Section Head (Risk Analysis)/Sr Operations Research

NATO

About The Position

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 Capability Development Directorate (CAPDEV) comprises two Divisions—Requirements and Capabilities. The Directorate supports SACT in his Capabilities Requirement Authority (CRA) role. It is responsible for a holistic through lifecycle Capability Development approach that infuses innovation and transformative efforts that are an integral part of the Warfare Development. This includes responsibilities for elicitation, development, capture and collection, quality review, traceability and visibility of capability requirements. The Requirements Division executes requirements management for NATO capabilities. It develops capability requirements, provides traceability and quality assurance of capability requirements, performs gap analysis and supports interoperability and implementation options across the DOTMLPFI spectrum. The Operational Analysis Branch supports Requirement Management Teams and Programme Directors to ensure the rationale, overall cohesion and rigorous justification for capability requirements, and for proposed solutions within the Capability Programme Plans. The Branch performs DOTMLPFI gap analysis to assist in the development of capability requirements. The Section Head in the Operational Analysis Branch will lead, supervise and conduct analysis to identify and develop cost-effective options to conduct Analyses of Alternatives (AoA) and develop and present Courses of Action (COA) in order to resolve issues associated with through the life cycle management of requirements. Section Head is expected to lead Requirements Management Teams as directed by the Branch Head and the ACOS.

Requirements

University Degree in operations research, military operations research, mathematics, statistics or related numerate discipline, computer science 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.
5 years’ experience (depending on educational background/degrees) in the application of Operations Research, Operational Analysis, Business Analysis or related techniques in a military environment.
Several years’ practical experience of managing projects concerned with the conduct of studies that address the impact of military capability change.
Expertise in applying analytical methods to defence domain issues. Methods may include: war gaming, computer modelling and simulation, mathematical modelling, optimization techniques, process mapping, and soft systems methods or social science techniques.
Several years’ practical experience in leading and developing teams of specialist personnel within a research environment.
Several years’ experience of working with senior staff to determine their Operational Analysis requirements, scoping their problems for study, developing analysis plans, and delivering high quality outputs that influence senior decision makers.
Understanding of analysis conducted in national and international organisations, such as defence research laboratories, academic institutions and defence ministries.
Experienced in interpreting information on future trends in order to measure their effect on military capability and technology.
Recent technical project experience in a government, international or industrial organization with responsibilities related to Operations Research.
Proven ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with good briefing skills.
English – SLP 3333 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)

Nice To Haves

Domain expertise related to the Section's responsibilities, in this instance Risk Analysis.
Experience in the management and conduct of Research and Technology programmes.
Experience in instructing or teaching analytical methods.
Experience in leading and facilitating workshops.
Qualification in Project Management.
Experience of working within a Military or National Headquarters.
Experience of working in a joint military environment.
Experience of working in a multinational environment

Responsibilities

Lead and contribute to Operations Research and Analysis in support of Capability Development within ACT in order to support the development of NATO requirements across doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership, personnel, facilities and interoperability (DOTMLPFI) by using appropriate relevant Operations Research and Analysis methods, to include war gaming, modelling and simulation, problem structuring, decision analysis, mathematical, statistical, social-sciences and other scientific methods, appropriate for high level decision making. Coordinate and cooperate with entities in the NATO Command (NCS), NATO Agencies, International Staff (IS) and International Military Staff (IMS) at NATO HQ, Centers of Excellence, NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) and national Defence Science and Technology and Acquisition entities seeking direct support for the development of NATO capabilities.
Lead a Requirements Management Team to include direct supervision of an Operations Research Analyst within this team. Determine and apply appropriate Operations Research and Analysis in order to assess alternative options against their impacts on operational effectiveness, affordability and life-cycle cost, suitability and associated benefits, risks, or potential challenges. Assess each option considering the whole DOTMLPFI spectrum. Interact, inform and brief ACT high-level decision makers (OF-6/7) of results and findings.
Lead, direct and conduct research to study and establish operational effectiveness, organize and undertake cost-effectiveness and risk-benefit studies and analysis, and where appropriate, interact with appropriate NATO and national research entities and industries, in order to establish the impact of alternatives on operational effectiveness. Analyze the potential impact of identified risks and propose possible risk-mitigation and risk-avoidance approaches. Provide rationale and justification for decision makers using the “Adopt, Buy, Create” approach aiming to maximize re-use of existing solutions first, to use proven off-the-shelf solutions and only developing NATO-unique solutions where no affordable alternative exists.
Facilitate and lead in the further development of conceptual approaches, clarify the operational context and conclude concepts of operation for further development into DOTMLPFI products.
Organize and apply Modelling and Simulation efforts and conduct wargames and other experiments in order to analyse dynamic interactions of the solutions and options with other capabilities. Represent ACT when informing and briefing external decision makers (OF-5/6 and equivalent) of results and findings in appropriate national entities and industries.
In the establishment of above duties, lead teams of analysts, undertake line management responsibilities and work with customers to determine the analysis requirements, scope study problems, develop outline project plans and support the planning and execution of projects. Act as Point of Contact for collaborative projects both internally and externally to ACT and act as the interlocutor for the establishment of Modelling and Simulation arrangements and contracts with national and industrial entities. Arrange and provide analytical support throughout ACT as required, where appropriate and within branch competences and capacity.
Authority to make decisions within the assigned sub-functional area. Such decisions should be also coordinated within the functional area of the HQ and with the same sub-functional area in lateral, subordinate and superior HQs. Such decisions may affect the commitment of the command within NATO to a course of action

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