Job description
- Working Location: Norfolk, VA, USA
- Security Clearance: NATO Secret/National Secret
- Language: High proficiency level in English language
DESCRIPTION:
ACT and ACO are working with NATO Headquarters and delivery Agencies to improve the efficiency of NATO’s capability delivery model, and are preparing to increase the speed and volume of capability delivery. ACT will increase the number and variety of supporting analysis studies (including Course of Action (COA) analysis and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)) carried out to match the increased scope of capability delivery. The Operational Analysis Branch provides analysts to programme teams to drive and support evidence-based decision-making in requirements derivation and programmatic planning. In this SOW, “Operational Analysis” (predominantly military term) is used interchangeably with “Operations Research” (US term) and “Operational Research” (UK term).
COA analysis supports capability development programme teams to determine appropriate DOTMLPFI methods and capability architectures for meeting the military user’s operational requirements and defining programmatic structures. AoA supports programme teams to determine appropriate acquisition strategies, and demonstrates to NATO’s governance bodies that programme plans are structured to deliver value for money. COA analysis typically involves engaging with the programme team to understand programmatic areas of uncertainty, designing and facilitating workshops to gather stakeholder views (including within the military NATO Command Structure, delivery Agencies and Centres of Excellence, and / or the NATO Force Structure), gathering or generating (if appropriate) cost, risk, schedule, and effectiveness evidence, and comparative options assessment. This may include the development or elicitation of Measures of Performance (MoPs) and Measures of Effectiveness (MoEs); assessment of absolute and comparative risks; elicitation of schedule estimates; and review of cost estimates for appropriateness to support this assessment. Analysis of Alternatives similarly involves the comparative assessment of options in terms of costs, risks, schedules, and operational effectiveness. The AoA tests the commercial marketplace and NATO’s ability to re-use capabilities that are in service in member Nations militaries. It establishes whether NATO should procure a managed service, adopt National capability solutions, acquire products from industry, or must develop bespoke solutions. For complex programmes, the AoA can inform programmatic structures by showing how value for money is most likely to be achieved.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
Essential Qualifications/Experience:
ACT and ACO are working with NATO Headquarters and delivery Agencies to improve the efficiency of NATO’s capability delivery model, and are preparing to increase the speed and volume of capability delivery. ACT will increase the number and variety of supporting analysis studies (including Course of Action (COA) analysis and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)) carried out to match the increased scope of capability delivery. The Operational Analysis Branch provides analysts to programme teams to drive and support evidence-based decision-making in requirements derivation and programmatic planning. In this SOW, “Operational Analysis” (predominantly military term) is used interchangeably with “Operations Research” (US term) and “Operational Research” (UK term).
COA analysis supports capability development programme teams to determine appropriate DOTMLPFI methods and capability architectures for meeting the military user’s operational requirements and defining programmatic structures. AoA supports programme teams to determine appropriate acquisition strategies, and demonstrates to NATO’s governance bodies that programme plans are structured to deliver value for money. COA analysis typically involves engaging with the programme team to understand programmatic areas of uncertainty, designing and facilitating workshops to gather stakeholder views (including within the military NATO Command Structure, delivery Agencies and Centres of Excellence, and / or the NATO Force Structure), gathering or generating (if appropriate) cost, risk, schedule, and effectiveness evidence, and comparative options assessment. This may include the development or elicitation of Measures of Performance (MoPs) and Measures of Effectiveness (MoEs); assessment of absolute and comparative risks; elicitation of schedule estimates; and review of cost estimates for appropriateness to support this assessment. Analysis of Alternatives similarly involves the comparative assessment of options in terms of costs, risks, schedules, and operational effectiveness. The AoA tests the commercial marketplace and NATO’s ability to re-use capabilities that are in service in member Nations militaries. It establishes whether NATO should procure a managed service, adopt National capability solutions, acquire products from industry, or must develop bespoke solutions. For complex programmes, the AoA can inform programmatic structures by showing how value for money is most likely to be achieved.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
Essential Qualifications/Experience:
- A University or equivalent Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or equivalent quantitative degree, or a subject with focus on organizational or group decision-making. Alternatively, 5+ years of Operational Analysis / Operations Research experience conducting and leading analytical studies in a relevant military, strategic, political or international environment
- Minimum two examples in the last 10 years (minimum 3 years duration) in the field of military Operations Research / Operational Analysis / Systems Analysis, supporting policy development, capability development, or acquisition. With a relevant Bachelor’s degree (listed below), only 2 years in the last 5 must be in the fields / areas listed above
- Experience in designing, leading and facilitating workshops involving technical and non-technical stakeholders and across multiple levels of seniority
- Experience, within the last 5 years, of determining Operational Analysis requirements, scoping problems for study, developing analysis plans, and delivering high quality outputs that influence senior decision makers
- Experience of assessment frameworks, including setting MoPs and MoEs, setting service delivery KPIs, or analysis supporting programmatic benefits management and planning
- Experience in gathering evidence and scoring effectiveness through use of analytical methods to defence domain issues. Methods may include soft systems methods and elicitation of subjective evidence, war gaming, computer modelling and simulation, mathematical modelling, optimization techniques, and process mapping
- Experience of risk identification, assessment, analysis, and management in a project and /or programme planning environment
- Experience of producing or working with cost estimates, including cost estimating methodologies, methods, and processes
- Experience within the last 10 years with working in a strategic or operational military command or multinational organization
DUTIES/ROLE:
- Contribute to COA analysis using Operations Research and Analysis techniques, in support of Capability Development within ACT in order to mature NATO capability requirements and set programmatic direction
- Conduct research to study and establish qualitative and quantitative assessments of operational effectiveness, undertake cost-effectiveness and risk-benefit studies and analyses
- Where appropriate, interact with appropriate NATO and National research entities and industries to establish the impact of alternatives on operational effectiveness
- Where appropriate, attend engagements with NATO, National organizations, and / or industry to ensure cost estimation activities are likely to provide outputs of appropriate quality to support analysis
- Support the creation of Requests for Information to NATO Nations, Non-Governmental Organizations, and industry
- Analyse the potential impact of identified individual and aggregated risks, and propose possible risk management approaches
- Elicit, and / or review and assess schedule estimates, to ensure appropriate quality and supporting evidence for decisions being supported by analysis
- Review and assess cost estimates provided by others, to ensure appropriate quality and supporting evidence for decisions being supported by analysis
- Analyse and document comparative assessments of cost, risk, schedule, and operational effectiveness to inform programmatic decision-making
- Produce decision briefs / presentations describing the underlying rationale / justification for analytical outcomes. If appropriate, brief decision-makers on the context, process, and outcomes
- Produce written reports of analysis conducted as part of the CPP evidence package, for review with the International Military Staff and International Staff in NATO Headquarters
- Produce summary briefs of lessons identified / lessons learned to support continuous improvement of NATO capability development and OA Branch skills and competencies
- May be required to travel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO’s boundaries for up to 35 days per year
- Perform additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the LABOR category
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