Senior Staff Officer (Defence Planning Analysis)

Job title:

Senior Staff Officer (Defence Planning Analysis)

Company

NATO

Job description

Post ContextACT contributes to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of Alliance member states by leading, at Strategic Command level Warfare Development required to enhance NATO’s posture, military structures, forces, capabilities and doctrines.The Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (SPP) acts on behalf of SACT to formulate policies, strategies, engagements, ACT contributions to the NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP), and analytical practices that enable the Commander to provide strategic foresight, planning, strategy and policy advice, concepts, and strategic engagement to NATO’s political and military leadership. Principal outputs include, but are not limited to: long term strategic foresight, strategic level concepts, situational awareness/strategic anticipation, Minimum Capability Requirements, Draft Capability Targets, Suitability Assessment of Allies and NATO Defence Plans, and regional and functional to security related environments.The ACOS SPP / Defence Planning Division is responsible for ACT’s contribution, in conjunction with other HQ SACT divisions, to the NDPP steps 1 through 5.The Defence Planning Policy Analysis Branch is responsible for deriving Defence Planning direction and guidance from strategic plans and analysis, transformation trends and lessons learned from operations and exercises, and acts as the SC’s focal point for Defence Planning issues. The Branch is comprised of two sections: Policy and Analysis.The incumbent is a Staff Officer assigned to the Analysis Section of the Branch, responsible for technology and environmental foresight activities to support defence planning.Principal Duties:

• To provide essential long-term continuity and specific Operations Research expertise in support of defence planning and NDPP cycles.
• Participate as a member of a multi-national team conducting technology and environmental foresight analyses necessary to establish directions and guidance for defence planners, bringing focus to possible developments within the environment and across emerging technologies that may drive requirements across the time horizons of the NDPP.
• Assist in the development of structured, analytical methodologies for identifying future defence planning scenarios and the associated challenges appropriate to the potential future missions of the Alliance.
• Assist in the development of input to, and analysis of, strategic level political and military guidance concerning defence planning and the NDPP.
• Assist in the analysis and derivation of direction and guidance for the defence planners based on lessons learned from ongoing operations and the identified potential future long-term drivers of requirements.
• Maintain continuous awareness of future security environment studies, foresight and horizon scanning studies and activities conducted by various military and non-military organizations and institutions, originating from both member and non-member nations. Synthesize this information as required to support NDPP cycles.
• Maintain continuous awareness of future technology studies and activities conducted by various military and non-military organizations and institutions, originating from both member and non-member nations. Synthesize this information as required to support NDPP cycles.
• Provide support as necessary to the defence planners within operational analysis expertise and corporate knowledge in the development of policies and methodologies that enable development of the Minimal Capability Requirement (MCR), and draft capability targets.
• Support ACOS SPP and other senior leaders in preparations for meetings and conferences related to defence planning as required.
• Supports the Branch Head in his financial responsibility for the Branch allocated budget (covering software, IT equipment and associated travel).

Essential Qualifications / Experience:

• University Degree and 4 years post related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 5 years post related and 2 years function related experience.
• 4-7 years experience (depending on educational background/degrees) in the military application of Operations Research techniques to major studies that address joint,land, air and maritime military capability requirements. Should have experience in at least one, and preferably more than one of the following areas:
• Knowledge of capability analysis conducted in national and/or international organizations, such as defense research laboratories, academic institutions or defense ministries.
• Experience in interpreting information on future trends in order to measure their effect on required military capability.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with good briefing skills.
• Extensive experience in the field of defence analysis related to decision support for military functional areas (e.g. requirements capture, experience in mathematical modelling, optimization, modelling and simulation).
• Recent technical project experience in a government, international or industrial organization with responsibilities related to Operations Research.

Language:English – SLP 3333 – (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)Desirable Qualifications / Experience:

• Experience in the management and conduct of research and technology programs.
• NATO Staff Officer Defense Planning Course (ETE-DP-26805) provided by NATO – School Oberammergau (NSO)
• NATO Orientation Course (ETE-MW-3834) provided by NATO – School Oberammergau (NSO)

Attributes/Competencies:Personal Attributes:

• Personal qualities of tact, judgment and adaptability. Good political awareness and motivational and listening skills. A sense of diplomacy and propriety in order to work harmoniously with colleagues and other staff, both civilian and military, from NATO and the NATO nations.
• Able to work effectively to support the team activities. Possess the ability to assess the impact of a wide variety of NATO and national capability developments towards meeting NATO’s overall required capability. Must be in good health and be prepared to travel within and outside the United States in support of the listed duties.

Professional Contacts:

• The incumbent must develop and maintain professional contacts, typically at a higher level, both within the HQ and with external HQs and agencies involved in requirements analysis. These contacts will require the demonstration of considerable skills in tact and diplomacy coupled with broad professional skills in Operations Research and Military Operations Analysis.

Contribution To Objectives:

• As can be seen in MC324 and the command’s TORs, the identification, from a military perspective, of future capability requirements is one of the primary functions for ACT. This incumbent will be responsible to use his skills in analysis and research to provide continuity and appropriate advice to support the section head in this task. The incumbent provides supporting analytical advice to HQ SACT staff who develop policy and agree future activities in support of Defence Planning. He/She has a strong influence on the way in which NATO’s required future capabilities are identified and solutions to them are progressed. The correct identification of those capabilities the Alliance needs in order to meet its present and future missions is fundamental to the effort of Transformation.

Security ClearanceThe successful applicant will be required to apply for and receive a NATO SECRET Security Clearance prior to final confirmation of contract and commencement of employment.ContractServing NATO International Civilian staff will be offered a contract in accordance with the NATO Civilian Personnel Regulations. Newly recruited staff will be offered a three year definite duration contract.Notes for CandidatesThe gives full details on the eligibility criteria and application processes to be adopted by all candidates. However, candidates should particularly note:Please answer each of the pre-screening questions completely in English. Expressions such as: “please see attached CV, please see annex, please see enclosed document, etc” are not acceptable; this is a cause of immediate rejection of the application.Particular attention should be given to Education and Experience section of your application form, which should be populated with details of your career to date and educational achievements and certifications as they relate to your application.The candidature of NATO redundant staff at grade G17 will be considered with priority.NATO will not accept any phase of the recruitment and selection prepared, in whole or in part, by means of generative artificial-intelligence (AI) tools, including and without limitation to chatbots, such as Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (Chat GPT), or other language generating tools. NATO reserves the right to screen applications to identify the use of such tools. All applications prepared, in whole or in part, by means of such generative or creative AI applications may be rejected without further consideration at NATO’s sole discretion, and NATO reserves the right to take further steps in such cases as appropriate.NATO is committed to diversity and inclusion, and strives to provide equal access to employment, advancement and retention, independent of gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, cultural background, sexual orientation, and disability. NATO welcomes applications of nationals from all member Nations, and strongly encourages women to apply.This vacancy will close on 23 March 2025 @ 17:59hrs (EDT)/11:59hrs (CEST).

Expected salary

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job date

Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:59:59 GMT

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