Description:

Monitor and review strategies, doctrine, policies, directives, and instructions from higher echelon headquarters and makes recommendations to ensure compliance and/or consideration in planning efforts. Fully participate and provide technical assistance to Joint Planning Group (JPG) and, Operational Planning Groups/Teams (OPG/OPTs) developing and integrating cyber capabilities into plans, and in support of Combatant Commander planning effort. Fully participate and proved substantive contributions to cyberspace operations planning activities coordination through Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations (IJSTO), to include Evaluation Request and Response Message, Special Access Program (SAP) procedures, and the Review and Approval Process for Cyberspace Operations (RAPCO). Serves as a technical expert of all planning methodologies and applications in all phases of military operations, providing analytical expertise and expert knowledge of operational design, Joint Operation Planning, and adaptive planning and execution (APEX). Conduct joint operation planning in support of combat and contingency operations without supervision. Provide technical expertise and participate in all phases and steps of the joint operational planning process (JOPP) and APEX activities. Provide significant contributions to the development of cyberspace operations plans, contingency plans.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of experience as a Joint Operation Planner and a complete working knowledge of the JOPP, JOPES, and APEX planning formats and guidance
• Knowledge of the JOP and APEX planning formats and guidance
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Minimum of bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum specialized education in military joint operation planning through the Joint Professional Military Education Phase II (JPME II) from a CJCS accredited joint education program listed in CJCSI 1800.01E. The JIOPC, or other similar military operation planning courses, may be substituted for JPME II.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Excellent communications skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills