Staff Officer; Interoperability and Standardization

Overview

Post Context

ACT 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 Multi-Domain Force Development (MDFD) Directorate consists of eight HQ SACT-based Branches that, together with the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC), Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC), Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC) and Joint Analysis Training and Education Centre (JATEC), have responsibility for NATO Force Development activities. The aim is to improve interoperability amongst NCS, NFS as well as interoperable Partners’ forces allocated to NATO, and enhance capabilities, to undertake the full spectrum of Alliance missions.

ACOS MDFD manages, coordinates and quality assures the outputs of the 8 branches within the MDFD directorate in order to achieve the tasks and fulfil the responsibilities as laid out in the Statement of Function for DCOS MDFD.

Partnerships Branch supports current and future NATO operations through the development and strengthening of partnerships with Partner Nations and relevant Non-NATO Entities (NNE) to ensure effective collaboration and interoperability.

Within the Partnerships Branch the incumbent’s main responsibility is to support capability development and NATO partnership frameworks while coordinating military aspects of New NATO Members (NNM) Accession and Integration (A&I), managing stakeholder collaboration, facilitating meetings, and enhancing interoperability between NATO and Partner nations.

Principal Duties

• Supporting NATO’s partnerships initiatives, fostering relationships with Partner Nations and relevant Non-NATO Entities (NNE), coordinating collaborative projects and activities, enhancing interoperability and cooperation between NATO and its partners.
• Supporting Capability Development Division (CAPDEV) on interoperability and innovation domains in terms of partnerships.
• Providing HQ SACT inputs to NATO different partnership tools (ITPP, PARP, ANP).
• Proving support and coordinating the practical military aspects of the A&I of NNMs.
• Coordinating meetings and events related to the A&I of NNMs.
• Establishing, maintaining and managing an A&I Community of Interest to better harmonize efforts and workload between ACT, ACO and other key stakeholders.
• Analyzing and coordinating support requests regarding Partners at risk projects to enhance operability between NATO and Partner nations.
• Serving as the Partnerships Branch Knowledge Management Officer/Administrator for existing partnership information sharing tools/portals (i.e. ePRIME, PCM, etc.) as well as the newly developed tools.
• Representing MDFD and Partnerships Branch in relevant meetings.
• Any other tasks as directed by Branch Head.

Essential Qualifications / Experience

• University Degree in instructional design, educational technology or related discipline and 4 years post related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in that discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 5 years post related and 2 years function related experience.
  Three to five years’ experience as part of cross-functional teams.
• Three to five years’ experience in preparing and delivering briefings to higher and/or lower ranked personnel in one-on-one and in group setting.
• Proven ability to drive policy development and implementation related to interoperability.
• Knowledge of stakeholder engagement and collaboration within standardization bodies.
• Proven ability to work independently towards the completion of an assigned task or project.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office Tool suite and collaborative software.

Language

• English – SLP 3333 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)

Desirable Qualifications / Experience

• Demonstrated experience working in multi-national teams.
• Familiarity with NATO and the NATO Command Structure (NCS) and NATO Force Structure (NFS).
• Familiarity with politico-military, technical and capability related topics affecting Alliance interests.
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