Strategic Planner

Clark Creative Solutions, LLC.; United States; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

401k plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

A strategic planning firm is seeking an experienced planner to develop and implement strategies for the National Guard Bureau. The ideal candidate will have 10 years of relevant experience and help coordinate planning efforts and initiatives. Responsibilities include advising Commanders on national defense activities and preparing comprehensive plans. This role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental coverage, 401k, paid time off, and holidays.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement National Guard Bureau strategy and planning guidance.
• Provide transformational and strategic initiative plans to CNGB.
• Prepare joint strategies, plans, and studies for the National Guard.
• Advise Combatant Commanders on National Guard matters.
• Support planning for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear responses.

Skills

Planning

Coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Job description

Clark Creative Solutions offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental coverage, 401(k), paid time off, and paid holidays.

Join a Mission That Matters

Clark Creative Solutions (CCS) supports mission‑focused strategic planning and policy efforts, including work aligned to National Guard Bureau (NGB) planning organizations.

This role is ideal for an experienced planner who can translate guidance into actionable planning products, coordinate across stakeholders, and deliver high‑quality support to senior leaders.

CCS is a certified 8(a) and Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned company. Our expertise lies in intelligence, acquisition, logistical support, IT solutions, and various personnel support services.

Our commitment to professionalism is demonstrated by our daily work ethic. CCS is wherever we need to be to get the results you desire.

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities of this role)

• Develop, promulgate and implement National Guard Bureau strategy, planning guidance, and policy related to current and future plans.
• Provide CNGB with transformational and strategic initiative plans and support.
• Prepare NG joint strategies, plans, documents, and studies.
• Initiate and maintain intergovernmental/interagency coordination.
• Advocate and provide coordination for NGB interface for all new concepts and transformational policy.
• Provide administrative and operations support to all elements within J‑5.
• Advise Geographical Combatant Commanders on National Guard matters related to CCMD missions, support planning, and coordination.
• Advise Geographical Combatant Commanders on National Guard Homeland Defense activity plans.
• Advise Geographical Combatant Commanders with defense support of civil authorities (DSCA) / National Guard civil support (NGCS) on responsibilities on National Guard matters pertaining to the combatant command missions.
• Coordinate with Geographical Combatant Commanders to support development of operational concepts, capabilities, and plans for domestic operations that integrate the state National Guard forces.
• Support coordination between State Adjutant Generals and Geographical Combatant Commanders to ensure National Guard Homeland defense activities are integrated in Geographical Combatant Commanders Homeland defense activity plans and do not conflict with ongoing federal missions.
• Conduct comprehensive planning in coordination with United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) for all Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise forces in the NORTHCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR).
• Support planning and coordination for DSCA activities as requested by CJCS or Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCC).
• Support interorganizational interaction.

What You Bring (Qualifications and Skills)

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• 10 years of relative experience.

Why Join Us

CCS teams support high‑impact planning and coordination efforts and are built around professionalism, responsiveness, and mission focus.