Multi-Domain Force Development Directorate

MULTI-DOMAIN FORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE

DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. We are inspired by our clients critical missions and driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions operational challenges and requirements. Our dedicated experienced and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This role supports the planning coordination and execution of NATO exercises with a focus on warfare development and innovation. Responsibilities include contributing to exercise campaign planning integrating Audacious Training Lines of Effort and supporting Warfare Development in Exercise (WDiE) activities. The position also plays a key role in after-action reviews lessons-learned processes and drafting formal assessments and recommendations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the development refinement and documentation of exercise-related campaign plans concepts and supporting products.
• Participate in planning conferences workshops and coordination events ensuring integration of warfare development themes and priorities.
• Assist in implementing and refining Audacious Training Lines of Effort (enhancing realism leveraging new technology/innovation and acting on lessons learned).
• Support identification refinement and documentation of Warfare Development in Exercise (WDiE) themes and candidate activities.
• Support after-action review (AAR) and lessons-learned processes drafting formal reports and recommendations.
• Contribute to the development of rolling programmes of work for WDiE and related initiatives
• Coordinate with NATO entities (e.g. SHAPE JWC JFTC JATEC JALLC) partners and external stakeholders as required.
• Track consolidate and report on branch contributions to NATO-level guidance (e.g. SACEURs Guidance on Education Training Exercises and Evaluation (ETEE).
• Maintain records schedules and documentation repositories.
• Provide regular progress updates to the designated Project Lead and COTR.
• Directly support the Branch Head as required and represent ECAB at meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO boundaries with anticipated travel requirements of up to 30 days per year.
• Perform additional tasks as directed by the COTR that are consistent with the assigned labor category and within the scope of this contract.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in International Relations Defence/Strategic Studies Political Science Emergency Management or related field; OR equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in military exercise planning collective training or defence transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with NATO exercise planning processes and documents (e.g. NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept Warfare Development Agenda Bi-SC Collective Training & Exercises Directive SACEURs Guidance on ETEE).
• Proven ability to draft professional-level planning documents reports and campaign plans.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and collaborative platforms.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience coordinating with multinational or interagency partners. Fluent in English (Written and Oral).
• Proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office tool suite and collaborative software.

DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical dental vision holiday paid time off 401K with a match life insurance short/long-term disability and educational reimbursement. The DEFTEC team comprises professionals who make a difference daily in crucial national security missions. Our leadership knows that this happens by employing a diverse team that is well cared for. Our top priority is our employees making DEFTEC an ideal workplace.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Please get in touch with if you require reasonable accommodations.

DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana cocaine opioids amphetamines PCP and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

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Other Duties

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of the activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Experience:

Director