Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.
We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.
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; and 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 coordination 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 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) to support 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 supporting NATO’s strategic objectives.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Contribute to the activities of the Partnerships IPT/Branch.
- Contribute to 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.
- Directly supports the Head of Partnerships IPT/Branch and will be required to travel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO’s boundaries for up to 30 days per year.
- Performs additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the LABOR category.
- Contribute to the drafting of policies, reports and studies on the longer-term perspectives of NATO military partnerships, and on their interaction with NATO’s defence policies and cooperative programmes.
- Through the analysis and assessment of information received across NATO Enterprise on best practice and lessons learned on partnerships issues, contribute to the further development of related NATO concepts, policies and procedures, including Bi-Sc and ACT directives
- Identify, within portfolio, ACT Programmes of Work (PoW) that could be opportunities for partners engagement, and partner countries that could contribute to ACT PoW.
- Provide geopolitical analysis and Key Leader Engagement on PfP
- Perform the Action Officer (AO) role and/or provide inputs for PfP country- related Bi-SC tasks.
- Develop processes to implement corporate memory mechanisms for partnerships (including synthesis, documentation, traceability, change management, etc.). This will include providing a quality assurance service with regards to partnerships development activities and to contracting activities across the branch.
- Develop Information Knowledge Management (IKM) within the Partnerships Branch and execute IKM related tasks.
Essential Qualifications
- Experience working in the field of foreign/international security/international cooperation/defence/military affairs
- Experience working within NATO Enterprise (preferred); or other International Organization (in a defence or Security-related position); or within a national mission, delegation, or embassy to an IO (in a Defence or Security-related position)
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of: NATO Partnerships; or security sector reform
- / defence and security capacity building; or defence planning; or military capability development / military applications of operations Research.
Education
- 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)
Language Proficiency
- Advanced Proficiency in English
Working Location
- Norfolk, VA, USA
Working Policy
- On-Site
Contract Duration
- Nov 2025 – December 2026
Security Clearance
- Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance
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