Planning Support Specialist

Strategic Resilience Group; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Resilience Group seeks an experienced planning support professional to track actions, capture notes, and refine briefings for planning products. You will coordinate across staff sections, maintain document control, and assist with exercises as needed.

The role requires strong written and verbal communication, attention to detail, and proficiency with PowerPoint and Word to produce clean, professional outputs.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in planning, operations, exercises, or staff support (military, civilian, or contractor).
• Comfortable working in a structured environment with taskers, suspense dates, and quick turnarounds.
• Strong attention to detail and consistent follow-through.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint and Word (ability to produce clean, professional products).

Responsibilities

• Track actions, suspense dates, and follow-ups to keep teams aligned and on schedule.
• Capture meeting notes and turn them into clear outputs (taskers, summaries, read-aheads).
• Build, format, and refine briefings (PowerPoint) and written products (Word).
• Support research and basic analysis to inform planning decisions.
• Draft and edit sections of planning products as directed.
• Coordinate across staff sections to gather inputs and ensure timely delivery.
• Maintain document organization and version control in government systems (SharePoint/Teams).
• Support exercise planning tasks when needed (coordination, inject/MSEL support, AAR inputs).

Skills

Experience in planning, operations, or

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Track actions, suspense dates, and follow-ups to keep teams aligned and on schedule

Capture meeting notes and turn them into clear outputs (taskers, summaries, read-aheads)

Build, format, and refine briefings (PowerPoint) and written products (Word)

Support research and basic analysis to inform planning decisions

Draft and edit sections of planning products as directed (staff estimates, slides, plan/order inputs)

Coordinate across staff sections to gather inputs and ensure timely delivery

Maintain document organization and version control in government systems (SharePoint/Teams, etc.)

Support exercise planning tasks when needed (coordination, inject/MSEL support, AAR inputs)

Required Qualifications

4-6 years of experience in planning, operations, exercises, or staff support (military, civilian, or contractor)

Comfortable working in a structured environment with taskers, suspense dates, and quick turnarounds

Strong attention to detail and consistent follow-through

Clear written and verbal communication skills

Proficiency with PowerPoint and Word (ability to produce clean, professional products)

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with JP 5-0 and/or Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP) concepts

Experience supporting OPT/JPT efforts, exercises, or higher headquarters staff work

Exposure to OPORD/FRAGORD/CONPLAN/OPLAN products

Comfortable using collaboration tools and shared workspaces (SharePoint/Teams)