Effects Planner (Senior)

SOS International LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SOSi is seeking an Effects Planner in Tampa, FL. This role coordinates operations planning, target development, and advocacy for subordinate commands, ensuring alignment with national directives. You will craft OPORD-like documents and brief leadership on plan details and effects.

The position requires Top Secret/SCI clearance (CI Poly preferred) and extensive experience in strategic planning, assessment, and cross-team facilitation. Contingent on contract award.

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.
• War College graduate or equivalent senior-level experience in planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional planning teams to synchronize effects into a cohesive operational plan.
• Facilitate working groups to deconflict resources, timing, and objectives between subordinate commands and staff sections.
• Conduct analysis to identify key vulnerabilities and nodes within a target system.
• Develop Measures of Performance (MOPs) and Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs).
• Lead target development process supporting the campaign plan.
• Analyze ongoing operations and provide assessments to leadership.
• Ensure plans align with national strategic guidance and directives.
• Draft and staff major planning documents (CONPLANs, OPORDs).
• Provide senior briefings on proposed or current plans and effects.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Operational planning

Target development

Analytical thinking

Briefings

Resource deconfliction

Strategic alignment

Education

Master’s degree in Public Policy/ Govt./ International Affairs or related

War College graduate

Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years senior-level planning experience

15 years military planning experience

Job description

Tampa, FL, USA

Full-time

Clearance Requirement: Top Secret/SCI

Company 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.

Essential Job Duties

• 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

Work Environment

• Normal office conditions.

Working at SOSi

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

SOSi is an equal employment opportunity employer and affirmative action employer. All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or protected veteran status. SOSi takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance diversity and inclusion of individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.