Support Military Partnership

About the role

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject‑matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

We are supporting Allied Command Transformation (ACT), NATO's leading agent for change: driving, facilitating, and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance. ACT’s main objectives are to provide appropriate support to NATO missions and operations, lead NATO military transformation, and improve relationships, interaction and practical cooperation with partners, nations and international organisations. ACT leads Alliance concept development, capability development, training and lessons‑learned initiatives and provides unfettered military support to policy development within NATO.

The Capability Development & Management Support (CDMS) program, under the DCOS Capability Development (CAPDEV), acts as the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation's director for guidance, direction and coordination of the activities and resources of the Capability Development Directorate. The Requirements Division executes all tasks needed to support requirements management for NATO capabilities. The Capability Requirements (CR) Branch develops the Capability Requirements Brief and recommended courses of action, while the Requirements Forward Branch (Mons) conducts requirements development and management representation in Europe. The Capability Division coordinates capability development from planning through acceptance and disposal, and the Capability Forward Branch (Mons) works with ACO, NCIA, NSPA, NATO HQ, host nations and NATO Centres of Excellence. Strategic Plans and Policy (SPP) supports ACT in formalising military advice to shape future strategy, political guidance and other policy documents supporting NATO’s strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the activities, outputs, coordination requirements, and battle rhythm of the Partnerships Branch in support of NATO's partnerships objectives.
• Serve as the central point of contact for partnerships‑related work strands, coordinating with NATO Headquarters, Directorates, Branches, Partner Nations and relevant International Organizations.
• Develop and deliver briefings, point papers, speaking notes, reports, decision‑support products, and other staff work for senior officers, decision makers, working groups and external engagements related to partnerships.
• Assist in the development, review, refinement and implementation of policies, directives, concepts, processes and procedures related to NATO military partnerships, including support to Bi‑Strategic Command and ACT‑level taskings.
• Identify, coordinate and track ACT activities, programmes of work, exercises, experiments, training, education and engagement opportunities open to Partners, ensuring coherence of messaging and alignment with NATO and ACT priorities.
• Maintain corporate memory, information and knowledge management, capture lessons identified, ensure document traceability and apply quality‑assurance mechanisms for Partnerships Branch activities.
• Ensure partnership activities, documentation and information‑sharing are coordinated in accordance with applicable NATO security, releasability and information‑management requirements.
• Support Key Leader Engagement preparation and execution, including background papers, engagement strategies, read‑ahead material, talking points, engagement reports and follow‑up actions.
• Be prepared to travel to meetings, conferences, workshops, exercises and other engagements both within and outside NATO's boundaries for up to 30 days per year.
• Perform additional tasks as required by the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative related to the labour category and within the scope of Partnerships Branch responsibilities.

Requirements

• University postgraduate degree (master's or higher) in international relations, international security, international development, military studies (including military technology or operations research), foreign policy, public affairs, political science or a related discipline; or attendance at a NATO or national military staff college (OF‑3 level or higher).
• Experience working in foreign/international security, international cooperation, defence or military affairs.
• Experience working within the NATO Enterprise (preferred) or another International Organisation in a defence or security‑related position, or within a national mission, delegation or embassy to an IO in a defence or security‑related position.
• Working knowledge of NATO Partnerships, security sector reform/defence and security capacity building, defence planning, or military capability development/military applications of operations research.
• Demonstrated experience drafting for and/or briefing senior leaders/decision makers (Flag Officers and General Officers or civilian equivalents).

Location

Working Location: Norfolk, VA, United States. Working Policy: On‑site.

Travel

Some travel to other NATO sites may be required, with up to 30 days per year for meetings, conferences, workshops, exercises and other engagements both within and outside NATO's boundaries.

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance.