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Responsibilities

1. Conduct work to identify, scope and define NATO needs that may be satisfied with M&S, on strategic and operational planning, functional planning (logistics, CIS, etc.), testing and visualization of new concepts, operational experimentation and war gamming events, definition of NATO capabilities including enabling the evaluation of architectures and comparison of alternative solutions and test of new NATO capabilities against its user requirements. Prepare decision support reports including briefings, operational requirements documents, user documents, and associated capability documentation.
2. Work with NATO and national organizations to streamline M&S efforts
3. Support the development of the Next Generation of M&S for NATO through project management and serving as a SME for the programme.
4. Provide technical advice on M&S related documents, activities and prototypes.
5. Perform development of methodology, design, execution, post-processing, and socialization of M&S in support of analytical wargames. The wargames may be in support of a larger analytical study for which the contractor will need to work with others such as analysts and experimenters.
6. Conduct work with NATO institutions, allied and partner governmental organizations when duly authorized, as well as academia and industry from NATO nations to research and identify potential M&S solutions to NATO needs.
7. Conduct any other duties as tasked

Qualifications

1. 5 years in the last 10 in the field of M&S management to include initiation, planning, and execution of M&S projects at the capability level
2. NATO Secret security clearance
3. Nationality from one of the NATO nations
4. Demonstrated proficiency in English as defined in STANAG 6001, SLP 3333 128
5. University Degree in computer science, engineering, or management and 5 years function related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training with 8 years function related experience
6. Demonstrable 2 years experience in the last 10 in international military environments.
7. Demonstrable 3 years experience in the last 10 in M&S programs in the defence sector. In particular, experience in programme and project boards and development of decision support briefings
8. Demonstrable 5 years experience in the last 10 in M&S supporting the design, development, planning and reporting of wargames, exercises, experiments, seminars, simulations, workshops, or other similar events.
9. Demonstrable 2 years experience in the last 10 in supporting the collection and analysis of M&S user and capability requirements.
10. Demonstrable experience in using simulation to support the development of analytical studies at the operational and strategic level
11. Have a working knowledge of project management techniques and demonstrated success in using them to deliver capabilities. In particular, experience in initiation and management of programmes and projects, development of exception and routine reports, and management of work breakdown packages.
12. Knowledge of the NCS and NFS
13. Knowledge of the M&S entities within NATO eg HQ SACT, JWC, JFTC, M&S COE, NCIA, etc
14. Practical experience with PC office automation products, including the use of internet for information research