Senior Special Operations Effects Planner

The Senior Special Operations Effects Planner leads operational-level planning to integrate desired effects across campaigns supporting USSOCOM. This role develops and refines plans, orders, targeting, and assessments aligned with national strategic guidance, analyzes target systems and vulnerabilities, defines measures of performance and effectiveness, and synchronizes efforts across commands. The planner also advises senior leaders and briefs on plan intent, risks, and operational outcomes. Provide operational-level planning support, including analytics, assessments, target development, and advocacy for subordinate commands. Align and refine operational plans and priorities with national-level strategic guidance and USSOCOM objectives. Develop, write, and staff CONPLANs, OPORDs, and special operations planning guidance and serve as SME on published plans. Lead cross-functional planning teams and facilitate working groups to synchronize effects and deconflict resources, timing, and objectives. Conduct target system analysis to identify key vulnerabilities and nodes that achieve desired operational effects. Design and apply Measures of Performance and Measures of Effectiveness to assess ongoing operations and inform leadership. Prepare and deliver clear briefings and formal assessments to senior leaders on plan details, risks, and operational outcomes. Operational planning (JOPP/JOPES/JSCP) Campaign and effects-based planning Target system analysis Measures of Performance and Effectiveness (MOP/MOE) design Strategic guidance analysis Intelligence and operational data analysis Briefing and command-level presentation Working group and planning team facilitation Special operations doctrine and terminology Formal plan and order development (CONPLAN/OPORD) Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance 401k TS/SCI security clearance Eligibility for Counterintelligence polygraph U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident Joint planning / USSOCOM planner qualification (or equivalent)