Deadline Date: Monday 7 September 2026

Requirement: Analyst (Operational Analysis)

Location: The Hague, NL

Full Time On-Site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%

Total Scope of the request (hours): 456

Required Start Date: 5 October 2026

End Contract Date: 31 December 2026

Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET

Duties & Role:  

The main role for this junior contractor position is to undertake a range of analytical and data related tasks, under the direction and supervision of Operational Analysis (OA) staff. More specifically duties will entail:

• Undertaking Data and Operational Analysis. This will include being comfortable with large data sets and supporting analysis of complex problems using simple tools.
• The work may involve the use of various OA techniques including wargaming, modelling, what-if analysis, etc.
• Carrying out data collection, collation and analysis using a range of tools (this requires being comfortable using a range of tools such as Python, MS Excel, MAVEN Smart System (MSS)).
• Being able to undertake in a methodical way data collection using a range of sources and presenting data back in a concise, clear and logical manner.
• Supporting OA Centre staff in the development and update of documentation/reports.
• Producing, under time pressure, accurate (i.e. verified, validated and consistent) data sets using MS Office tools at an expert level.
• Summarising results to be presented in dashboards (e.g. Power BI, MSS), MS PowerPoint presentations and MS Word documents.
• This work may involve occasional short travels to Mons (BEL) and/or Brussels (BEL) to support OA staff (usually a day trip but occasionally this could be up to 3 days).

Requirements

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• Recent experience in conducting analysis in support of decision makers.
• Ability to undertake detailed review and analysis of large data sets using commercial and in-house tools (e.g. MS Excel and other data integration and AI tools such as MSS).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, providing fit-for- purpose, rapid analysis under the direction of OA Centre staff.
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing, particularly being competent in writing in English and communicating complex results in an understandable way.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Experience in supporting analysts in a military environment. In particular a basic understanding of logistics military operations and/or air operations would be useful.
• Experience with data science techniques, Power BI or other statistical software (such as R), MAVEN Smart System.
• Being comfortable programming in Python.
• Knowledge/experience on Defence Planning and/or operational planning related work, either nationally or NATO.