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Effects Planner-Expert

LocationTampa, FL, us
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
Company size1,001–5,000 people
First seen2w ago
Last seen4d ago
Company Description
Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.
Job Description
**This position is contingent upon award of contract**
SOSi is seeking an Effects Planner-Expert to support our government customer in Tampa, FL. The Effects Planner facilitates and coordinates 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 staff on their interpretation and application.
Essential Job Duties:
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Lead cross-functional planning teams to synchronize effects into a cohesive operational plan.
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Facilitate working groups to deconflict resources, timing, and objectives between different subordinate commands and staff sections.
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Conduct analysis to identify key vulnerabilities and nodes within a target system that, if acted upon, will produce the desired effect.
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Develop Measures of Performance (MOPs) and Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) to assess whether an operation is achieving its intended results.
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Lead the operational-level target development process, nominating specific targets or actions that support the overall campaign plan.
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Analyze the results of ongoing operations and provide formal assessments to leadership on their effectiveness.
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Analyze national-level strategic guidance to ensure all operational plans and priorities are nested within and supportive of strategic directives.
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Refine, prioritize, and advocate for the plans and resource requirements of subordinate commands during higher-level planning conferences.
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Draft, write, and staff major special operations related documents, such as Concept of Operations (CONPLANs), Operations Orders (OPORDs), and formal planning guidance.
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Serve as the subject matter expert on a published plan, advising staff and subordinate units on its interpretation, application, and intent.
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Prepare and deliver briefings to senior leaders on the details of a proposed or current plan, outlining the intended effects and synchronization.
Qualifications
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Active in scope TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Poly.
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Master’s degree in Public Policy, Government, International Affairs/Relations, or closely related discipline; or War College graduate.
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Minimum 20 years of combined work-related experience with minimum of 10 years since 2015 as a Planner at the O-6 or higher level within the customer’s Enterprise or Interagency equivalent.
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Demonstrates ability to define problems, supervise studies and lead surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.
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Demonstrates analytic leadership and expertise in identifying, planning, developing, and executing analytic production methodologies, tradecraft and techniques aligned with Planning activities.
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Demonstrates extensive ability to provide strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to Defense planners and policymaker (e.g. General/Flag Officer level or higher).
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Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional planning teams.
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Experience facilitating working groups to deconflict resources, timing, and objectives between different subordinate commands and staff sections.
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Ability to identify key vulnerabilities and nodes within a target system that, if acted upon, will produce the desired effect.
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Skilled at translating complex operational problems into clear, concise briefings and reports that directly inform planning and operations.
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Works with a high degree of autonomy to tackle difficult and ambiguous planning scenarios.
Additional Information
Working Conditions
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Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
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Travel is required to various CONUS and OCONUS non-hazardous locations.
Working at SOSi
All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.
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