Special Activities Planner

About the role

The Special Activities Planner provides expert advice and detailed planning support for high‑visibility Special Activities under Title 10 and Title 50. This role bridges strategic foresight and operational execution, ensuring that DoD‑wide strategies are translated into actionable plans for Special Operations and non‑conventional missions.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver expert advice and detailed planning support for Special Activities (Title 10/Title 50), including operational coordination and oversight.
• Support strategic and operational level planning for DoD‑wide future issues, policy, doctrine, and emerging concepts.
• Develop and package POTUS and Secretary of Defense level requests for authority and operational concepts specific to Special Operations.
• Provide senior staff recommendations on risk management, mission force operations, theater special operations, and sensitive/clandestine missions.
• Analyze strategies, policies, doctrine, capability gaps, and legal authorities to support decision‑making for sensitive operations.
• Coordinate and integrate plans with inter‑agency partners and review publications for policy alignment.
• Prepare and handle record message traffic, including FRAGOs, OPORDs, Night Orders, and theater clearances.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred or demonstrated capacity to operate at GCC‑level planning.
• Minimum five years of strategic and operational planning experience at brigade/division level for SOF and inter‑agency missions under Title 50.
• Proven expertise in coordinating Special Activity Operations, including TTP, authorities, oversight, and C4I requirements.
• Knowledge of Title 50 support processes and ability to staff support requests with minimal oversight.
• Experience in Personnel Recovery Operations and in supporting Focal Point Operations Center (FPOC) and Operations Control Center (OCC) activities.

Required skills

• C4I systems planning and integration.
• Operations Control Center (OCC) operations.
• Focal Point Operations Center (FPOC) operations.