Strategy, Plans, Exercises, and Policy Support Services/JOPES

Description

U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) supports a unique joint staff planning need focused on integrating and synchronizing Department of Defense (DoD) military activities with United States Government (USG) strategy. Services include developing inputs to strategies, campaign plans, and concepts of operation that ultimately translate strategic and operational objectives into a series of related activities and operations to achieve desired end states in coordination with other DoD components, USG agencies, allies, coalition members and regional partners.

Duties May Include:

• Provide expertise to conduct research and analysis of full spectrum operations in a joint, multinational, and interagency context.
• Provide expertise to produce detailed graphics, written analysis, and other products for the USCENTCOM Commander that accurately reflect the evolving operational and strategic picture and issues within the USCENTCOM Area of Responsibility.
• Provide expert analysis of other Department of Defense, interagency, and multinational operations to ensure synchronization with USCENTCOM objectives.
• Provide expertise on the use of automation and computer modeling resources in analyses.
• Incorporate Joint Operations Planning and Execution System Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) analysis into the operational and strategic plans.
• Coordinate with United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and convey a feasibility analysis for planned missions.
• Provide Functional Analysis of Operational Plans up to a Level 4 detail, including Level 1 Commander’s Estimate, Level 2 Base Plan, Level 3 Concept Plan, and Level 4 Operation Plan.
• Provide coordination of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and Mandatory Declassification Reviews (MDR) according to legal standards governing the processing, declassification, and release of information from designated USCENTCOM files. This includes thorough searching of files controlled by CCJ5 for information relevant for government personnel to determine declassification and ability to disseminate information based on detailed knowledge of existing legal statutes and advising CCJ5 on the FOIA and MDR Program in accordance with USCENTCOM directives to ensure plans and orders are properly safeguarded.

Requirements

• TS/SCI
• Bachelor’s Degree and be a graduate from one of the following: Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS), School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), or Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS).
• 5 years of military experience, a minimum of 5 years of experience utilizing the Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES), and a minimum of 3 years of experience at a Joint or Combined Command Headquarters.