Military Partnerships Staff Officer (Partner Capabilities) Job Listing at SPA in Norfolk, VA (Job ID 20270)

Description

Overview Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted. The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues. SPA's NATO Allied Command Transformation Group, within JOID, provides capability development, portfolio management, program management, quality management, cost estimation analysis, standardization, reporting, software solutions and information management, and capability management support. We also provide an improved capability requirements capture process, including the generation, documentation and tracing of user requirements, with appropriate technical scrutiny, over the entire lifecycle of the requirements from capability definition through capability realization and capability usage. We have a near-term need for a Military Partnerships Staff Officer (Partner Capabilities) to provide onsite support out of Norfolk, VA. Responsibilities The Military Partnership Staff Officer will contribute directly to the activities of the Partnerships IPT/Branch. This includes the following tasks: develop and deliver briefings to senior officers and decision makers as it relates to Partnerships; contribute and participate in the development of policies, directives, and process refinement related to Partnerships; and directly support the Head of Partnerships IPT/Branch. Will require travel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO's boundaries for up to 30 days per year. Influence and collaborate with HQ SACT Capability Development Directorate, Partners, NATO HQ, and relevant stakeholders to foster a partners' and NATO mutual cooperation on capability development. Support the integration of NATO capability development processes, including the full capability lifecycle, into Partner capability development activities, ensuring coherence with NATO's Defence Planning Process (NDPP) and alignment with NATO standardization policies and doctrine. Coordinate ACT inputs on emerging and cross-domain capabilities (including space and cyberspace) into relevant DCB packages, Partner capability plans, and ITPPs to enhance resilience, interoperability, and alignment with NATO strategic priorities. Provide input to ACT's strategic foresight and capability gap analysis processes to anticipate and address future Partner needs, while contributing to NATO policy and guidance documents that reflect Partner perspectives and priorities. Support the development of Partner capability requirements using doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership, personnel, facilities and interoperability (DOTMLPFI) gap analysis, concepts, wargaming, and experimentation, and contribute to the development and validation of federated interoperability standards, solutions, and exercises. Identify and promote innovative, cost-effective, and interoperable partners' capability solutions through engagement with science and technology (S&T) trends, the S&T community, industry, and academia. Qualifications Required: Master's degree 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/defence/military affairs 4+ years of experience with demonstrated working knowledge of NATO Partnerships, security sector reform/defense, security capacity building, defense planning, or military capability development/military applications of operations research 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 an IO (in a Defense or Security-related position) Active National or NATO Secret Clearance Able to work fully onsite based on client needs

Qualifications

Required: Master's degree 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/defence/military affairs 4+ years of experience with demonstrated working knowledge of NATO Partnerships, security sector reform/defense, security capacity building, defense planning, or military capability development/military applications of operations research 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 an IO (in a Defense or Security-related position) Active National or NATO Secret Clearance Able to work fully onsite based on client needs

Responsibilities

The Military Partnership Staff Officer will contribute directly to the activities of the Partnerships IPT/Branch. This includes the following tasks: develop and deliver briefings to senior officers and decision makers as it relates to Partnerships; contribute and participate in the development of policies, directives, and process refinement related to Partnerships; and directly support the Head of Partnerships IPT/Branch. Will require travel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO's boundaries for up to 30 days per year. Influence and collaborate with HQ SACT Capability Development Directorate, Partners, NATO HQ, and relevant stakeholders to foster a partners' and NATO mutual cooperation on capability development. Support the integration of NATO capability development processes, including the full capability lifecycle, into Partner capability development activities, ensuring coherence with NATO's Defence Planning Process (NDPP) and alignment with NATO standardization policies and doctrine. Coordinate ACT inputs on emerging and cross-domain capabilities (including space and cyberspace) into relevant DCB packages, Partner capability plans, and ITPPs to enhance resilience, interoperability, and alignment with NATO strategic priorities. Provide input to ACT's strategic foresight and capability gap analysis processes to anticipate and address future Partner needs, while contributing to NATO policy and guidance documents that reflect Partner perspectives and priorities. Support the development of Partner capability requirements using doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership, personnel, facilities and interoperability (DOTMLPFI) gap analysis, concepts, wargaming, and experimentation, and contribute to the development and validation of federated interoperability standards, solutions, and exercises. Identify and promote innovative, cost-effective, and interoperable partners' capability solutions through engagement with science and technology (S&T) trends, the S&T community, industry, and academia.