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

Hoplite Group; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Hoplite Group seeks an experienced Strategic Planner – Senior to support a SOCOM awarded contract with integrated analytical, operational, and informational support. You will develop engagement strategies aligned with national guidance and synchronize planning across key stakeholders.

The role requires senior-level experience in strategic planning, MOE/MOP development, and PSYOP integration, with DoW TS/SCI clearance preferred. Immediate availability for a part-time position in Tampa, FL.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in strategic or operational planning supporting special operations or national guidance.
• Experience coordinating and synchronizing planning across dept components, Combatant Commands, interagency partners.
• Experience producing senior-level papers, memos, briefings, and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level strategic planning and analytical support to align activities with national and operational objectives.
• Synchronize planning with foreign partners, DoD components, and interagency stakeholders.
• Support PSYOP planning and integration through strategic documentation and recommendations.

Skills

Senior-level planning

Strategic planning

Coordination across departments

Strategic research & analysis

MOEs/MOPs development

PSYOP integration

Information Operations planning

Education

JPME Level I

Information Operations Planner course

Job description

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

Tampa, Florida, United States

Aug 24, 2026

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

Bottom Line Up Front: Hoplite Group is seeking an experienced Strategic Planner – Senior 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

• 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/SCI clearance.

Hoplite Group

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