STRATEGIC PLANNER

Senior Strategic Planner

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Senior Strategic Planner. In this capacity, participate, coordinate, synchronize, and integrate the planning, policy guidance, and operations for the Plans Division - as well as program execution associated with USCENTCOM deliberate war planning. Responsibilities include :

• Coordinating high visibility HQ USCENTCOM planning efforts both internally across the command and externally with other agencies to ensure unity of effort.
• Representing the Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate, with a variety of internal and external organizations.
• Planning, executing, and chairing conferences and meetings and representing the CCJ5 at meetings / discussions with DoS, DoD, U.S. Ambassador's foreign flag-level officers, U.S. defense contractors and other professionals within the U.S. Strategy, Policy and Planning community.

Requirements include :

To qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, Miscellaneous Administration and Program, Series 0301. Specialized experience includes :

Federal time-in-grade (TIG) requirement for general schedule (GS) positions : Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and / or competencies in the following areas :

Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and / or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.