Mid. Effects Planner with Security Clearance

Prescient Edge; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

HQ USSOCOM, MacDill AFB, FL, seeks a senior Mid. Effects Planner to coordinate operational-level planning, synchronization, and integration across commands.

You will develop target development, MOEs/MOPs, and support planning in line with national directives. The role requires at least 10 years of combined experience, TS/SCI clearance, ability to lead cross-functional teams, and provide briefings to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Government, International Affairs/Relations, or closely related discipline, or 12 years military experience as a Planner.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly if needed.
• Experience leading cross-functional planning teams.
• Ability to translate complex operational problems into clear briefings and reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional planning teams to synchronize effects into a cohesive operational plan.
• Draft CONPLANs, OPORDs, and formal planning guidance.
• Prepare and deliver briefings to senior leaders on proposed or current plans.
• Deconflict resources, timing, and objectives between commands and staff sections.
• Analyze results of operations and ensure alignment with strategic directives.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Briefings & reports

Operational analysis

Autonomy

Education

Public Policy degree

Military planning experience

Job description

Mid. Effects Planner
Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award. Mid. Effects Planner Benefits: At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's 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:
• 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 10 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. Education:
• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Government, International Affairs/Relations, or closely related discipline; or 12 years of military experience as a Planner.
• Security clearance:
• Active TS/SCI and with the ability to obtain a CI Poly if needed. Location:
• HQ USSOCOM, MacDill AFB, FL.