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Strategic Thinker/Planner LTMSS
- Working Location: Norfolk, VA, USA
- Security Clearance: NATO Secret
- Language: High proficiency level in English language
DESCRIPTION
Strategic Alternatives Branch (SALT) operates under the direction of the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) SPP. SALT branch is currently focused on the implementation of the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept (NWCC) and in particular its two Warfare Development Imperatives (WDI): Cognitive Superiority and Layered Resilience and their associated Lines of Delivery.
The NWCC is a 20-year vision for the development of NATO s Military Instrument of Power. The NWCC, together with the Concept for Deterrence and Defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area, implement NATO s Military Strategy. NATO Heads of State and Government committed to the full implementation of both concepts at their summit meeting in 2021. They comprise the military adaptation component of the broader NATO Agenda 2030. ACT is implementing appropriate elements of the NWCC through the Warfare Defence Agenda (WDA). The Cognitive Superiority imperative is about the ability to excel in understanding and decision-making that enables outthinking and outmaneuvering the adversary. Cognitive Superiority efforts comprise: 1) increasing 360-degree situational awareness and anticipation; 2) broadening and deepening understanding of the operating environment, the adversaries and our own strategic goals and capabilities; and 3) building decision advantage by identifying opportunities to shape and contest adversaries across domains and dimensions, including by leveraging new technologies. The Cognitive Superiority imperative is being pursued through a number of specific Lines of Delivery and associated work. SALT leads the work on Long-Term Military-Strategic Shaping (LTMSS), which has been identified as on the priorities by Chiefs of Defence. LTMSS is about improving the Alliance s understanding of its own long-term warfare development trajectory and the trajectories of potential adversaries, which should allow NATO to better identify options and determine proactive military and cross-IoP activities that could help shape the future operating environment.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
Essential Qualifications/Experience:
Demonstrated experience and background in policy and strategy development and the associated staff work and/or long-term strategic planning
Demonstrated experience in government, academic, military or corporate environment in analysis in the area of international relations and security studies
Demonstrated project / programme management experience, including prioritisation and risk management
Demonstrated advanced knowledge of defence planning, operational planning and/or capability development processes
Demonstrated experience in an international organization / governmental organization, preferably NATO experience
DUTIES/ROLE:
Lead the development of the LTMSS Strategic Framework
Lead the development of a proposal for a military policy for long-term shaping and contesting
Analyse relevant inputs (strategic foresight analysis, net assessments, intelligence reports) to draw insights for NATO s long-term strategic shaping opportunities
Contribute to advancing NATO s and ACT s thinking on Cognitive Superiority and LTMSS, their future development and implementation
Develop LTMSS implementation roadmap towards IOC and FOC, in accordance with Warfare Development Agenda and Warfare Development Plan
Develop, maintain and expand LTMSS Community of Interest, including Allied nations, NATO-accredited Centres of Excellence, partners, academia and industry
Organize the LTMSS Working Group meetings, including drafting of invitation letters, agendas and meeting reports
Support as necessary SALT and SPP leadership on Cognitive Superiority and LTMSS-related requirements
Collaborate as required with other ACT stakeholders to provide LTMSS-related inputs
Work with other Cognitive Superiority LoDs to ensure coherence and alignment
Provide feedback about their work clearly and concisely
Fulfil other specific Cognitive Superiority and LTMSS related tasks directed by SALT Branch Head and Strategy Section Head
Attend weekly SALT branch meetings, both scheduled and unscheduled, at the direction of the Branch Head
Employment Type
Full Time
