Information Operations Planner

Amentum; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Information Operations Planner, where you will leverage your expertise in strategic communications and operational planning to support U.S. Government clients. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply innovative methodologies in information operations, ensuring effective communication strategies and countering misinformation. If you have a passion for planning and analysis, and thrive in dynamic environments, this position could be your next career milestone. Collaborate with diverse stakeholders and make a significant impact in the information environment, all while enjoying a competitive salary range that reflects your experience and skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of planning experience with a Bachelor's or 6+ years with a Master's.
• Expertise in joint targeting and operational planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Advise and coordinate information operations planning for U.S. Government clients.
• Conduct assessments of information activities and identify performance measures.

Skills

Strategic Communications Planning

Analytic Problem Solving

Target Audience Analysis

Negotiation Skills

Creative Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Psychological Operations

Public Affairs

Civil Affairs

Operations Security (OPSEC)

Job description

This position is contingent upon contract award

Amentum is seeking experienced Information Operations Planners to support U.S. Government clients. The role involves advising, coordinating, planning, and assisting in all aspects of Information Operations planning and analysis, in support of Combatant Command operations within the Information Environment. Locations to include CONUS and OCONUS.

As an Information Operations Planner you will have the opportunity to:

1. Apply a targeting-like methodology to information and strategic communications planning from the identification of desired effects, through execution and assessment.
2. Manage the command’s integrated strategic communications process, coordinating with a broad range of stakeholders, and aligning information forces and activities to the campaign plan.
3. Advise on the nuances between traditional fires/targeting and a cognitive-focused targeting-like process.
4. Advise and educate core information planners and information forces on the targeting-like methodology needed to achieve strategic objectives in the information environment.
5. Provide expert mission analysis, analytic problem solving, and assessment skills, to inform and recommend the creative employment of information forces and information related capabilities.
6. Support the development of innovative concepts to counter adversarial use of mis-information, dis-information, and propaganda.
7. Develop and support plans and concepts that integrate and synchronize joint information capabilities to leverage the inherent informational aspects of joint force activities within the theater.
8. Conduct target audience analysis and open-source research to establish baselines for future campaign and operational assessments.
9. Conduct assessment of information activities and OIE. Identify and track measures of performance through attainment of measures of effectiveness.
10. Support broad spectrum strategic communications planning with J39/IO, COMMSTRAT, PAO, and other stakeholders.
11. Advise and support planning of information operations (IO), military deception (MILDEC), public affairs (PAO), key leader engagements (KLE), civil affairs (CA), communication strategy (COMMSTRAT) operations security (OPSEC), Cyberspace Operations, and other cognitive-focused information activities.
12. Demonstrate expertise in oral, visual, & written communications and briefing techniques.
13. Demonstrate the ability to advise, negotiate and persuade gaining acceptance of recommended concepts, ideas, guidance, policies and regulations.

Required Qualifications:

1. Minimum of 8 years of planning experience with BS/BA, minimum of 6 years with MS/MA. May consider an additional four years of relevant experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
2. Expertise in joint targeting, operational planning process, military decision-making process, and military campaign plan planning, and knowledge of developing and accessing tactical and operational level OIE plans and orders.
3. Have a minimum of 5 years of experience with non-lethal targeting at the service or joint level in support of operations at Combatant Commands or Joint Task Forces.
4. Knowledge of service departments (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force) functions and their relationships to COCOM to coordinate OIE in appropriate channels, e.g., Army, Navy, Air Force, or Joint with experience with joint and/or combined military operations and interagency coordination with knowledge of DoD, Joint, and Army service doctrine, regulations, and policies.
5. Experience with integrating, coordinating, and synchronizing adjacent and supporting operations, as well as developing support for related capabilities and their activities. Be familiar with, certified in, or have applicable operational/field time experience in one or more of the following:

• Psychological Operations
• Public Affairs
• Civil Affairs
• COMMSTRAT
• OPSEC

Ability to work effectively within a task organized working group(s).

Adept at developing and utilizing information products that leverage current and emerging technologies to inform planning, improve coordination, and enable timely decisions.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Relevant information operations training such as:

• Joint information operations planner course
• Defense OPSEC planner course
• MISO planners course
• MILDEC planners course
• Irregular warfare course

Joint targeting school graduate.

Experience as a non-lethal targeting officer at COCOM, TSOC, or other strategic command.

Expertise in planning, integrating, and coordinating with interagency and intelligence community entities.

Must demonstrate creative thinking and ability to learn new skills.

Must be flexible and adaptable.

Target Salary Range:
$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.