International SOF Support SME

Job Description

Job Description

*Pending contract award

International SOF Support SME — J3-I Plans and Operations Branch

Location: MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; CONUS/OCONUS temporary duty travel as required

The Challenge

USSOCOM’s ability to plan and execute globally integrated operations depends on timely access to Allied and Partner Nation SOF capabilities, operational insights, and decision-quality information. What if you could use your SOF operational experience to improve multinational planning, strengthen partner integration, and help maintain a common operational picture of international SOF activities?

Build Your Career

At JCTM we value knowledge, experience, integrity, and commitment. Joining our team means becoming part of an organization that empowers individuals, prioritizes ethical practices, and fosters a culture of collaboration and growth.

Challenging Projects

As an International SOF Support SME with JCTM, you will support the J3-I Plans and Operations Branch in coordinating Partner Nation support to U.S. operations where national and security interests align. You will work with Theater Special Operations Commands, USSOCOM staff elements, NATO SOF Headquarters, SOF components, and Partner Nation representatives to identify operational requirements, close information gaps, and integrate international SOF capabilities into enterprise planning.

Your work will contribute to the development of the international SOF common operating picture and help ensure Partner Nation strategic interests and capabilities are represented in USSOCOM planning and synchronization forums.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify international SOF requirements and areas requiring deconfliction, synchronization, or coordination with U.S. SOF headquarters and operational elements.
• Maintain portal-based tracking mechanisms for Partner Nation requests for support, information, guidance, and operational-deployment status.
• Track and support action on U.S. requests for Partner Nation SOF capabilities and operational support.
• Support the development and maintenance of a common operational picture of Partner Nation SOF operations and activities.
• Ensure Partner Nation strategic interests and capabilities are considered in USSOCOM planning and synchronization forums.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate, and prepare content for meetings, secure video teleconferences, and collaborative planning sessions.
• Coordinate activities with Theater Special Operations Commands, USSOCOM components, NATO SOF Headquarters, Partner Nation SOF headquarters, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate Partner Nation inputs to senior leader seminars, Global SOF Synchronization activities, Trans-Regional Synchronization Forums, Strategic Coalition Alignment Forums, key leader engagements, and J3-I communities of interest.
• Enhance USSOCOM enterprise planning by integrating Partner Nation SOF units and capabilities.
• Develop and maintain metrics assessing Partner Nation integration into SOF enterprise planning.
• Coordinate with Foreign Disclosure officials regarding the release of plans and information to Partner Nation representatives.
• Track requests for information, support, guidance, and authorized disclosure.
• Integrate Partner Nation SOF representatives into planning activities when authorized.
• Identify barriers to Partner Nation participation and recommend options to address or resolve them.
• Collect Partner Nation information and prepare situation reports supporting J3 situational awareness and senior-leader decisions.
• Synchronize Partner Nation reporting with information from Special Operations Liaison Officers, U.S. embassies, Theater Special Operations Commands, Geographic Combatant Commands, and other operational headquarters.
• Support management of the J3-I facility’s daily operational schedule, secure collaboration spaces, conference areas, and country coordination rooms.
• Lead or support the preparation and publication of J3-I situation reports.
• Perform facility close-out and escort duties in accordance with Division security procedures.
• Support CONUS and OCONUS travel requirements.

State-of-the-Art Technology

Expand your expertise by working with cutting-edge technologies and methodologies, optimizing their application in a dynamic environment.

New Skills

Collaborate with a diverse team of technical and functional experts, gaining practical experience with advanced tools, technologies, and strategic-level implementations.

Room to Grow

You will have opportunities to grow your career and contribute to the company's strategic goals, supported by mentorship and a collaborative work environment.

You Have

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Graduation from a U.S. SOF component selection and assessment program, such as the U.S. Army Special Forces Qualification Course, Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, or another SOF component equivalent.
• A bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited university.
• At least one year of recent combat or operational experience within the last five years as part of a multinational special operation or comparable coalition mission.
• At least three years of recent regional experience within the last seven years as a member of a Geographic Combatant Command or Theater Special Operations Command staff.
• Graduation from a Joint Professional Military Education course, Intermediate Development Course, Senior Professional Military Education course, or equivalent program.
• At least one year of experience in an international SOF environment, such as a multinational SOF headquarters, NATO SOF Headquarters, or a Combatant Command coalition coordination center.
• Experience with foreign disclosure processes and the authorized release of information to international partners.
• Experience coordinating with international military partners and operational headquarters.
• Strong planning, analytical, briefing, coordination, and written communication skills.
• The ability to manage multiple operational information requirements and produce accurate, timely staff products.
• The ability to work on-site at MacDill Air Force Base and travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations as required.

Nice to Haves

• Familiarity with Global SOF Synchronization, Trans-Regional Synchronization Forums, or similar multinational planning forums.
• Experience preparing situation reports, maintaining operational trackers, or supporting an operations center.
• Experience using secure collaboration platforms and knowledge-management portals.
• Prior assignment to USSOCOM, a Theater Special Operations Command, NATO SOF Headquarters, or a coalition coordination center.

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; an active Top Secret clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information access is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

JCTM is an Equal Opportunity Employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive internal and external change while supporting the safety and security of our great nation.