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Strategic Analyst/NET Assessment
DESCRIPTION
The Warfighting Development Agenda (WDA) offers a framework to organize the Alliance and Allies’ warfare development activities around five imperatives (Warfare Development Agenda – WDI). Cognitive Superiority is one of the WDIs, aiming at improving understanding on the operating environment through cohesive and shared strategic assessments of the trajectories of present and future threats, strategic paths of adversaries as well as the overall environment NATO operates in.
Net Assessment functions include:
· Comparative assessment of strategic paths, relative evolution of capacities and capabilities of defence sectors and armed forces over time
· Challenging primary strategic, operational, doctrinal and technological assumptions in defence planning and warfighting development processes
· Focused assessment of the evolution of adversarial capacities or capabilities compared to NATO’s own to include identification of decisive asymmetries
· Focused assessment on the impact of an identified trend in strategic foresight analysis with a view of its effects to NATO`s, as well as adversarial capabilities, over time
· Research and analysis in support of decision-making processes at NATO ACT
· Exploitation of data analytic, modelling and simulation techniques
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
Essential Qualifications/Experience:
· Demonstrated experience and background in analysis and assessments of policies and strategies development or defence planning
· Demonstrated experience in government, academic, military or corporate environment in analysis and production of strategic assessments, policies or strategies
· Project experience, including prioritization and risk management
· Knowledge of defence planning, operational planning and/or capability development processes
· Previous experience in an international organization / governmental organization, or academic institution, preferably NATO experience
DUTIES/ROLE:
· Plan, prepare, coordinate and conduct Net Assessment analysis and assessments, as directed
· Employ analytical and research tools at NATO ACT in support of Strategic Foresight and Net Assessment practices with high confidence and support the further development of analytical processes
· Analyse relevant inputs (strategic foresight analysis, net assessments, intelligence reports) to draw insights for ACT Net Assessment efforts in order to contribute to advancing NATO’s and ACT’s thinking on Cognitive Superiority and the Net Assessment Line of Delivery
· Research and assess quantitative and qualitative data in order to provide comparative insight in BLUE/RED future trajectories
· Contribute to the continuous improvement of ACT Net Assessment practices, through analysis and interaction with NATO Net Assessment community of interest, including Allied nations, NATO-accredited Centres of Excellence, partners, academia and industry
· Support strategic foresight analysis with qualitative and quantitative assessments
· Support comparative analysis through cross-directorate coordination at NATO ACT, as required
· Formulate actionable proposals to develop future practices in Strategic Foresight and Net Assessment
· Cooperate and assist in developing and maintaining NATO Net Assessment community of interest
Full Time
$73k-89k (estimate)
12/09/2023
05/29/2024