Exercise Assistant

Job description

Exercise Assistant The Opportunity: Your background in Joint and operational-level planning equips you to synchronize planning and participation across division assigned units, ensure continuity in exercise design and execution, and maintain shared understanding of events occurring across the Indo-Pacific theater. You will maintain the Joint Event Life Cycle ( JELC ) calendar and coordinate participation in planning events across the staff, identify key equities at the various points of the JELC lifecycle and recommend participants and modernization efforts to the staff, make recommendations for sourcing units for exercises supporting lines-of-effort located both CONUS and OCONUS, assist with formulating long and short-term goals, policies , objectives, and priorities for exercise participation while considering budget ary, operational tempo, and operational factors, and attend key synchronization events with higher headquarters and downt race units. In this role, you will work closely with higher, subordinate, and adjacent headquarters to develop objectives, build scenarios, integrate stakeholders, and oversee exercises from concept through execution and assessment. Your expertise will inform command decisions, and maintain and solicit inputs and outputs to higher headquarters battle rhythm events. You will work to advance readiness and transform how the force trains for the challenges of tomorrow’s operational environment. Join us. The world can’t wait. You Have: 5+ years of experience planning and executing joint, component, or service exercise programs Experience managing or employing the Five Stages of the JELC, Military Decision-Making Process ( MDMP ) , Army Design Met hodology ( ADM ) , or Joint Planning Process ( JPP ) Experience planning joint, multinational, or complex operational‑level exercises Experience developing exercise objectives, scenarios, assessments, and senior‑level briefings Experience with Micro sof t Office 365 applications and collaborative planning tools Ability to lead an exercise from concept development through execution and post‑exercise analysis Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time Secret clearance Bachelor’s degree Graduate of a Command and General Staff College ( CGSC ) Intermediate Level Education ( ILE ) or Component Education Nice If You Have: 8+ years of experience at the Brigade level or above, including with joint operations Experience managing budget s or resources across multiple exercise funding streams Knowledge of Multi‑Domain Operations and emerging operational concepts Possession of excellent written, verbal, and senior‑leader briefing skills Possession of excellent analytical, organizational, and stakeholder e nga gement skills TS/SCI clearance Master’s degree Completion of an FA59 or Joint Planner Course Graduate of a School of Advanced Military Studies ( SAMS ) or equivalent Senior‑level Military Planning Education Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information ; Secret clearance is required. 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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. 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