Engagement Planning Lead

The Opportunity:  
Join a team dedicated to advancing national security through innovative irregular warfare and operations expertise. CACI is looking for individuals to join a program that delivers mission-critical advisory, training, and operational support services that help mission partners stay ahead of rapidly evolving global threats. Working across geographic and functional combatant commands, these professionals play a vital role in developing, integrating, and sustaining mission-ready task forces that enhance joint force effectiveness and operational success. 
 
This is an opportunity to contribute to high-impact missions, collaborate with experienced professionals, and support strategic operations that strengthen our nation's defense capabilities around the world. Candidates who thrive in dynamic environments, embrace complex challenges, and are committed to mission excellence will find meaningful opportunities for growth and impact within CACI and on this team. 

Responsibilities: 

• Lead the development, synchronization, and execution of engagement strategies, plans, and activities that support campaign objectives, operational priorities, and commander’s intent. 

• Oversee the integration of Key Leader Engagements (KLEs) with Information Operations (IO), Operations in the Information Environment (OIE), influence activities, and broader operational efforts to maximize mission effectiveness. 

• Direct stakeholder analysis efforts to identify key leaders, influencers, decision-makers, partner organizations, and audiences critical to achieving desired operational outcomes. 
  Lead the development of engagement objectives, themes, messages, talking points, and engagement frameworks aligned with operational and strategic goals. 

• Coordinate across joint, interagency, multinational, partner nation, and commercial stakeholders to ensure engagement activities are synchronized, deconflicted, and mutually reinforcing. 

• Advise senior leaders on engagement opportunities, risks, stakeholder dynamics, and recommended courses of action to support mission success. 

• Oversee the development and maintenance of engagement synchronization matrices, campaign support plans, executive briefings, and operational reporting products. 

• Assess engagement effectiveness, analyze stakeholder responses, and direct adjustments to engagement strategies based on operational feedback and assessment findings. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience supporting engagement planning, Key Leader Engagements (KLE), Information Operations (IO), Operations in the Information Environment (OIE), strategic communications, civil affairs, diplomacy, or related mission areas. 

• Demonstrated experience leading engagement planning efforts and synchronizing activities across military, interagency, multinational, partner nation, and commercial stakeholders. 

• Experience developing engagement strategies, campaign support plans, communication objectives, and executive-level products for senior leaders and decision-makers. 

• Proven ability to analyze complex operational environments, stakeholder networks, and audience dynamics to inform planning and operational decision-making. 

• Experience leading teams, managing cross-functional planning efforts, and advising senior leaders on engagement-related activities and outcomes. 

Desired Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in International Relations, Strategic Communications, Political Science, National Security Studies, Public Policy, or a related field. 

• Experience supporting Combatant Commands, Joint Task Forces, interagency organizations, partner nation engagements, or strategic competition initiatives. 

• Demonstrated experience integrating engagement planning with campaign design, influence operations, behavioral analysis, information environment activities, or whole-of-government and whole-of-nation initiatives.