MISO Planner

MISO PLANNER – PETERSON SFB, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – DOD TS/SCI
Strategic Resilience Group LLC is seeking an experienced Military Information Support Operations (MISO)/former psychological operations (PSYOP) planner to integrate MISO functions and tasks into all facets of Combatant Command (CCMD) level planning, and to ensure the command group and staff consider MISO/PSYOP in the decision-making process. This position is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Roles and Responsibilities for this position include:
• Integrates MISO/PSYOP into contingency plans and operations plans to ensure that MISO/PSYOP capabilities are considered in the deliberate and crisis action planning processes.
• Provide expert mission analysis, analytic problem solving, and assessment skills; creatively use information systems and information related capabilities (IRC); integrate with interagency and intelligence community (IC); develop innovative concepts to counter adversarial use of information in the Cyber and electromagnetic spectrum; and consider significant or key cultural aspects that affect operational and tactical planning, security, and risk assessments.
• Review, analyze, and operationalize tactical and operational-level IO-related directives in support of maneuver elements.
• Effectively apply technical skills to operational and tactical planning/execution, identifying and tracking measures of performance thru attainment of measures of effectiveness, and providing advice concerning the application of MISO/PSYOP during the development of operational concepts.
• Support the production of status reports, assess project issues and risks, and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 – 10 years of planning experience or a combined total of a minimum of 12 years between education and relevant service. Additional experience will be considered in lieu of education requirements.
• MISO/PSYOP (37A/37F) career field MOS.
• Knowledge in joint operational planning process, military decision-making process, and military campaign plan planning, targeting processes and expertise in developing and accessing tactical and operational level MISO/PSYOP plans and orders.
• Have a minimum of 5 – 8 years of experience with MISO planning at the service or joint level in support of operations at Combatant Commands or Joint Task Forces.
• Have a working knowledge of information operations (IO), military deception (MILDEC), operations security (OPSEC), electronic warfare (EW), and cyberspace operations missions, tasks, and overall warfighting functions that support operations, understand how to integrate Joint capabilities, and be capable of synchronizing activities of mutual concern.
• Familiarity with other core, supporting, and related IO competencies to assist CCMD planners is required.
• Knowledge of service departments (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force) functions and their relationships to CCMD to coordinate MISO/PSYOP actions in appropriate channels, e.g., Army, Navy, Air Force, or Joint.
• Experience with joint and/or combined military operations and interagency coordination.
• Knowledge of DoD, joint, and Army service doctrine, regulations, and policies.
• Capable of recommending changes to policy, force structure and design, and command relationships.
• Proficient in integrating MISO/PSYOP capabilities into cyber plans and operations.
• Knowledge of military command relationships and command and control (C2) procedures.
• Able to coordinate MISO/PSYOP actions within the proper channels and develop policies that incorporate the principle of C2.
• Experience with integrating, coordinating, and synchronizing adjacent and supporting operations with interagency and intelligence community entities, as well as developing support for related capabilities and their activities. Be familiar with, certified in, or have applicable operational/field time experience in:
o Military Deception (MILDEC)
o OPSEC
o EW
o Cyberspace operations
o Coordinating intelligence requirements
• Ability to effectively advise, negotiate and persuade various managers, military officials, and senior leaders and effective at gaining acceptance of recommended concepts, ideas, guidance, policies, and regulations.
• Ability to engage senior leaders and staff and conduct complex briefings to large audiences using oral, visual, & written communications and briefing techniques.
• Ability to work effectively within task organized working groups.
• Adept at developing and utilizing information products that leverage current and emerging technologies to inform planning, improve coordination, and enable timely decisions.
• Must demonstrate creative and critical thinking.
• Must be capable of quickly learning new skills.
• Must possess or be able to obtain a U.S. Passport and able to travel internationally.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Possess an active DoD Top Secret with Sensitive Compartmented Information eligibility (DoD TS/SCI) security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Recent joint or service level information operations planning experience.
• Experience coordinating with ACCM Program Managers and Coordinators at the Department of Defense, Joint Staff, Military Departments, Combatant Commands, DOD Field Activities, and interagency partners.
• Completion of one or more of the following:
o Joint Cyber Operations planners course
o Joint Information Operations planner course
o Defense OPSEC planner course
o Special Warfare Advanced Targeting and Analysis course
o Special Operations MILDEC planner’s course
o Irregular Warfare course

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