Pre-Award: CCPA-Master Strategy Plans Exercises and Policy Planner- USCENTCOM Public Affairs Support
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- Tampa, FL
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage Joint Planning Team and Operational Planning Team activities supporting multinational operations and CENTCOM mission priorities.
- Provide expertise across the Joint Operational Planning Process, including mission analysis, course of action development, wargaming, course of action comparison, and decision.
- Develop draft plans, orders, analyses, and recommendations based on commander's intent, mission statements, and planning guidance; facilitate transition from planning to execution.
- Develop and coordinate public affairs guidance, talking points, communication strategies, and public affairs annexes or contributions to CENTCOM orders.
- Coordinate with J3, J5, component commands, interagency partners, allies, coalition members, and partner nations to integrate public affairs and synchronize information-related capabilities.
- Support working groups and CENTCOM boards, bureaus, centers, cells, and working groups; advise leadership on strategic and regional communication concerns.
- Plan and participate in initial, mid, and final exercise planning conferences; provide planning updates and prepare after-action reports.
- Provide crisis and contingency response support, maintain operational readiness, and support mission travel and continuity of operations as required.
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI security clearance at the time of award.
- Master's degree in relevant field.
- Minimum of five years of planning experience, including at least five years at a Geographic or Functional Combatant Command Headquarters in an information-related area: Public Affairs, Information Operations, Key Leader Engagements, or Civil Affairs.
- Demonstrated experience in joint strategic planning.
- Ability to apply the Joint Operational Planning Process, develop plans and communication products, and coordinate complex planning activities with senior leaders and multiple stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Completion of Joint Professional Military Education I (JPME I).
- Corporate marketing or corporate communications experience.
Work Environment
- This position is based at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and requires regular coordination with USCENTCOM Public Affairs leadership and contractor personnel.
- Candidate should be available for domestic and overseas travel, including CENTCOM locations, and short-notice continuity of operations deployments.
- Must be able to protect classified and sensitive information.
Employment is contingent upon contract award and satisfaction of applicable security and customer access requirements.
About Barbaricum
Barbaricum is a rapidly growing government contractor providing leading-edge support to federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets. We leverage more than 17 years of support to stakeholders across the federal government, with established and growing capabilities across Intelligence, Analytics, Engineering, Mission Support, and Communications disciplines. Founded in 2008, our mission is to transform the way our customers approach constantly changing and complex problem sets by bringing to bear the latest in technology and the highest caliber of talent.
Headquartered in Washington, DC's historic Dupont Circle neighborhood, Barbaricum also has a corporate presence in Tampa, FL, and Bedford, IN, with team members across the United States and around the world.
As a leader in our space, we partner with firms in the private sector, academic institutions, and industry associations with a goal of continually building our expertise and capabilities for the benefit of our employees and the customers we support. Through all of this, we have built a vibrant corporate culture diverse in expertise and perspectives with a focus on collaboration and innovation.
Our teams are at the frontier of the Nation's most complex and rewarding challenges. Join our team.
Barbaricum is seeking a Master Strategy, Plans, Exercises, and Policy Planner to support the anticipated United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) Public Affairs Directorate (CCPA) at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
The successful Master Strategy Plans Exercises and Policy Planner will lead joint strategic planning and integrate public affairs into operational plans, exercises, and regional communication efforts across CENTCOM's area of responsibility. This position requires an experienced leader capable of managing personnel, resources, performance, and contract requirements in a high-tempo military operational environment.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
From Barbaricum's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 13, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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