Socio-Cultural Integration Planner, Journeyman

Responsibilities

• Conduct socio-cultural research and analysis supporting operational planning, logistics planning, and mission partner engagement.
• Analyze PMESII-PT variables, human terrain, regional dynamics, governance structures, and cultural considerations affecting mission execution.
• Develop operational environment assessments, regional studies, cultural analyses, and planning products supporting Government operations.
• Support integration of socio-cultural considerations into campaign plans, contingency plans, operational plans, and theater security cooperation activities.
• Cook up socio-cultural risks, regional trends, and environmental factors that may influence mission success.
• Support operational planning teams during mission analysis, course of action development, operational synchronization, and assessment activities.
• Prepare analytical reports, briefing materials, decision support products, and operational summaries for Government leadership.
• Maintain planning documentation, analytical databases, and socio-cultural reference materials.
• Support operational exercises, planning events, after-action reviews, and lessons learned activities.
• Ensure analytical products comply with Government standards, security requirements, and established planning methodologies.
• Promote analytical rigor, collaboration, and continuous process improvement across operational planning efforts.
• Support contingency operations and emergent mission requirements requiring rapid socio-cultural assessments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting functional analysis, regional studies, socio-cultural analysis, intelligence analysis, operational planning, civil affairs, or mission planning for Government or Department of Defense organizations.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense, Joint, Combatant Command, Service Component, or Special Operations organizations is preferred.
• Experience conducting research and analysis supporting operational planning, mission support, or partner nation engagement activities.
• Experience supporting PMESII-PT analysis, operational environment assessments, regional analysis, or human terrain analysis.
• Experience preparing analytical reports, briefing materials, and decision support products.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary planning teams supporting Government operations.
• Bachelor's Degree in International Relations, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Intelligence Studies, Regional Studies, Military Science, Geography, or a related field.
• Experience supporting Indo-Pacific operations, theater security cooperation, multinational exercises, or partner nation engagement activities.
• Experience supporting USSOCOM, SOCPAC, Geographic Combatant Commands, Joint Task Forces, Civil Affairs, or Special Operations organizations.
• Experience utilizing ArcGIS, Palantir, Power BI, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, geospatial visualization tools, and operational planning systems.
• Professional education in Joint Professional Military Education (JPME), Civil Affairs, Regional Area Studies, Foreign Area Officer (FAO) programs, or equivalent analytical training is desirable.
• Experience supporting multinational, coalition, interagency, or host nation planning activities is highly desirable.
• Experience integrating socio-cultural analysis into logistics planning, humanitarian assistance, disaster response, mission support, or operational planning activities is highly desirable.