Exercise Coordination and Alignment Branch Analyst

Prevailance•Norfolk, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Prevailance is seeking an Exercise Coordination and Alignment Branch (ECAB) Analyst to support North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) Capability Development Management Support (CMDS) in Norfolk, Virginia. This position is expected to work on-site and may require up to 30 days of travel annually. The ECAB Analyst supports the integration of NATO Warfare Development priorities, Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) objectives, and future warfighting requirements across NATO's exercise enterprise. This position supports exercise planning and governance, warfare development experimentation and exploitation, after-action and lessons-learned activities, and coordination among NATO organizations, partners, and external stakeholders.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience in military exercise planning, collective training, or defense transformation initiatives
Demonstrated working knowledge of NATO exercise planning processes and governing documents, including the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept, Warfare Development Agenda, Bi-Strategic Command (Bi-SC) Collective Training and Exercises Directive, and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Guidance on Education, Training, Exercises, and Evaluation (ETEE)
Demonstrated ability to develop professional-level planning documents, reports, and campaign plans
Strong organizational and project management skills
Demonstrated project management experience within a complex and dynamic environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Experience coordinating with multinational or interagency partners
Demonstrated experience briefing senior leaders, decision-makers, or multinational audiences
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaborative software
Demonstrated English-language proficiency equivalent to STANAG 6001 SLP 3333
Valid passport from a NATO member nation with no travel restrictions to NATO nations
Must possess and maintain an active NATO SECRET or National SECRET (or higher) security clearance

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or Master's degree in International Relations, Defense/Strategic Studies, Political Science, Emergency Management, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience

Responsibilities

Support integration of Warfare Development priorities, Multi-Domain Operations objectives, and future warfighting requirements across NATO's exercise enterprise through a coordinated multi-year program of work
Support governance, synchronization, and strategic alignment across NATO exercise activities
Participate in exercise planning conferences, workshops, and coordination events, ensuring integration of Warfare Development themes and priorities
Support the development, refinement, and documentation of exercise-related campaign plans, concepts, and supporting products
Support Warfare Development in Exercises (WDiE) and Warfare Development Exploitation Teams (WDETs) to identify capability gaps, refine concepts, assess emerging capabilities, and support future force development
Support integration of Audacious Training (AT) Lines of Effort, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled capabilities, experimentation, innovation initiatives, and Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) participation in NATO exercises
Support After-Action Review (AAR) and lessons-learned processes and develop associated reports and recommendations
Contribute to rolling programs of work supporting WDiE and related initiatives
Coordinate with NATO organizations, partners, and external stakeholders in support of exercise and Warfare Development activities
Track, consolidate, and report branch contributions to NATO-level exercise and training guidance
Maintain records, schedules, and document repositories and provide regular progress updates to designated leadership
Support the ECAB Branch Head and represent ECAB at meetings and conferences within and outside NATO as required
Perform additional duties consistent with the assigned labor category and scope of the contract