Continuity of Operations Mission Assurance Planner

The Opportunity: 

As an expert in defense missions, your unique background inspires you to think bigger, push further, and ask questions others don’t. We need your extensive industry knowledge and advisory skills to solve some of our clients’ most complex problems and find solutions that keep our nation safe. 

As a Continuity of Operations Planner supporting the U.S. Army Pacific mission, you will be managing, planning, and administering Continuity of Operations (COOP) programs by providing workable solutions for actions and issues related to potential and actual acts of nature, accidents, technological emergencies, and military attacks that could cause initial mission degradation. You’ll bring your leadership, subject matter expertise, and planning and consulting expertise to work alongside leaders on projects for the Indo-Pacific Area of Responsibility (AOR). You’ll use your skills and expertise to facilitate Operational Planning Teams (OPTs), bureaus, boards, cells, conferences, and working groups, and respond to or create Requests for Information (RFI). You will assist with the development, analysis, and evaluation of policy, processes, and systems related to client requirements. You will support related initiatives and requirements, including institutional and operational level security cooperation capacity building events, organizational assessment, and input into higher headquarters efforts. You'll contribute to the synchronization of efforts in a matrix organization with multiple functional areas and provide written reports and briefs for senior military audiences.

Work with us to deliver solutions to complex problems and advance capabilities to our nation and partners. Further your career while creating mission-forward solutions that matter. 

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as a principal continuity advisor to an Army Mission Assurance Director, assisting in the development, implementation, and evaluation of continuity strategies, plans, and procedures.
• Support the validation of continuity plans through continuity exercises by writing exercise Letters of Instruction, preparing exercise briefs and scenarios, administering exercise injections, preparing after action reports, and tracking after action items.
• Be available for travel throughout the Indo-Pacific AOR, conducting assessments of policy, programs, plans, and defense critical assets or infrastructure.
• Review continuity plans and orders annually to ensure they comply with higher level continuity guidance.
• Assist in organizing and maintaining knowledge management systems to ensure needed information is readily available to continuity personnel.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:  

• 3+ years of experience with the DoD or USG in COOP planning or emergency management, and crisis action planning
• Experience with the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) or Joint Planning Process
• Knowledge of the DoD Mission Assurance Program
• Ability to deliver verbal and written presentations to executive leaders
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment and manage multiple tasks with competing timelines and deliverables
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of experience as a Continuity of Operations SME at the Service Component or Combatant Command level, or 5+ years of experience as a Continuity of Operations SME at the Service Component or Combatant Command level in lieu of a degree

Nice If You Have:  

• Experience with operational planning, focused on the INDOPACOM AOR
• Knowledge of Army Protection and Multi-Domain Operations
• Knowledge of Joint, Bilateral, and Unilateral Operations
• Bachelor degree in Homeland Defense, Emergency Management, or a related field preferred; Master's degree in Homeland Defense, Emergency Management or a related field a plus
• DoD Antiterrorism Level II Certification
• PMP Certification
• Completion of a Defense Mission Assurance Assessors Course

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. 

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

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 $84,600.00 to $193,000.00 (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

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Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.