EXERCISE PLANNER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a EXERCISE PLANNER in the AC/S G-3 OPERATIONS DIVISION of MARINE FORCES PACIFIC.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Serving as the senior project officer and program manager analyzing, planning, and executing tactics and techniques for joint operational exercises developing solutions on issues to meet theater strategic goals; applying processes and methods developing decision packages, studies, and recommendations for mission objectives; and as a liaison representing Joint exercises through daily communication and conferences attended by higher, adjacent, and subordinate commands.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will be the authority for the coordination and execution of assigned Joint Exercise Program exercises security operation activities for its operational forces.
• You will coordinate efforts and synchronize directed activities and execute/refine planning products and procedures from multiple DoD, and Combatant Commander (CCDR) directorates.
• You will interpret inputs from a wide spectrum of data sources and develop recommended courses of action for the planning and execution of Joint Exercises.
• You will serve as the project manager with responsibilities to plan, coordinate and enable execution of operational exercises.
• You will participate in future operations planning and operational plan development as directed, and to ensure alignment of exercises and emerging operational objectives.
• You will coordinate and enable sound transition from the Future Operations Directorate during planning to the Current Operations Directorate for execution of each planned exercise.
• You will produce staff papers and briefs for the situational awareness of to higher authority echelons to staff and provide input to the Commander's Update brief as required.
• You will maintain an up-to-date library of orders, instructions, and directives pertaining to the management of the Joint Exercise program.