Joint Exercise Planner
Listed on 2026-07-23
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Government
Government Administration, Government Security, Emergency Crisis Mgmt/ Disaster Relief
Joint Exercise Planner
Arlington, VA
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POSITION OVERVIEW
As an on-site exercise planner, provides expertise in Joint Exercise Program (JEP), Chairman's Exercise Program (CEP), and National Exercise Program (NEP), provide assistance to exercise design by drawing objectives from its customers in the form of "Trusted Agent" planning. Develops and supports strategic national exercises aimed at enhancing domestic contingency readiness with subject matter expertise on joint doctrine, training, education, and exercises to ensure strategic readiness for the States, Territories, and District of Columbia, Combatant Commanders, Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB).
Stakeholder influence includes the Department of Defense, Army, Army National Guard, U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard Directives relating to training standards and policy.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The NGB JEP Joint Exercise Planner will be operating at the Action Officer/Planner (O4-O6) level and will have responsibilities including supporting the standard Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) of designing, planning, preparing, and executing exercises and events.
- Provides functional knowledge of National Guard Bureau (NGB) and Joint Force Headquarters
- State (JFHQ-S) training and exercise programs. - Delivers expertise in planning with Joint Staff J3/4/7, NG Adaptive Battle Staff, Offices of Secretary and Assistant Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Defense, Homeland Security, FEMA and other Interagency Partners with independent and in conjunction with Joint Exercise Program (JEP), Chairman's Exercise Program (CEP), and National Exercise Program (NEP).
- Attend local and offsite planning events as well as supporting preparatory briefings up to and including preparatory briefings to CNGB.
- Organizes and coordinates event facilitation, training, and exercise event design, Master Scenario Events Listing (MSEL) development, exercise control cell development, exercise and training event assessments and written documentation.
- Develops and manages strategic emergency management procedures for the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (CNGB), Combatant Command (CCMD) emergency managers and their staffs regarding their emergency preparedness and response planning. Procedures and training include development and maintenance of "all-hazard" emergency plans and annexes.
- Assists Joint Staff planning groups that develop, document, assess, and execute scenario-driven exercises in accordance with customer defined requirements and recommend actions to improve capabilities in written documentation.
- Develops and maintains effective work relationships across organizational and professional boundaries as a contractor.
- Develops and administers briefings, talking points, memos and position or policy papers for senior officials, dealing with emergency management programs and issues.
- Maintain situational awareness of federal, state and local regulations affecting NGB's emergency plans and informs office leaders when plans deviate from these regulations.
- Performs all other tasks and duties as ordered by NGB.
- Requires 15% - 25% travel
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Qualifications:
- Must be a US citizen.
- Have a Top Secret / Special Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance
- Associate's Degree (Joint Professional Military Education and experience with joint operations will add value.)
- Ten (10) years of military experience.
- Extensive experience with National Level and Combatant Command exercises with particular awareness of the current construct of globally integrated exercises and campaigns a must.
- Ability to understand and incorporate National Guard strategic planning and processes into National Level, CJCS, and Combatant Command Tier 0 and Tier 1 exercises and events in support of CNGB…
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