Requirements Management - Strategic Manager

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.

Who we are supporting

Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is 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. The main objectives of ACT are: providing appropriate support to NATO missions and operations; leading NATO military transformation; improving relationships, interaction and practical cooperation with partners, nations and international organisations. ACT therefore leads Alliance concept development, capability development, training and lessons learned initiatives and provides unfettered military support to policy development within NATO.

The program

Capability Development & Management Support (CDMS)

DCOS Capability Development (CAPDEV) acts as the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation's Director for guidance, direction and co-ordination of the activities and resources of the Capability Development Directorate.

The Requirements Division will execute all tasks and activities needed to support Requirements Management for NATO capabilities

The Capability Requirements (CR) Branch will develop the Capability Requirements Brief and recommended courses of action to resolve issues associated with through the life cycle management of requirements using matrixed, cross-functional project- specific Requirements Management teams.

The Requirements Forward Branch (Mons) is responsible for conducting requirements development and management representation and engagement related functions in Europe.

The Capability Division coordinates the development of capabilities from capability planning through acceptance and then disposal with management entities, NATO Headquarters staff and the NATO Governance Structure

The Capability Forward Branch (Mons) coordinates with ACO, NCIA, NSPA, NATO HQ, territorial Host Nations, and NATO Centres of Excellence (COEs) in support of the development of capabilities.

Strategic Plans and Policy (SPP) supports Allied Command Transformation in formalizing military advice to shape future military strategy, political guidance, and other policy documents in support of NATO's strategic objectives.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Write well-developed reports, briefings, point papers and plans (as required).
• Conduct data gathering, collating and analysing of requirements to develop comprehensive studies and reports.
• Work across the Command (Directorates and Joint Centres) and externally with other BHs/stakeholders to define, collate, prioritize and justify military requirements in the Medium Term Military Plan (MTMP) and Medium Term Resource Plan (MTRP).
• Conduct prioritization and risk analyses on military requirements to ensure the Governing Bodies, comprised of national delegates from all NATO nations, fully understand the requirements, operational risk and prioritisation to support funding decisions.
• Develop justifications and briefings to support SACT's discussions with the IMS, the IS-NOR and Nations in the MCWG (P&C), MCWG (Resources) and the RPPB with the aim to defend and clarify the BHs' input to the NATO Common Funded Resource Plan.
• Adapt the MTMP/MTRP to the new capability-based Requirement Area Framework.
• Contribute to the development/revision/implementation of the Warfare Development 5 year plan (WD5) and 1-year Warfare Development plan.
• Document lessons identified/learned and draft ACT's inputs to the revision of Resource Directives e.g. MC 0680–The Military Contribution to the Resource Planning Process.
• Conduct analysis and develop business cases to identify common funding efficiencies for enduring savings in the Military Budget.
• From ACT's perspective, evaluate the NATO Common Funded Resource Planning process and propose methods and tools to automate, speed and mistake proof the process.
• Support the Branch's work in Portfolio Management, Warfare Development Planning and Annual Reporting.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• Five years in the last 10 working in the field of business, economics, administration, management, resourcing or risk management.
• Programme or project experience in the past 10 years within a complex and dynamic
• Demonstrate 3 years in the last 10 experience in briefing senior leaders/decision
• Demonstrate 3 years in the last 10 a sound knowledge of resourcing
• Demonstrate 3 years in the last 10 experience in national or multinational resource
• Experience in risk
• Experience with lean
• Experience in national or multinational budget
• Experience with MS

Education

• University/ Bachelor's degree in business, economics, administration, management, resourcing or risk management. Five years' equivalent experience in business, economics, administration, management or resourcing will be accepted in lieu of the degree.

Working Location

• (Norfolk, VA, USA)

Working Policy

• Onsite

Contract Duration

• February 2024 – December 2028 (base 1 year with 4 one year options, total 5 years)

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Language

• Professional English