Summary About the Position: As a Future Operations Planner (Plans and Operations), you will serve as subject matter expert responsible for planning future operations and interagency operations for an organization. This position is located at USSOUTCOM in Miami, Florida. This is a TERM position NTE 2 Years. Responsibilities Serve as future operations planner and senior action officer focused on contingency and crisis action planning while applying fundamentals of the Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP) and Joint Doctrine. Perform as staff action officer and principal future operations expert and planner, responsible for advising on command-level future and ongoing planning activities. Participate with joint forces, combined operations and interagency organizations in support of HLD and TSC and participates in projects and studies that require analysis of interrelated issues and mission-oriented work. Develop input into USSOUTHCOM Concept Plans, Operational Plans, Campaign Plans, and Operations Orders. Monitor development of emerging USSOUTHCOM concepts, doctrine, and procedures. Participate in Crisis Action Planning for the organization such as Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR), Caribbean Mass Migration, Cuban Instability, Pandemic Influenza, and Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO). Coordinate with USSOUTHCOM Directorates and Component Command counterparts in the production of plans and orders in support of COCOM missions. Lead as an assistant on Operational Planning Teams (OPTs), responsible for developing courses of action to meet stated objectives and support Combatant Commander’s decisions, including employment of critical resources within the AoR. Interpret requirements and recommends courses of action in accordance with plans, standing procedures, policies, orders, directives, regulations, Commander’s intent, and or Commander’s Critical Information Requirements. Conduct Joint Staff Publication and EXORD reviews, prepare Point Papers and Commander's talking points, briefs Distinguished Visitors, and provides planner support for command exercises and operations. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications 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 Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes experience planning future and interagency operations, extensive planning spanning an entire enterprise, touch all levels of joint process, contingency and crisis action planning; AND development of emerging concepts, doctrine, and procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral Communication Organizational Awareness Planning and Evaluating 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-12). Education 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. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is an Analysis, Modeling and Simulation Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Advance In-Hire, Relocation, Recruitment Incentives maybe authorized. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a temporary or Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Temporary or Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 2 years. Term appointments may be extended beyond of six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years. Position may be made permanent without further competition.