CLEARANCE REQUIRED: TS with SCI eligibility

This job is located in: HQ USSOCOM, MacDill AFB, FL and NCR, VA,

About the Special Activities Branch:

The USSOCOM SAB provides analytical and operational planning expertise to deter peer and near peer competitor malign activities, support counterterrorism (CT) operations, enhance homeland security, provide intelligence analysis, and develop defense assessments. In addition, the J39 SAB conducts independent research, analysis, and assessment of a variety of military, technical, and scientific topics, programs, and issues unique to special operations, as directed by the Commander.

Job Summary:

The Projects Officer shall provide support that complements USSOCOM planning processes, to include participation in analytical meetings, conferences, working groups, technical exchange meetings, and organizational and interagency meetings. These functions incorporate frequent interaction with the USSOCOM staff, the Joint Staff (JS), Services, combatant commands (COCOMs), and interagency departments and agencies, and include tasks such as:

• Manage multiple projects and the teams associated with the development of those projects. Provide timely updates and progress reports to the government.
• Prepare and present comprehensive plans, author information and/or research papers, and deliver briefings and presentations to senior DOD and government officials.

• Establish and maintain liaison contacts within USSOCOM and the other COCOMs, military service communities, non-DOD agencies, as well as the Joint Staff (JS) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
• Develop, synchronize, and deconflict strategic-level plans and operations; coordinate with other COCOMs, JS, and other agencies conducting strategic operations, activities and investments (OAIs); create and manage all phases of compartmented special operations, to include measures of performance and measures of effectiveness, and after action reviews (AARs).
• Draft, edit, and review strategy and guidance for government approval to facilitate coordination of compartmented planning across the SOF enterprise; including synchronizing of SOF activities; prioritizing and assessing SOF operations, activities, and actions; and supporting the development of capabilities within an established HQ USSOCOM framework.
• Assist the government in leading operational planning teams (OPTs) and developing concept of operations (CONOPS), to include related staffing actions for designated subject matter areas.
• Assist the government in conceptualizing, executing, and preparing operational plans and documents, AARs, and determining operational metrics of SOF operations and activities.
• Plan, coordinate, and conduct conferences, working groups, and organizational meetings to support mission planning objectives and directed tasks under the direction of Government personnel.
• Conduct staff actions and records keeping for J39-SAB related documents.
• Draft, edit, review, staff and provide recommendations for government approval for SOF-specific technology related plans, policies, and briefings that support the development of strategies, strategic guidance, and capabilities.
• Utilize knowledge, background, and understanding of acquisition and industry capabilities to complement the application of SOF activities to prepare and present related briefings, AARs, and white papers designed to inform senior leaders and facilitate working groups.
• Draft, edit, and review strategy and guidance for government approval to facilitate coordination across the SOF enterprise; including synchronizing, prioritizing and assessing SOF operations, activities, and actions; and supporting the development of capabilities within an established HQ USSOCOM framework.
• 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.

Required Education and Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of military/DOD experience in producing orders, plans, annexes and appendices in accordance with DOD Joint planning guidance
• 3 years consecutive experience as a staff member at a COCOM, TSOC, JTF, Service component, or on the Joint Staff in the plans or operations fields
• 3 years consecutive experience in program or project management and leadership of diverse and technical teams of creative problem solvers, comprised of 5 or more people
• 3 years’ experience responsible for the development of briefings, presentations, and papers for consumption by senior leadership (GOFO/SES/Secretariat Level) in the DOD and other governmental agencies and offices
• Effective written and oral communications skills
• Ability to work with minimal guidance and direction, proactive and mission focused
• Ability to read, write and comprehend at a graduate level
• Possess a current TOP SECRET clearance with the ability to obtain access to sensitive compartmented information (SCI)
• Ability to travel domestically or internationally as required by mission
• Willingness to take a counterintelligence (CI) polygraph test.

Why work for QSL?

Our founders, Mel Wick and Bill Cronin, retired from storied careers in the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Community. Like many Americans and military veterans, they felt a strong desire to support the nation’s response to the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in any way they could. They established QSL to do just that, Stay in the Fight! QSL is built on a SOF culture, emphasizing selfless-service and teamwork. Our employees work to ensure that warfighters have every possible resource and all necessary support to safely accomplish their missions in defense of our nation.

QSL's Benefit Package

Because we believe our employees are our most valuable asset, offering a competitive comprehensive compensation package is very important to us. It is the goal of QSL to attract and retain the highest level of experience and technical talent necessary for successful performance. In order to accomplish this, we feel that it is necessary to provide satisfying work, an excellent work environment, and we continually monitor the marketplace to ensure that our total compensation/benefit package remains competitive.

Listed below are some of our standard benefits. We combine all traditional paid time off (Federal holidays, sick time, leave time personal days, jury duty, bereavement, etc.) into one category which allows employees flexibility in how they use their leave time and enables them to better balance their career with their personal needs.

• Combined Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance
• Disability (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Vision Insurance (CONUS-based employees)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring, and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items. EEO/AAP, M, F, V, D.