(Part-Time): Strategic Planner (Senior Level)

hoplitegroup; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Hoplite Group in Tampa, FL is seeking an experienced Strategic Planner (Senior Level) to support a SOCOM awarded contract with integrated analytical, operational, and informational support.

The role requires coordinating across departments and partners, developing engagement strategies, and producing strategic documents for senior decision-makers to shape national and departmental objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
• Senior-level experience in strategic/operational planning for special operations.
• Experience coordinating planning across departments, Combatant Commands, and interagency partners.
• Experience developing plans, policies, procedures, and senior-level recommendations.
• Experience conducting strategic research and producing memos, briefings, and papers for senior officials.
• Experience using MOEs/MOPs and capability analysis to assess effectiveness.
• Knowledge of PSYOP or information operations planning integration into strategy.
• JPME Level I is required.
• Graduate of an Information Operations Planner course.
• Current DoW TS clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level strategic planning and analytical support aligning activities with national and department objectives.
• Synchronize planning across stakeholders, de-conflict activities, and prioritize resources.
• Develop strategic documentation and recommendations for senior decision-makers.
• Assist trans-regional PSYOP planning and integration and evaluate program performance.

Skills

Strategic planning

Senior-level experience

PSYOP planning

Operational planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

JPME Level I

Information Operations Planner course

Tools

PSYOP planning tools

Job description

Opportunity (Part-Time): Strategic Planner (Senior Level)

Bottom Line Up Front: Hoplite Group is seeking an experienced Strategic Planner (Senior Level) to support a SOCOM awarded contract with comprehensive, integrated analytical, operational, and informational support. The Strategic Planner will contribute to this mission by developing and aligning engagement strategies with national and Department-level guidance, synchronizing planning efforts across key stakeholders, assessing program performance, and producing strategic documentation and recommendations for senior decision-makers.

Location

Tampa, Florida

Level of Effort

Part-Time

Availability

Immediate

Objective

Provide senior-level strategic planning and analytical support to align organizational activities, resources, and engagement strategies with national, Department-level, and operational objectives.

The Strategic Planner will analyze strategic environments, assess competitive landscapes, prioritize activities and resources, and synchronize and de-conflict planning efforts across foreign partners, Department components, Combatant Commands, and interagency stakeholders.

The position will also support trans-regional psychological operations (PSYOP) planning and integration by developing strategic documentation, assessing capabilities and feasibility, evaluating program performance, and providing recommendations to senior U.S. and international officials.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated senior-level experience in strategic or operational planning supporting special operations, including development and alignment of plans and strategies with national, Department-level, or Combatant Command guidance and objectives.
• Experience coordinating and synchronizing planning activities across Department components, Combatant Commands, interagency organizations, foreign partners, and other strategic stakeholders.
• Experience developing plans, programs, policies, procedures, strategic approaches, and senior-level recommendations in support of operational or organizational objectives.
• Experience conducting strategic research and analysis and producing professional papers, memoranda, briefings, and recommendations for senior-level officials.
• Experience developing or applying Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs), Measures of Performance (MOPs), feasibility assessments, capability analysis, or other methodologies used to assess program and operational effectiveness.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience integrating Psychological Operations (PSYOP), Operations in the Information Environment (OIE), or related information-focused activities into strategic or operational planning.
• Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Level I required.
• Graduate of a recognized Information Operations Planner course.
• Current Department of War (DoW) TS clearance with SCI eligibility.