The Senior Strategic IO Planner will provide Subject Matter Expertise in MISO and IO Planning for a government program at USSOUTHCOM. This individual will have experience in EW, IO, MILDEC, OPSEC, Targeting, and PSYOP and the integration of these capabilities. This position will serve as a functional expert and action officer for IO at the COCOM level. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Support and serve as a functional expert and action officer for IO conducting strategic and theater deliberate, contingency, and crisis planning support at the COCOM level. When required brief J-staff directors and other general officers and senior staff official, US ambassadors and country teams, and foreign military and civilian officials.
· Provide support to conduct appropriate coordination between the SOUTHCOM J39 and other internal and external staff agencies and elements.
· Provide support on IO actions, policy and authorities, which may include developing proposed IO Strategy, Guidance, Concept of Operations (CONOP), coordinating themes and messages, gaining situational awareness and providing support to Operational Planning Teams (OPT) and working groups, and preparing IO input for USSOUTHCOM Numbered Plans, OPORDS, FRAGOs, and EXORDs.
· Provide simultaneous planner support for the following key areas: Current
Operations, Future Operations, Future Plans, Military Information Support Operations (MISO), Deliberate Theater and Strategic Plans, Contingency and Crisis Operations.
· Provide planner support for Theater Integration, Readiness and Command
Exercises, assigned Battle Rhythm B2C2WGs and Operational Planning Teams.
· Maintain weekly, daily during crisis, coordination with the USSOUTHCOM Public Affairs
Office, J5, J7/9, Strategic Communications Office, and other interagency offices and organizations as required. • Other duties related to FWG business, as required. Requirements & Qualifications:
Education:
• Joint Information Operations Planners' Course Graduate, or FA 30 certification or AF/Marine service equivalent MOS • JPME2 and ILE graduate with experience in the SOUTHCOM AOR.
• Bachelor's Degree • School trained and experienced in EW, MILDEC, PSYOP, Targeting and OPSEC preferred. Licenses & Certifications:
Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI or SCI eligibility required Experience:
Three (3) years as a combatant command or component headquarters IO strategic planner preferred. May be substituted for relevant/select IO military staff level experience. Skills & Abilities:
High level communication skills, verbal and written Other:
US Citizenship required to meet contract and government clearance requirements