International SOF Support SME

We greatly appreciate your interest in the International SOF Support Subject Matter Expert position. Please note that at this time, this position is part of a contingent contract award effort. Recruitment outreach will begin upon contract award. Current personnel performing in this position are encouraged to apply. Unless otherwise stated in the job description, positions are expected to be performed on-site.

Those who apply at this stage will have preference over candidates who apply once the position is confirmed. We are actively reviewing the details and will provide updates as soon as more information becomes available. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this process.

About Valens Global

Valens Global provides analyses, strategies, and innovative solutions that anticipate and address critical threats to people, businesses, and governments. Our goal, simply put, is to empower clients with essential knowledge as they navigate complex security challenges rooted in a changing global society. We believe these twenty-first century challenges require analysts who are fiercely independent, forward thinking, and unafraid to challenge received wisdom. We foster an intellectually vibrant climate. We emphasize teamwork, transparency, meritocracy, accountability, and empowerment at junior levels. We are proud of our track record. Our products exceed our clients’ expectations and stand the test of time. At Valens, you would be part of a smart, talented, and confident team of people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and outlooks. We think Valens is a great place to work, and we think you’ll agree.

Valens is seeking a highly skilled and experienced International SOF Support SME to join our team at the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL. In this critical role, you will support the J3-I mission by advancing collaboration, integration, and interoperability among international Special Operations partners. Through these efforts, you will help strengthen partner capabilities and enhance the ability to deter strategic competition, respond effectively in crisis, and prevail in conflict.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Support development of and maintain a common operational picture of PN SOF operations and activities to ensure their strategic interests are captured in USSOCOM planning forums such as Global SOF Synchronization Process
• Plan, schedule, draft content for, and execute coordination events (e.g. planning meetings, Secure Video Teleconferences, planning sessions using collaboration tools) with multiple TSOCs, components, North Atlantic Treaty Organization SOF Headquarters, and PN SOF headquarters
• Plan, schedule, draft content for, and coordinate PN SOF inputs to key USSOCOM, TSOC, and SOF component planning processes, including senior leader seminars, GSOS, Trans-Regional Synchronization Forums, Strategic Coalition Alignment Forum, key leader engagements, and J3-I communities of interest and communities of action
• Enhance USSOCOM enterprise planning efforts to include PN SOF units and capabilities; develop and maintain metrics to assess enterprise integration with PN SOF
• Coordinate with Foreign Disclosure Office for release of USSOCOM, combatant command, and Department of War plans to PN SOF representatives; provide a mechanism for tracking requests for information, support, and information release/disclosure where possible, integrate PN SOF directly into planning efforts to enable development of multinational courses of actions and options
• Identify barriers to PN entry into planning processes and provide advice to government on options to address and resolve
• Collect information from PN SOF and publish situation reports that enable J3 to maintain situational awareness and track upcoming decisions regarding the employment of PN SOF; synchronize that information with other inputs (e.g., SOLO, US embassy, TSOC, Geographic Combatant Command reporting) and identify key leader decision points
• Manage the daily schedule of operations of the J3-I facility, which includes controlled access to open-bay secure collaboration spaces, multiple, scalable secure video teleconference planning rooms, two Secure Compartmented Information Facilities, two conference areas, and 20 individual secure country rooms for PN secure coordination with their home countries

Minimum Qualifications: 

• U.S. Citizenship
• Graduate of US SOF component selection and assessment program such as US Army SFQC, BUDS or another SOF component equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited university
• Graduate of a Joint Professional Military Education course, Intermediate Development Course or a Senior Professional Military Education Course
• One-year recent (last 5 years) combat/operational experience as part of International Stabilization Force Afghanistan (ISAF) or similar multinational special operation
• 3 years recent (last 7 years) of regional experience as member of GCC or TSOC staff
• 1 years’ experience in international SOF environment, (e.g., assignment to Multinational (MN) SOF headquarters such as the NATO SOF HQ, or GCC coalition coordination center)
• Experience with Foreign Disclosure and working with international partner information exchanges
• Current DoW Secret clearance and eligible for SCI access

Required Application Materials: 

• Cover Letter  
• Resume or CV

Why Join Us:

• Impactful Work: Contribute to the strategic planning and coordination efforts that support national security and defense
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside experienced professionals in a dynamic and supportive setting