FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNER (PLANS & OPERATIONS)

About the Position: The incumbent will serve as a Future Operations Planner (Plans and Operations) for USOUTHCOM in the Operations Directorate, Future Operations Division in Miami, FL. Serve as future operations planner and senior action officer in the USSOUTHCOM Future Operations Division. Coordinate contingency and crisis action planning while applying fundamentals of the Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP) and Joint Doctrine. Monitor command-level planning activities related to future and ongoing planning activities. Provide guidance to personnel on planning and policy issues that involve future operations. Analyze interrelated issues of effectiveness and efficiency regarding substantive mission-oriented work. Execute major projects and analytical reviews designed to resolve problems in support of our partner nations. Develop courses of action to meet organizational objectives. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience in the Federal service which includes 1) serving as a future operations planner and senior action officer for contingency and crisis action planning utilizing the Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP) to develop and brief courses of action (COA) for senior leadership; 2) coordinating with directorates and command counterparts to develop and produce plans and orders such as Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), Operations Orders (OPORDs), and Execution Orders (EXORDs); 3) leading and serving on Operational Planning Teams (OPTs) to develop and brief key products like Mission Analysis, Decision Briefs, and Requests for Forces (RFFs) that support a Combatant Commander's decisions; and 4) conducting reviews of joint publications, preparing informational papers, and providing planner support for command exercises and operations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.