experience with minimum of 5 years since 2020 as a Planner at the O-6 or higher level within USSOCOM Enterprise or Interagency equivalent.


• 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.

Additional Information

• Normal office conditions.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.