Exercise Planner, Junior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 48,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an Exercise Planner, Junior to help design and run realistic exercises and wargames for government programs. You will contribute to planning, execution, and measurement of exercise outcomes, drawing on data and storytelling to improve mission performance.

The role emphasizes collaboration with analysts and leaders, internship experience, and ability to obtain a Secret clearance, with opportunities for professional development within Booz Allen's experiential

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in an academic or professional setting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and Office 365.
• Ability to support joint military exercises, training events, or wargames.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and measure exercise plans and procedures for clients.
• Create content using technology to tell realistic stories.
• Collaborate with wargame analysts, operations researchers, and senior leadership.
• Contribute to evaluation of training events and exercises.

Skills

1+ years experience

Secret clearance

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

Office 365 environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Exercise Planner, Junior

The Opportunity: Do you want to use your creativity, problem-solving, and storytelling skills to improve organizational mission performance in global defense? You understand there is no single or easy solution to prepare for the unforeseen. By creating and testing real-world scenarios, you know how to help government organizations make faster and smarter decisions based on data. As an exercise planner on our team, you'll help develop, implement, and measure the effectiveness of plans and procedures for clients, creating rich content using technology to help you tell a realistic story. You'll listen to client challenges and identify threats, gaps, or risks that need to be explored and provide a space for recommendations that will make lasting, real-world impact. As a member of the company's experiential analytics practice, you'll have the chance to work cross-functionally with wargame analysts, operations researchers, and senior leadership on projects that are making an impact on critical missions. You'll grow your skillset and learn from the industry's best trainers and coaches through our custom "Train the Trainer" programs like wargame and exercise design, event planning and facilitation, and continuity of operations. Bring your skills to Booz Allen and discover solutions that will shape the future and help government organizations thrive. Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 1+ years of experience working in an academic or professional setting, including internships
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and the Office 365 environment
• Ability to support joint military exercises, training events, or wargames
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Knowledge of joint and multinational exercise design
• Ability to take an exercise from concept phase, produce a plan, and execute in coordination with the client
• Secret clearance

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being.

• health
• life
• disability
• financial
• retirement benefits
• paid leave
• professional development
• tuition assistance
• work-life programs
• dependent care
• Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

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