Senior Operations Specialist III #24246

Aeyon Nam/jennifer Chi Un Song - Washington, DC

Full-time - Senior

Washington, DC

About the position

The Senior Operations Specialist III position is designed to augment government personnel in the planning and execution of Joint Operational Contract Support (OCS) training. The role involves organizing up to ten occurrences of the Joint Operational Contract Support Planning and Execution Course (JOPEC) training, which will be conducted virtually and at various locations. A key responsibility is to support the validation of Department of Defense (DoD) JOPEC training requirements and to establish JOPEC in personnel and skillset management, ensuring that the DoD's JOPEC-certified workforce can be effectively tracked and managed in support of its missions. The specialist will maintain JOPEC content to ensure it remains current with policy and doctrine, with revisions occurring twice a year to avoid interference with the JOPEC course schedule. Additionally, the role requires updating, maintaining, and integrating OCS training content into other applicable joint training courses, fulfilling the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's responsibilities for joint OCS training. The frequency of content refresh will be at the discretion of the U.S. Government. In support of Joint Exercises and War Games, the specialist will develop OCS capability at each command, enabling the Joint Staff J-4 to integrate commercial support considerations into joint exercises and war games to enhance realism. The position also involves updating and maintaining OCS Universal Joint Tasks and supporting Joint Leadership Development Findings and Assessments. This includes integrating OCS into Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) and participating in the JS J7 Program Accreditation of Joint Education (PAJE) process. The specialist will review and analyze operations plans, contingency plans, and orders to improve OCS planning and realism, assisting the Government in assessing risks associated with reliance on commercial capabilities. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders to update and maintain policy, process, doctrine, and guidance to mitigate threats from current and potential DoD vendors. The specialist will also provide action officer support to enable the Joint Staff J4 OCSD to execute CJCS responsibilities related to OCS, which includes event planning and coordination with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute up to 10 occurrences of JOPEC training virtually and at various locations.
• Support validation of DoD JOPEC training requirements.
• Establish JOPEC in personnel and skillset management for tracking and managing the JOPEC-certified workforce.
• Maintain JOPEC content to ensure it is current with policy and doctrine, revising twice per year.
• Update, maintain, and integrate OCS training content into other joint training courses as needed.
• Support Joint Exercises/War Games by developing OCS capability at each command.
• Update and maintain OCS Universal Joint Tasks and other UJTs with commercial capability considerations.
• Support Joint Leadership Development Findings and Assessments by integrating OCS into JPME.
• Review and analyze operations plans and orders to improve OCS planning and realism.
• Assist in assessing risk of reliance on commercial capabilities for Total Force Visibility.
• Update and maintain policy, process, doctrine, and guidance in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Review, edit, and recommend changes to proposed legislation, policy, and other documents requiring JS J4 review.
• Update and maintain OCS knowledge management and the OCS Data and Integration Group (DIG).
• Provide action officer support to enable the Joint Staff J4 OCSD to execute CJCS responsibilities related to OCS.
• Provide event planning support to implement strategic OCSD objectives.

Requirements

• Recent and relevant operational or logistics experience in Joint Staff, Joint Task Force, or Service component command.
• Experience in military operations planning in a joint or Service component environment.
• Experience working closely with Joint Staff Directorates such as J-3, J-5, J-4, J-7, or J-2.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with senior staff officers.
• Proficient in oral and written communications, skilled at writing concisely and logically.
• Experience in five or more operational areas including logistics operations, transportation, deployment, and sustainment.
• Demonstrated ability in conducting rotational training events on Joint doctrine combat operations.
• Knowledge and experience with Universal Joint Task List and Joint Mission Essential Task Lists.
• Knowledge in Doctrine for apportionment, allocation, and employment.
• Experience in C4I systems and interfaces.