CWMD Information Operations Strategic Planner

Calhoun International is a Professional Services company providing innovative solutions to our clients. Our expertise ranges from strategic intelligence analysis, expert instruction on intelligence analysis and sensors, cyberspace operations, information systems training, and knowledge management services among others. Calhoun International is located in Tampa, FL with employees in Florida, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and overseas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, or national origin.

The purpose of this task order is to provide subject matter expertise to conduct strategic studies and assessments for the analysis, assessment, and synchronization of the UCP CWMD mission in order for USSOCOM to more effectively synchronize the global DOD CWMD mission. Subject matter experts shall conduct CWMD mission and Intelligence analysis, as well as CWMD and Intelligence planning. The Subcontractor shall support planning and analysis of DOD’s CWMD mission. The Subcontractor shall oversee the development of required memorandums of agreement and support agreements as well as manage resource transfer associated with USSOCOM assuming the CWMD mission synchronization.

• Assist in the preparation and delivery of IO plans and orders relevant to the USSOCOM strategic Information Operations (IO) planning process and global mission support.
• Prepare and present comprehensive briefings, author information and/or research papers.
• Establish and maintain a wide range of professional liaison contacts within USSOCOM and the other Combatant Commands, military service communities, non-DOD agencies, as well as the JS, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).
• Facilitate, coordinate, and support the planning, development and rehearsal of strategic-level operations.
• Assist in the development, synchronization, and deconfliction of strategic-level IO planning and operations; coordinate with other Combatant Commands, JS, and other agencies conducting strategic IO; create and manage all phases of classified strategic operations, to include measures of performance and measures of effectiveness.
• Provide expert review of drafts of technical data, documentation, and related information.
• Develop and refine processes and formats for researching, and establishing and documenting USSOCOM positions on strategic IO activities for presentation to senior management.
• Facilitate, participate, support, and attend analytical meetings, conferences, working groups, technical exchange meetings, and organizational and interagency meetings
• Develop and maintain an electronic resource, to include key points of contact, to be used for mission continuity that may be accessed by all stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree in any field
• 5 years of work experience directly related to the fields of IO research, analysis, and/or planning
• 5 years of experience supporting CCMD level planning and coordination of SOF sensitive activities (SA)
• 5 years of experience in:
  1. Strategic and/or operational planning and operational design at the Joint Staff, CCMD or regional Theater-level; or
  2. National and regional strategies, plans, and objectives (e.g., National Military Strategy, Defense Planning Guidance, Unified Command Plan, etc.); and the full range of SA, and the SOF Core Activities (e.g., Unconventional Warfare, Counter-Terrorism, etc.).

• Active TS/SCI required