Operations Planner

Serve as an operational, exercise, and engagement planner to advance critical partnerships and planning initiatives. Foster a better understanding and employment of Navy Expeditionary Forces and host nation partners. Specific Tasks are below:

• Serve as N3 lead planner for exercises and engagements as required.
• Serves as advisor/consultant to the Operations Officer (N3) on planning issues.
• Attend planning conferences as required.
• Coordinate with NECC and C6F on all GFM matters
• Draft, submit, and brief the quarterly CONEMP
• Draft and submit annual GFM input, RFFs and RFSs to C6F and NECC
• Represent the N3 in the production of the assigned family of EUCOM and AFRICOM led planning efforts
• Serve on OPTs as directed
• Draft, review, edit and submit after action reports (AAR) as required.
• Maintain clear understanding of Commander’s and HHQ operational and strategic guidance
• Represent the N3 in the build of the command’s OFRP
• Draft and submit command reports such as the command history report
• Develop spreadsheets, charts and graphs
• Attend exercise and engagement conferences

Experience :

• Active DoD Secret security clearance. (preferred)
• Required; minimum of eight years of experience directly supporting the US military as either an active duty or reserve service member, US civil service employee, or contractor employee.
• Required; Proficient use of Microsoft suite of tools to include Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel,PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Desired; a minimum ten years of US Military service experience in plans department or in an operations department.
• Desired; knowledge and experience with Joint and Navy planning process, as detailed in Joint Publication 5-0 and Naval Warfare Planning 5-01.
• Desired; familiarity with/experience in EUCOM/AFRICOM AORs. Previous tours in theEUCOM/AFRICOM AORs is preferred

Education :

• Bachelor’s (required)

Licenses/Ceritfications : Paid time off, Health and Dental insurance, Retirement benefits, Flexible schedules