Military Officer/Tactical Operations leader Strategy, Plans, Exercises, & Policy Support Services / Weapons of Mass Destruction

Description

Overview: Vistra seeks an experienced Military Officer/Tactical Operations leader / Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) to provide planning support for U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in WMD related planning. This role is required to support unique Joint Planning Team/Operational Planning Team (OPT) efforts.  

  Key Responsibilities: 

1. Supporting all aspects of the Joint Operational Planning Process to include: Mission Analysis, Course of Action (COA) Development, COA Analysis (Wargaming), COA Comparison and Decision. 
2. Supporting Plans and Order Development: Analyze COA decision, mission statement, commander’s intent, and guidance to develop plans and/or orders that direct subordinate actions.   
3. Acting as subject matter expert support to USCENTCOM for USSOCOM-led planning efforts, to include Counter weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and WMD-Terrorism (WMD-T) plans, deterrence planning, and Global Counter Terrorism (CT) with WMD-T planning efforts. Support the development, coordination, and analysis of CWMD and CWMD-T plans assessments with the Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, other Combatant Commands, and relevant interagency and other government agencies as required. Participates in the CWMD and CWMD-T community of interest, making recommendations to improve CWMD and CWMD-T plans, policies, and strategies. Experience in Special Operations activities and CT is preferred.   
4. Supporting the development of overall joint system concepts, designs, and technical approaches to meet broadly stated requirements and objectives. The contractor must conduct top-level systems analysis, perform trade studies, perform technical optimizations, and develop high- level designs. Planner must staff, prepare complex operations or technical documentation, conduct reviews, and deliver presentations all pertaining to WMD.  
5. Providing coordination of FOIAs and MDRs according to legal standards set by the various laws governing the processing, declassification, and release of information from designated CENTCOM 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 a detailed knowledge of existing legal statutes, current CENTCOM information strategies and advising CCJ5 on the FOIA and MDR Program in accordance with CENTCOM directives to ensure plans and orders are properly safeguarded. 

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of the Joint Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Planning Course (JCPC), CWMD Senior Staff Planners course, or equivalent program. 
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of WWD related planning experience & Minimum of 3 years of experience at the Geographic or Functional Combatant Command Headquarters. 
• Skills and Competencies: 
• Proficiency in developing joint, interagency, and multinational activities within identified ways, means, and ends.  

  

US Citizenship Required: Due to the requirements of the federal contract that this position supports, U.S. citizenship is required. Citizenship will be confirmed via I-9/E-Verify at the start of employment.