Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES) Strategic Planner, DOD CENTCOM
Job Overview
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About the Position
Dexis is recruiting for an experienced Joint Operations Planning and Execution System (JOPES) Strategic Planner to support U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM). The position focuses on conducting analysis of full-spectrum operations while incorporating Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) analysis into operational and strategic plans. This role requires expertise in computer modeling resources and coordination with USTRANSCOM for mission feasibility analysis. This position is contingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities
The JOPES Strategic Planner will conduct research and analysis of full-spectrum operations in joint, multinational, and interagency contexts. This role involves producing detailed graphics and written analysis that accurately reflect the evolving operational and strategic picture within the USCENTCOM Area of Responsibility. The planner will analyze DoD, interagency, and multinational operations to ensure synchronization with USCENTCOM objectives.
Key duties include:
- Provide expertise to conduct research and analysis of full spectrum operations in a joint, multinational, and interagency context.
- Develop detailed graphics, written analysis, and other products for the USCENTCOM Commander that accurately reflect the evolving operational/strategic picture and issues within the USCENTCOM AOR.
- Provide expert analysis of other DoD, interagency, and multinational operations to ensure synchronization with USCENTCOM objectives.
- Incorporate JOPES Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) analysis into the operational and strategic plans.
- Coordinate with USTRANSCOM and convey a feasibility analysis for planned missions.
- Provide Functional Analysis of Operational Plans up to a “Level 4” detail (Level 1-Commander’s Estimate; Level 2-Base Plan; Level 3-Concept Plan; Level 4-Operation Plan).
- Provide coordination of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and Mandatory Declassification Reviews (MDR) according to legal standards set by the various laws 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 a detailed knowledge of existing legal statutes and advising the CCJ5 on the FOIA and MDR Program in accordance with USCENTCOM directives to ensure plans and orders are properly safeguarded.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of military experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience utilizing JOPES
- Minimum 3 years of experience at a Joint or Combined Command Headquarters
- Expertise in TPFDD analysis and development
- Strong analytical and technical documentation skills
- Experience with military planning systems and computer modeling
- Possess and maintain a minimum-security clearance of Top Secret (TS)/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience at USCENTCOM
- Advanced degree in relevant field
- Experience in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility
- Background in transportation and logistics planning
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Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.
As part of a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, Dexis provides healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks.