This position is contingent upon award.

Serve as a Joint Special Operations Command J7 Strategic Exercise Operations Planner at Fort Bragg, NC. Strong background in Information Operations, Electronic Warfare, and/or Cyber. Lead, coordinate and facilitate the wide variety and scope of support within the Exercise Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) for specific named worldwide strategic and operational level exercises in addition to seminars, academic training sessions, and staff exercises. With functional SME support and ICW other HQs/organization lead planners, lead, develop, plan, coordinate, manage, and direct exercise /training support to enable multiple headquarters and numerous participating units to meet their respective exercise and training objectives.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalence of 15 years in Joint Special Operations or Special Operations is required. Command and General Staff College or equivalent is preferred.

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Required: 1) more than 10 years Joint SOF and/or SOF experience with relative experience within the last several years; 2) more than five years’ experience in SOF or Joint Special Operations plans, operations, training or exercise positions at JSOTF, SOJTF, JSOC or TSOC level; 3) experience in design of exercises, scenarios and management of MSEL events; 4) significant analytical, planning, organizational, coordination, negotiation and directing skills to ensure requirements are satisfied; 5) demonstrated understanding of Joint SOF Operational and Strategic Operations.

Desired: 1) Strong familiarity with the Exercise JELC process and demonstrated experience with the Joint Training System; 2) Knowledge/credibility within JSOC and/or the interagency; 3) Comprehensive and complete understanding of USSOCOM, its components, TSOCs, and Geographical Combatant Commands. 4) Best candidate will have a comprehensive awareness of operational plans, contingency operations, crisis action planning and policies and procedures in accordance with mission requirements to develop complex exercises and procedures according to doctrinal standards. 5) Experience with strategic and operational decision making, geographic combatant command level operations and exercises and JOPES. 6) Proficient in Microsoft Office.

CONUS/OCONUS travel to support the Exercise Joint Event Life Cycle is required.

No relocation assistance is provided for this position.

Security Clearance: Current DOD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required.