Senior Planning Analyst / Program Manager (PM)
Location: Onsite – National Capital Region (NCR)
Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI Required
Starting Salary: $130K
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred (Strategic Studies, National Security, Military Studies, Emergency Management, or related discipline)
Experience
- Minimum 10 years
Position Description
The Senior Planning Analyst / Program Manager (PM) provides regionally aligned Homeland Defense (HD) / Civil Support (CS) planning support while serving as the onsite Program Manager. This dual-hat role synchronizes Integrated Strategic Planning (ISP) coordination, stakeholder engagement, and enterprise planning priorities across NGB J5-J mission areas. The role supports National Special Security Event (NSSE) planning and ensures integrated execution, quality control, and surge alignment across the senior planning cadre.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Serve as the single point of accountability for contract execution, providing onsite leadership, prioritizing tasking, allocating resources, and synchronizing functional support across the team
- Ensure contractor performance remains aligned with NGB J5-J mission priorities and Government direction
- Provide regionally aligned HD/CS planning support, synchronizing ISP coordination and stakeholder engagement across internal and external partners
- Support NSSE planning and ensure integrated execution across the planning cadre
- Oversee quality control, product standardization, and surge alignment across all J5-J mission areas
- Manage enterprise task execution using ETMS2, tracking, synchronizing, and resolving senior-level taskings to completion
- Support strategic research and analysis; contribute to Congressional reports, general research, NGB awareness, plan development, and NGB Plans
- Prepare and submit Monthly Status Reports, Trip Reports, and Service Contract Reporting in accordance with Government timelines and standards
Qualifications & Certifications
- Minimum 10 years in Joint, National Guard, CCMD, or interagency planning environments supporting HD, DSCA, regional planning, or strategic planning integration
- Minimum 10 years of program management experience providing leadership and oversight of complex planning or analytical support efforts
- Demonstrated proficiency in the Joint Planning Process (JPP) and/or Service-specific planning methodologies (e.g., MDMP), including familiarity with JP 5-0
- Proven experience integrating CCMD, FEMA, interagency, and Joint planning frameworks with State National Guard planning processes
- Direct experience supporting State National Guard planning and coordination with JFHQ-State staffs, CCMD planners, and interagency partners
- Demonstrated experience using Enterprise Task Management Software Solutions (ETMS2)
- Experience integrating wargame and exercise outcomes (e.g., Vigilant Guard, Presidio Endeavor) into operational planning products
- Experience supporting homeland defense/DSCA planning, including CRE concepts and HRF Regional Response Plan coordination
- Strong executive communication skills (briefings, decision-ready products, senior-leader correspondence) and the ability to operate with minimal supervision in a high-tempo environment
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