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Posted: February 6, 2026 (1 day ago)

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SUPERVISORY DELIBERATE PLANNING SPECIALIST

Joint Activities

Department of the Army

Fresh

Salary

$133,953 - $174,144

per year

Closes

February 17, 2026

GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team in planning for potential military operations and emergencies in the Southern Command area, ensuring everything runs smoothly and meets deadlines.

The role includes guiding policies, reviewing plans, and managing resources like staff and budgets.

It's a good fit for experienced military or government planners who enjoy supervising others and handling high-stakes strategy.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent, including monitoring deliberate and crisis action planning
  • Experience developing program goals to assess policy execution for future missions
  • Proven ability to assign workloads and ensure organizational deadlines are met
  • 52 weeks of federal service at GS-12 or equivalent within the last 52 weeks (Time in Grade requirement)
  • Eligibility under specific employment authorities (e.g., veterans, DoD civilians, military spouses)
  • Strong skills in evaluating subordinate employee performance and determining resource needs (personnel, budget, travel)

Full Job Description

About the Position: The incumbent will serve as a Supervisory Deliberate Planning Specialist at USSOUTHCOM - Strategy, Policy, and Plans Directorate-Contingency Planning Division in Miami, FL.

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 which includes 1.

Monitor deliberate and crisis action planning to ensure organizational readiness; 2). Develop program goals to assess policy execution for future missions; and 3).

Assign workload to personnel to ensure organizational deadlines are met.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13) 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-13).

Major Duties:

  • Provides policy guidance and broadly defined program objectives.
  • Prepare correspondence regarding the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP), Global Employment of the Force (GEF), and Commander directed deliberate planning related support to the command and its components.
  • Coordinate management services, activities, policies, and programs in relation to SOUTHCOM's mission.
  • Monitor deliberate and crisis action planning.
  • Develop and review contingency plans, training exercises, and current and future operations.
  • Ensure thorough analysis is performed in preparation for In-Progress Reviews (IPRs) of required plans.
  • Evaluate performance of subordinate employees.
  • Determine personnel, travel, budget, and facility requirements to effectively develop and maintain directed Concept Plans (CONPLANS).
  • Maintain oversight of contracts and contracting issues that support the Division.
  • Develop position papers and decision tools for integration into strategic and operational planning.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/7/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: SDSE-26-12879382-MP