Civil Resilience SME, NATO-JFTC

Summary:
Yorktown Systems Group is seeking a qualified Civil Resilience SME to support NATOs Joint Force Training Center (JFTC) located in Bydgoszcz Poland conducting training and exercises for the NATO Command Structure (NCS) and NATO Force Structure (NFS) to ensure operational ability and interoperability in a variety of environments.

The Training and Exercise Division (TED) delivers combined and joint training and exercises. Mainly static and distributed as well as single and multi-echelon for tactical and operational level headquarters staff and forces in the full spectrum of NATO operations. JFTC may assume the responsibility of the Officer Directing Exercise (ODE) for various exercises i.e. NOBLE JOLT (NOJO) LOYAL LEDA (LOLE) LOYAL DOLOS (LODO). NOJO is a logistics and sustainment centric Computer Assisted Exercise/Command Post Exercise (CAX/CPX) that will train JLSGNP. LOLE and LODO are land domain tactical level Computer Assisted Exercises/Command Post Exercises (CAX/CPX) that will train relevant headquarters from the NFS in the Warfighting Corps role. Additionally JFTC may support the NATO GEORGIA (NAGE) exercise/s.

Specific duties may include but are not limited to:

MEL/MIL Incident Development Workshop:
The Civil Resilience SME shall provide expert guidance on civil resilience considerations to support the Incident Development phase of the exercise. The SME will ensure that incidents and scenarios reflect the capacities vulnerabilities and responsibilities of the host nation in maintaining societal stability critical infrastructure essential services and continuity of governance during crises while also incorporating NATOs supporting role in tracking advising and facilitating resilience efforts. The SME shall advise on strategies to integrate civil resilience considerations into exercise design including risk mitigation continuity planning population protection and coordination with governmental and non-governmental actors. The SME will work closely with other SMEs to ensure civil resilience aspects are incorporated across functional areas including human security humanitarian assistance stabilization and political-military coordination. Additionally the SME shall capture lessons learned and provide actionable recommendations to enhance the realism effectiveness and applicability of civil resilience measures in future exercises. Deliverables include expert input to MEL/MIL development recommendations for integrating host nation civil resilience responsibilities and NATO support roles into incident design and a post-exercise summary highlighting key insights lessons learned and recommendations for strengthening civil resilience integration.

MEL/MIL Scripting Workshop:
The Civil Resilience SME will collaborate with the EMs and SMEs to develop and refine the major events incidents and injects for the exercise. The SMEs role is to ensure that MEL/MIL design incorporates civil resilience considerations including critical infrastructure protection community preparedness and societal response mechanisms. The SME shall provide guidance on scenarios from friendly neutral and adversarial perspectives ensuring incidents reflect real-world challenges in maintaining societal stability and continuity of essential services during crises. While NATO supports and tracks resilience the SME shall emphasize that resilience is primarily a Host Nation responsibility ensuring scenarios accurately depict the interaction between NATO forces host nation authorities and civilian populations. Additionally the SME shall advise on the implications of operational decisions for civil infrastructure host nation institutions and public confidence ensuring that incidents trigger realistic dilemmas and support exercise training objectives. Deliverables include expert input to MEL/MIL drafts recommendations for integrating civil resilience considerations across scenarios and a post-workshop summary highlighting key findings lessons learned and actionable guidance for future exercises.

*The duties listed above are intended only as general illustration of the various types of work that may be performed while providing deliverables. Specific statements of duties not included do not exclude them from the position function if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to the teams functionality.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of relevant field experience (IOs NGOs government agencies think tanks peacekeeping industry or humanitarian missions).
• Possess strong analytical abilities and communication (written and oral) at a professional level.
• Understanding and or experience with NATO structure roles and responsibilities.
• Experience with working with or in nations that a represented in the training or exercise if there is a regional theme present.
• Have a minimum of three years of professional experience in civil preparedness national resilience planning crisis management or critical infrastructure protection within governmental military or international organizational settings.
• Possess demonstrated experience working on national or multinational resilience frameworks including activities related to continuity of government continuity of essential services emergency response coordination and population preparedness.
• Have a detailed understanding of NATOs civil preparedness and resilience requirements including the NATO Baseline Requirements for National Resilience host-nation support mechanisms and the role of civil resources in collective defense and crisis response.
• Have demonstrated experience supporting military or national-level exercises including developing resilience-focused injects scenario elements involving infrastructure disruption or societal stress and contributing to planning cycles and decision-making events.
• A native English language speaker or an individual presenting excellent command of spoken and written English with a proven ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing at the level of (SLP) NATO STANAG 6001 - 3333 (Listening Speaking Reading and Writing)

*This position is not a full-time employment work position; this is an intermittent part-time / on-call contracted work position designed to support specific named NATO training exercises. Employment is only during the execution of these training events with the work effort estimated to be a few weeks out of the year.

Clearance: Must possess an active NATO or U.S. SECRET or higher security clearance.

Location: NATO Joint Force Training Centre Bydgoszcz Poland

Travel: CONUS and OCONUS travel will be required.