• Working Location: Norfolk, VA, USA
• Security Clearance: NATO Secret/National Secret
• Language: High proficiency level in English language

• A Bachelor’s University degree in a related field or degree and experience of project management and capability development
• Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
• Demonstrated experience in diverse Programme/Project Management experience in the past ten (10) years within a complex and dynamic environment
• Demonstrated experience in the past ten (10) years in the field of capability development processes related to national/NATO military programme development and/or acquisition phases
• Demonstrated experience in the past ten (10) years in the field of requirements engineering, to include elicitation, capture, definition, development, prioritisation and management
• Describe the candidates experience working with the NATO Common Funded Capability Delivery Governance Model for capability development and implementation or national equivalent capability development and implementation
• Describe the experience working in a multinational organization or NCS / NFS and familiarity with NATO agencies’ role in capability development and implementation
• Demonstrated high degree of proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office Tool suite and collaborative software including Visio
• Experience in ETEE Functional Services Capability Development and Delivery in Individual and/or Collective Training
• Experience in the development and management of national/NATO Education and Training including Training Management Systems and/or Evaluation of E&T
  

• Employ programme and project management principles and practices in the direction of the ETEE capability programme in a transparent manner, through a cycle capability approach in accordance with the NATO governance model for the delivery of common funded capabilities
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, to include other JFD staff, ACT Capability Development staff, ACT subordinate command staffs, ACO and NATO HQ International Staffs, (N)ETF staffs, and National and international military and civilian organizations, including NonNATO ETFs, COEs, PTECs and academia
• Coordinate with ACT Programme Directors and the Programme Management Office (PMO) to ensure dependencies between programmes are understood and taken into consideration
• Maintain close working relationships with Programme Directors and the PMO and to ensure coherent delivery of capabilities. Coordinate the activities of Requirements Development and Management Teams, to include:
• Elicitation, capture, definition, development, evaluation and prioritisation, across all Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities and Interoperability (DOTMLPFI) lines of development, of high and low-level requirements (such as operational requirements, capability requirements, C3 compliance requirements, security compliance requirements, interoperability requirements, etc.)
• Architecture design activities to ensure completeness, consistency and clarity of requirements related work. Creation and maintenance of traceability for capability requirements
• Change and configuration management of the requirements across the capability lifecycle
• Coordinate the development, review and analysis of concepts of operation, courses of action and alternatives
• Lead the development of capability programme management products, to include Capability Management Framework (CMF) coordination, in accordance with the NATO governance model for the delivery of common funded capabilities across all DOTMLPFI lines of development in a through life cycle approach
• Coordinate the development of Capability Implementation Plans (CIPs), in the context of the ACTled effort to deliver a holistic approach toward capability development, based on identified requirements
• Capture all decisions and produce visual products that support the discussions, mapping of requirements and supporting documentation including flowcharts, linking of elements within ETEE scope, and required NATO documents for approval. Coordinate the development of recommended courses of action to resolve issues relating to capability development
• Support the ETEE FS Capability Monitor (JFD Portfolio Resource Manager) and Programme Director in coordinating and administering Capability Programme Resource/Budget Plans and related products
• Contribute and participate in the development of policies, directives and process refinement related to capability programmes
• Ensure that, in co-ordination with other internal and external stakeholders, all necessary data is kept up to date in the management information systems to support the management and monitoring of programmes throughout their life cycle
• Support the interaction with NATO Agencies in context of Programme implementation and validation of capabilities. Support regular programme reviews with Capability Monitors, Programme Directors, Project Managers and the PMO
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other JFD Programme Directors and Project Managers with respect to ETEE FS Capability Development
• Support Operational Authorities (OAs) in the collection, consolidation, validation, management and prioritisation of requirements and change proposals in support of JFD capability programmes.
• Identify Lessons and contribute to their Learning within the organization
• Represent HQ SACT JFD at applicable meetings, conferences and workshops as required
• Organise and participate in workshops, seminars, conferences and meetings relevant to capability programme development
• Perform additional tasks as required by the COTR

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