Military Information Support Operations (MISO) Planner with Security Clearance

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Job description

Who we are: Lawelawe is a Native Hawaiian Owned Small Disadvantaged Business (NHO SDB) that specializes in providing a range of services to federal government clients, including program management, digital solutions, human capital and training, and medical staffing. Lawelawe leverages our NHO status to secure federal contracts that not only drive business success but also support our overall mission to uplift economically disadvantaged Native Hawaiian families and preserve the Native Hawaiian heritage. You Are: You are a seasoned Senior PSYOP/MISO Subject Matter Expert with deep expertise in integrating psychological operations into high-level strategic planning within Combatant Command and Unified Command environments. Your strong analytical skills and creative approach to information systems enable you to effectively counter adversarial use of information and consider critical cultural factors in operational and tactical planning. You excel in synchronizing PSYOP/MISO with other IO competencies, and your exceptional communication and advisory skills make you a trusted voice among senior leaders, ensuring that PSYOP/MISO considerations are fully embedded in the decision-making process. How you will make an impact: In this role, you will make a significant impact by ensuring that PSYOP/MISO considerations are seamlessly integrated into every facet of Combatant Command and Unified Command planning. Your expert mission analysis and innovative problem-solving will enhance the effectiveness of operations by anticipating and countering adversarial information tactics. By synchronizing PSYOP/MISO with other key information operations and warfighting functions, you will contribute to the successful execution of complex missions. Your ability to advise and influence senior leaders will ensure that the strategic value of PSYOP/MISO is recognized and fully utilized, leading to more informed decision-making and more effective military operations. Responsibilities: Assist in providing MISO expertise and advice to USSOUTHCOM Commander and staff.
Assist in planning, developing, staffing, coordinating, implementing, evaluating, and integrating IO and MISO in all USSOUTHCOM activities and operations.
Draft MISO programs, plans, and appropriate Tabs to ensure USSOUTHCOM and components have required MISO authorities to support the IO mission.
Support developing standard operating procedures (SOP) and maintain MISO SOPs and instructions with submission to the Government at the end of each Fiscal Year Quarter for review and approval.
Support with the MISO Process for all theater MISO Products.
Support with the development of reports for Component MISO oversight provided to the appropriate TTM, 4 days prior to suspense, and shall need no more than 3 rewrites. This includes thoroughly reviewing quarterly reporting from components, theater strategic MISO media, and the DOD Rewards program.
Support SCJ39 Staff Assistance/Oversight Visits.
Archives and maintains current MISO information on Intelink, SharePoint, and other web-based collaboration tools.
Assist in managing Long Range TDY Plan.
Provide/Post required MISO reports after Government approval.
Supports MISO and IO relevant conferences and meetings and shall provide meeting notes/minutes to government representatives.
Support drafting requests for forces and requests for support as required for steady state and contingency operations.
Assist in conducting Crisis Action planning and participate in appropriate B2C2WGs.
Assist in preparing and documenting MISO product resourcing and distribution.
Routinely brief CDR USSOUTHCOM, J-staff Directors, key partner nation military officials and dignitaries, and other senior leadership representing USG agencies to provide strategic, operational, and tactical MISO expertise and advice. Prepare and provide documents and briefings to Joint Staff and OSD senior MISO and SOLIC representatives.
Assist in planning, developing, staffing, coordinating, implementing, evaluating, and integrating IO and MISO in all USSOUTHCOM activities and operations.
Oversee the drafting of MISO programs, plans, and appropriate Tabs to ensure USSOUTHCOM and components have required MISO authorities to support the IO mission.
Oversee the development of standard operating procedures (SOP) and maintain MISO SOPs and instructions, submitting them to the government at the end of each fiscal year quarter for review and approval. Provide technical guidance and assistance to component MISO and IO elements.
Maintain MISO coordination support with USSOCOM and SOCSO MISO and IO offices.
Represent J39 interests at meetings, conferences, VTCs, and conferences involving senior-level officers from DOD, DOS, and partner nations.
Support with the MISO Process for all theater MISO Products.
Support with the development of reports for Component MISO oversight, provided to the appropriate TTM four (4) days prior to suspense, and shall need no more than three rewrites. This includes a thorough review of quarterly reporting from components, theater strategic MISO media, and the DOD Rewards program.
Support SCJ39 Staff Assistance/Oversight Visits.
Archives and maintains current MISO information on Intelink, SharePoint, and other web-based collaboration tools.
Maintain Long Range MISO TDY Plan.
Provide/Post required MISO reports after Government approval.
Oversee MISO support to IO relevant conferences and meetings and shall provide meeting notes/minutes to government representatives.
Coordinates intelligence support to Information Operations, including target audience selection, target audience analysis, and social media trends.
Support drafting requests for forces and support for steady state and contingency operations.
Oversee MISO support for deliberate and crisis action planning and participate in appropriate B2C2WGs.
Non-kinetic effects OPT, Represent Director of Operations for senior non-kinetic fires when tasked.
Non-kinetic targeting OPTs. Represent COCOM non-kinetic targeting at exercise conferences, joint targeting boards, and effects coordination boards. Provide non-kinetic targeting list and advice to CDR USOUTHCOM through the Commander's Communications Strategy meeting.
Oversee MISO support to the DODRP.
Support for non-kinetic and MISO assessments. Maintain assessment coordination with J2 and J8 representatives-report as necessary to Joint Staff and OSD with assessment data.
Coordinator for intelligence support to MISO, IO, and non-kinetic targeting.
Assist in planning, developing, staffing, coordinating, implementing, evaluating, and integrating IO in all USSOUTHCOM activities and operations.
Provide input, feedback, and support on social media solutions to Theater MISO requirements. Provide operational monitoring and support of social media programs.
Assist in conducting briefings and meetings that explain the program and program issues and provide suggestions for strategic media challenges.
Post government-approved social media messages.
Provide mass communications and strategic media support, including editing audio and video.
Support with writing stories, content development, and daily news updates for Spanish, English, and Brazilian-Portuguese language magazines and websites.
Support with the production of daily original news and feature content briefs for Government websites and social media platforms.
Support with writing captions and headlines by looking for relevant images from our news sources to incorporate into articles and features for publication on Government websites, social media platforms, and printed materials.
Generate stories and feature ideas for print materials and websites while looking for topics of interest to our message to develop stories for publication into government websites based on foreign media source reports and analyses to stay abreast.
Support editing news content for publication on Government websites, ensuring all translations are grammatically sound and factually correct for inclusion into websites.
Participate in regional conferences to support development while fostering partnerships with appropriate military and civilian personnel to encourage article contributions.
Monitor foreign media source reports and analyses to stay abreast of significant issues in the region.
Support distribution of MISO printed materials.
Support with the preparation of presentations for internal and external audiences.
Support working with Partner Nation Liaison Officers (PN LNO) and PN website administrators for article/content coordination and/or cross-referencing.
Support with coordinating, scheduling, and conducting interviews with key communicators throughout the region.
Supports preparing assessments of social media engagements as part of the overall J39 assessments. This includes capturing and archiving impact indicators such as reader comments, observations, and other audience behaviors.
Support Government representatives in preparing purchase requests and other administrative activities. The team: Lawelawe Defense Inc ("LDI") is an SBA Certified 8(a) Native Hawaiian Owned (NHO) SDB Lawelawe Defense offers an outstanding record of delivery on various projects encompassing: Program and Portfolio Management; Systems Engineering and Architecture; Network Engineering and Operations; Data Center Optimization and Operations; Desktop/Server and Application Virtualization. Here's what you need: Must possess a minimum of a master's degree in one of the following areas: General Humanities, Law, Literature or literary theory/criticism, Foreign Languages and literature, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Advertising, Philosophy, Political Science, Marketing, Statistics, Trend Analysis, Economics, Media and Mass Communications . click apply for full job details

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