Army MOS · Intelligence
Q7 Information Collection Planner
Overview
The Information Collection Planner specialty identifies positions requiring qualifications in managing the employment of organic and supporting intelligence collection assets. These positions also require qualifications for reaching back to higher headquarters and intelligence agencies for information that provides the commander with effective intelligence support.
Core Skills
- ISR collection planning and synchronization
- requirements management for ISR assets
- tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, dissemination (TCPED) understanding
- coordination with intelligence, operations, and collection managers
- prioritization and allocation of limited ISR resources
- development of ISR support plans and annexes
- briefing and advising commanders on ISR options
- assessment of ISR effectiveness and coverage gaps
- use of ISR planning tools and databases
- documentation and reporting of ISR operations
Civilian Software & Tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Visio
Civilian Career Paths
- Intelligence Analysis
- Geospatial Intelligence
- Open Source Intelligence
- Project Management
Training & Development
Getting Started
- Certified Collection Management Professional: Fundamental (CCMP-F) · Funded · Promotion points
- Certified Department of Defense All-Source Analyst I (CDASA-I)
- Joint Intelligence Planner-Proficiency Level I (JIP-I)
- Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA)
- Certified Analytics Professional: Expert (CAP-X) · Funded · Promotion points
Career Growth
- Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
- Certified GIS/LIS Technologist
- CompTIA A+ · Funded · Promotion points
- CompTIA Security+ · Funded · Promotion points
- IT Specialist: Computational Thinking · Funded · Promotion points
What the Work Involves
- Plan, administer, and control budgets for contracts, equipment, and supplies.
- Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
- Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.
- Prepare work schedules and assign duties to subordinates.
- Record progress of investigation, maintain informational files on suspects, and submit reports to commanding officer or magistrate to authorize warrants.
Related Occupations
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Training and Development Managers
- Instructional Coordinators
- Management Analysts
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.
Equivalent Roles in Other Branches
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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