The Role
Leads deliberate and posture planning support for MARFORPAC G-5, coordinating inputs across joint and Marine Corps organizations. Manages planning tasks, staffing actions, suspense dates, working groups, and operational planning teams. Produces and edits executive-ready briefing decks, information papers, and planning documents while maintaining version control and auditable records. Applies Marine Corps and Joint Planning Processes, ensures quality standards, coaches junior staff, and supports senior-leader decision-making.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Senior Planning Support Specialist drives day-to-day execution of MARFORPAC G-5 (Plans) deliberate planning support and the daily planning battle rhythm. The role owns delivery of assigned planning support outputs—coordination, staffing, and product production—so leaders receive on-time, decision-ready materials that enable execution across the Joint Planning and Execution Community (JPEC). This role applies established templates/standards and ensures planning actions move from tasking to closure.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead assigned planning support efforts across operational, functional, campaign, and posture planning cycles to meet directed timelines
- Synchronize inputs across USINDOPACOM, Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC), MARFORPAC staff divisions, adjacent components/sub-unified commands, and Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEFs)
- Manage planning tasks, suspense dates, staffing actions, decision points, and follow-through to reduce delays and rework
- Run Operational Planning Team (OPT) and working group support (prep, read-aheads, notes/actions, closeout)
- Develop briefing decks, information papers, and planning documents for senior leader review/approval
- Edit and format products to ensure clarity, consistency, and executive-ready quality using established standards
- Maintain version control and auditable staffing/coordination records across iterations
- Coordinate program-based planning tasks to align assumptions, inputs, and outputs across organizations
- Support posture initiative planning activities by organizing inputs, staffing actions, and implementation tracking (as directed)
- Coach junior staff on battle rhythm discipline, staffing hygiene, and product formatting to improve throughput
Qualifications
- Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience; Masters and eight (8) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience.
- Career level school completion (e.g. Expeditionary Warfare School or other service equivalents)
Intermediate Level Schools (ILS) completion (e.g. Marine Corps Command and Staff College or other service equivalents)
- 7+ years’ experience supporting military, joint, or federal civilian planning (meetings/working groups, staff products for senior leaders)
- Demonstrated proficiency producing/editing briefing decks, information papers, and formal planning documents
- Demonstrated education and application of the Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) and the Joint Planning Process (JPP).
- Familiarity with JPEC processes and joint planning forums (e.g., OPTs, joint planning groups)
- Ability to comply with government workplace requirements and obtain/maintain any required access/eligibility
Strongly Preferred
- Intermediate or top-level operational planning education (e.g., JAWS/SAMS/MAWS/SAASS/Service and Joint War Colleges or Fellowships
- Senior PME (e.g., CGSC/ILE, USMC CSC, Naval/War College equivalents)
- Prior experience with USINDOPACOM, MARFORPAC, HQMC, a combatant command, Service component, or MEF HQ
- Doctoral degree in a relevant field
Skills & Competencies
- Deep functional expertise in deliberate planning support and posture planning integration
- Advanced analytic framing and problem-solving under ambiguity
- Expert-level writing/editing and product coherence management
- Influence without authority; credible advisory presence with senior stakeholders
- Standards-setting, coaching, and quality assurance mindset
Autonomy, Decision Authority & Accountability
- Owns technical/functional standards and review thresholds for planning-support quality (government leads retain final approval authority)
- Decides when to elevate quality risks and require additional review cycles for high-visibility products
- Accountable for reducing defects, preventing misalignment with guidance, and improving first-pass acceptance of key deliverables
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree and 10 or more years of related experience; alternatively, a master’s degree and 8 or more years, or a PhD/JD and 5 or more years
- Career-level military professional education, such as Expeditionary Warfare School or service equivalent
- Intermediate Level School completion, such as Marine Corps Command and Staff College or service equivalent
- Seven or more years supporting military, joint, or federal civilian planning
- Experience supporting meetings and working groups and producing staff products for senior leaders
- Proficiency producing and editing briefing decks, information papers, and formal planning documents
- Education and applied experience with the Marine Corps Planning Process and Joint Planning Process
- Familiarity with JPEC processes and joint planning forums, including OPTs and joint planning groups
- Ability to comply with government workplace requirements and obtain and maintain required access or eligibility
- Intermediate or top-level operational planning education, such as JAWS, SAMS, MAWS, SAASS, service war colleges, or fellowships
- Senior professional military education, such as CGSC/ILE, USMC Command and Staff College, or equivalent
- Experience with USINDOPACOM, MARFORPAC, HQMC, a combatant command, service component, or MEF headquarters
- Doctoral degree in a relevant field
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