Contractor Support for Military Partnerships- Partnerships Strategy, Concept Development, Policy and Analysis

DEFTEC Corporation•Chesapeake, VA

4d•$75,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Contractor Support for Military Partnerships – Partnerships Strategy, Concept Development, Policy and Analysis serves as a key contributor to the Partnerships Branch's activities in support of NATO's partnerships objectives, acting as a central point of contact for coordination across HQ SACT Directorates, ACO/SHAPE, NATO HQ, Partner Nations, and relevant International Organizations. This role advises internal stakeholders on the strategic value, scope, risks, and opportunities of NATO military partnerships, contributing to the drafting of policies, directives, concepts, reports, and military advice on the longer-term development of NATO partnerships and their interaction with NATO defense policies and transformation priorities, while leading or supporting concept development activities such as strategic engagement concepts and the "out-partnering" concept. The incumbent supports the integration of Partner perspectives into ACT long-term military transformation, strategic foresight, future force design, red teaming, and wargaming activities, identifies ACT Programs of Work and engagement opportunities suited to specific Partner Nations, and conducts geopolitical, regional, and strategic analysis on an allocated portfolio of Partner Nations to inform ACT planning and senior leader decision-making. Additionally, this individual contributes to briefings and decision-support products for senior officers, supports Key Leader Engagement preparation, maintains Partnerships Branch knowledge management by capturing best practices and lessons learned, and travels up to 30 days per year to meetings, exercises, and engagements; qualifying candidates hold a postgraduate degree in international relations, security studies, or a related field (or equivalent senior military staff college experience), bring demonstrated experience in international security or defense affairs within NATO or a related international or national defense organization, and have a track record of briefing senior decision-makers.

Requirements

Active NATO Secret Security Clearance
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 related discipline; or have attended a NATO or national military staff college (OF-3 level or higher)
Experience working in the field of foreign/international security/international cooperation/defense/military affairs
Experience working within NATO Enterprise (preferred); or other International Organization (in a Defense or Security-related position); or within a national mission, delegation, or embassy to a 10 (in a Defense or Security-related position)
Demonstrate a working knowledge of: NATO Partnerships; or security sector reform / defense and security capacity building; or defense planning; or military capability development/ military applications of operations Research.
Demonstrate experience in drafting for and/or briefing senior leaders/decision makers (FOGOs or civilian equivalent

Nice To Haves

Experience working within NATO Enterprise (preferred)

Responsibilities

Contribute to the activities, outputs, coordination requirements, and battle rhythm of the Partnerships Branch in support of NATO's partnerships objectives.
Support the Partnerships Branch as the HQ SACT central point of contact for partnerships-related work strands, including coordination with HQ SACT Directorates, Branches, JJJJs, ACO/SHAPE, NATO HQ, Partner Nations, and relevant International Organizations, as required.
Contribute to the development and delivery of 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.
Contribute to the development, review, refinement, and implementation of policies, directives, concepts, processes, and procedures related to NATO military partnerships, including support to Bi-SC and ACT-level taskings.
Support the identification, coordination, and tracking of ACT activities, Program of Work, exercises, experiments, training, education, and engagement opportunities open to Partners, ensuring coherence of messaging and alignment with NATO and ACT priorities.
Support the maintenance of corporate memory, information and knowledge management, lessons identified, document traceability, and quality assurance mechanisms for Partnerships Branch activities.
Ensure that partnership activities, documentation, and information-sharing considerations 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 COTR related to the labor category and within the scope of Partnerships Branch responsibilities.
Advise and support internal stakeholders on the strategic value, scope, risks, and opportunities of NATO military partnerships, including opportunities for Partner engagement across ACT work strands.
Contribute to the drafting of policies, directives, concepts, reports, studies, and military advice related to the longer-term development of NATO military partnerships and their interaction with NATO defense policies, cooperative programs, and transformation priorities.
Lead or support concept development activities related to partnerships, including strategic engagement concepts, the "out-partnering" concept, and ACT contributions to relevant concept development and experimentation events.
Support the integration of Partner perspectives into ACT long-term military transformation, strategic foresight, future force design, red teaming, wargaming, and Long-Term Military Strategic Shaping activities, where appropriate.
Identify ACT Programs of Work, experiments, exercises, studies, training events, and other activities that may provide opportunities for Partner engagement and identify Partner Nations that could contribute to or benefit from those activities.
Support Partnerships Branch knowledge management by capturing best practices, lessons learned, engagement outcomes, decision points, recurring requirements, and continuity products to improve branch efficiency and corporate memory.
Conduct geopolitical, regional, and strategic analysis on Partner Nations and partnership frameworks, within an allocated portfolio of countries, to inform ACT planning, engagement, and senior leader decision-making.