ASM-Joint SOF Trainer (Sustainment) III - AFSOC Operations Planner

Athenix Special Missions (ASM) is seeking a Joint SOF Trainer (Sustainment) III - AFSOC Operations Planner 

QUALITY POLICY:  To meet or exceed our customer’s expectations for quality, delivery, and service through continual improvement, striving to meet our objectives and committing to meeting all legal and statutory requirements.

PURPOSE:
The AFSOC Operations (Ops) Planner provides direction and guidance regarding AFSOC participation in Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)-designated exercises, Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET), Counter Illicit Drug Trafficking (CIDT), and other Theater Security Cooperation Program (TSCP) events that constitute the AFSOC JEP.  JEP include CJCS designated exercises, SOF unique training venues or TSCP events.  Ops Planner provides AFSOC units with headquarters oversight, guidance, and support for participation in joint, combined and service/SOF exercises.  The Ops Planner provides AFSOC operators pre-deployment training in wartime roles, provide venues for realistic Mission Essential Task List (METL) based training in varied environments, and utilize exercises as a baseline to develop and achieve AFSOC-specific training objectives. In addition, the AFSOC JEP provides critical support to the Geographic Combatant Commanders’ Theater Security Cooperation Program. The Ops Planner will lead the Ops Working Group during AFSOC events, and attend the Ops Working Group during other events such as JCS exercises that are also AFSOC-related events. The Ops Planner will coordinate closely with the Intel, Scenario, MSEL, logistics, Comm/Networking, C2, and JECG planners to ensure operational objectives of the training event are thoroughly planned and accomplished in the event.

This position is located at Hurlburt Field, FL

DUTIES:
    
•    The AFSOC Ops Planner serves as the AOR planner for the AFSOC Training Transformation (TT) Branch, applying military rated experience to plan, organize, and build AFSOC training events in support of operational training.
•    The Ops Planner ensures training objectives are developed and utilized to thoroughly support AFSOC training requirements and are developed in conjunction with the AFSOC Scenario, MSEL, and Lead Planners.  
•    The Ops Planner ensures training requirements are identified with the training audience and Joint Exercise scenario and MSEL working groups and all requirements are coordinated with the AOR exercise lead planner or AFSOC lead planner, as appropriate.  
•    The Ops Planner will lead and conduct all AFSOC Ops Working Groups for AFSOC events, attend JELC planning conferences, and represent AFSOC during JCS Exercise events that are also AFSOC training events. 
•    During AFSOC exercise execution and during AFSOC participation in JCS exercises, the Ops Planner is responsible for ensuring all exercise training events occur appropriately and in a timely manner.
•    The Ops Planner will be prepared to participate in the Joint Event Control Group (JECG) during all AFSOC exercises.  The Ops Planner functions as a SOF Subject Matter Expert (SME) during these events.  
•    The Ops Planner will maintain knowledge of Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force (CJSOTF), SOLE, and JSOAC operational procedures by coordinating closely with the Command and Control (C2) working group to ensure AFSOC training objectives are met.
•    The Ops Planner will access Ops resources, archived planning data, and scenario databases to develop mission scenarios that help meet operational unit training objectives.
•    The Ops Planner prepares detailed plans, budgets, and schedules for assigned training events and participates with management in fiscal planning.
•    The Ops Planner will execute monthly reviews of associated databases including JTIMS, JOPES, and JCRM to ensure data is accurate.  Meet submission suspense's established by the system business rules no later than the suspense date.
•    The Ops Planner ensures GFM Logbook entries are reviewed and distributed to the affected units within 3 days of receipt.  Coordinate responses are provided to program and command leadership for approval and then submitted no later than the established suspense date.  
•    The Ops Planner analyzes the development and population of selected exercise related databases.
•    The Ops Planner serves as the primary source of continuity and expertise regarding the implementation of SOF and joint policy and doctrine in air asset and integrated fires planning for AFSOC events.
•    The Ops Planner facilitates exercise participation between government and non-government organizations, joint and coalition military forces, and interagency elements.
•    The Ops Planner develops and refines the exercise scenarios using current and evolving doctrine and training audience feedback as required, and