Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

Opposition Force (OPFOR) SMEs simulate, coordinate and arrange all opposing actors during exercise execution. OPFOR SMEs ensure that OPFOR force composition, Joint Plan and Scheme of Manoeuvre are realistic and additionally mimic anticipated actions of an opposing force. OPFOR SMEs directly coordinate OPFOR concepts of operations to challenge allied-partner nation actions (BLUFOR) and associated major maritime, air and land formations, campaigns and decision making. OPFOR cells sit side-by-side with other functional areas in the scripting of content, to include JEMM and as required during execution, coordinate with EXCON RCs, to edit and adjust content to help guarantee maximum training value and pathway to achieve exercise-training objectives (TOs). OPFOR needs to ensure they understand BLUFOR plans and act accordingly and be prepared to dynamically scrip.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Incident Development Workshop:

• Support Incident Development to ensure storylines are developed with appropriate level of OPFOR AIR effects.
• Oversee OPFOR AIR incident development in the Joint Exercise Management Module (JEMM) and ensure OPFOR AIR effects are designed in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan and Scheme of Manoeuvre (SoM).
• Script OPFOR AIR content, including in JEMM, as required and edit submitted OPFOR AIR content to ensure that it is delivered in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan (OJP) and SoM.
• Provide guidance to OPFOR AIR scripters as required.
• May be appointed Chief OPFOR AIR cell by Chief OPFOR dependent upon specific exercise requirements and circumstances.
• Actively support assigned workshop syndicate(s) by contributing OPFOR AIR expertise.
• Specifically ensure wider understanding of OPFOR AIR implications within events, incidents, storylines and themes and identify opportunities for OPFOR AIR effects to further develop during later Scripting workshop.
• Perform other OPFOR AIR tasks as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Attend Incident Development boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Coordinate and deconflict with other OPFOR cells and other EXCON cells as required.
• Contribute to the OPFOR Operational Design from an AIR domain perspective.
• Coordinate CAX (Computer Assisted Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR AIR forces and manoeuvres.
• Advise OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 in AIR warfare.

Scripting Workshop:

• Support MEL/MIL Scripting, including JEMM, translating guidance from OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 into a deliverable AIR plan and contributing to OPFOR AIR operations across all Events, Incidents and Injects.
• Conduct OPFOR AIR scripting development, including JEMM and ensure OPFOR AIR effects are designed in accordance with the overall OPFOR OJP and SoM in accordance with OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 Direction and Guidance (D&G).
• Coordinate with the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 in order to identify and create required OPFOR AIR content, including in JEMM, to support storylines across all functional areas.
• Advise scripting syndicates on OPFOR AIR implications related to incidents and injects and develop opportunities for OPFOR AIR effects.
• Develop associated OPFOR AIR inject placeholders in JEMM to supplement storyboards, incidents and injects as required.
• Ensure that all OPFOR AIR incidents and injects in JEMM are focussed on operational level effects (not tactical).
• Synchronize OPFOR AIR injects in JEMM across the overall exercise battle rhythm.
• Perform other OPFOR AIR tasks as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Attend Scripting Workshop boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Specifically coordinate with EXCON AIR Response Cell (RC) as required.
• Coordinate, as required, with other EXCON RCs.
• Contribute to the OPFOR Joint Plan from an AIR domain perspective.
• Coordinate CAX (Computer Assisted Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR AIR forces and manoeuvres.
• Advise OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 in AIR warfare.
• May be appointed Chief OPFOR AIR cell by Chief OPFOR dependent upon specific exercise requirements and circumstances.

Execution (Block E):

• Development of the OPFOR Resource Allocation Plan, the Airspace Coordination Order (ACO) and the Master Air Operations Plan (MAOP), which precedes the Air Task Order (ATO).
• Conduct of all OPFOR ATO planning.
• Supports the execution of OPFOR current air operations.
• In close cooperation with the OPFOR Air Battle Captain and Database Manager processes levels of attrition, attack success and results of adjudication.
• Deputizing for OPFOR Air Battle Captain during his absence.
• Undertake other OPFOR Air related tasks as directed by the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Prior to STARTEX, review JEMM database to ensure that OPFOR AIR effects and influence for each storyline is complete and aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and OPFOR SoM.
• Receive regular direction and guidance (D&G) from OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 on dynamic changes and translate this D&G into timely OPFOR AIR effects.
• May be appointed Chief OPFOR AIR cell by Chief OPFOR dependent upon specific exercise requirements and circumstances. If so: Provide D&G to OPFOR AIR cell Battle Captains (BCs) and other staff within the cell.
• If In role as Chief OPFOR AIR cell, Be Prepared To (BPT) roster OPFOR AIR BCs (mil pers only) and other cell staff (mil pers only) into a 2-shift (until midnight) or 3 shift (24/7 ops) system in order to achieve OPFOR AIR operations and effects aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM.
• Coordinate as required with other EXCON staff from OPFOR, CAX, Intel, LOCON RCs, TGTS, SOF and others as necessary to ensure that the OPFOR AIR operations and effects are accurate and aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM.
• Collaborate daily with OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 to ensure timely alignment with the latest OPFOR developments as directed by the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Provide daily OPFOR AIR feedback and updates to the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 as required.
• Be prepared to dynamically script, in JEMM, OPFOR AIR content as required by the MEL/MIL, TA activity, OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 D&G.
• Perform other OPFOR AIR tasks as directed by the OPFOR command cell OPFOR J35.
• Attend Block E EXCON boards, working groups, VTCs, TELECONS and other meetings as directed by the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Specifically coordinate with EXCON AIR Response Cell (RC) as required.
• Coordinate, as required, with other EXCON RCs.
• BPT brief specific OPFOR AIR issues at the daily OPFOR Huddle.
• Provide support to EXCON Targeting (TGTs) cell for Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) reporting.
• Assist with the preparation of OPFOR FRAGOs.
• Advise OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 in AIR warfare.
• Plan and produce OPFOR Air Task Orders (ATOs).

Essential Skills and Experience

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in the last 6 working as an ATO planner. Experience of being able to plan a complete ATO for all required assets
• Previous Squadron Command at OF3 level or higher.
• Previous Staff Officer qualified and worked at a 2* or higher in one or more of the following:
  • AIR, JOINT or NATO
  • National Command Structure
  • NATO Force Structure
  • Air Component HQ in one of the following domains: J2, J3,J5,A2, A3 or A5
• Previous national or NATO deployment to an international operation AIR mission in the operational AIR domain within one of the following sub domains: J2, J3, J5, A2, A3, A5.
• 2-3 years’ experience in assessing and reading the Recognized Air Picture (RAP) including blue air, red air, and civilian air (CIVAIR).
• Advanced competency in the NATO Integrated Command and Control (ICC) system for Air Task Order (ATO) planning and production.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Education

• Higher-level Civilian, Military or Staff College Education/Degree

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Background

The Targeting Support Area generates all targeting products, specifically in CAX, to ensure all targeting activity is arranged and in line with the Joint Plans and Schemes of Manoeuvre by both OPFOR and BLUFOR. All targeting activity is coordinated with RC/LOCON and TA targeting process

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Execution (Block E):

• Responsible to Chief EXCON targeting cell for collating Component Command (CC) tasking, matching targeting missions to ISR missions and to disseminate D&G from Chief EXCON targeting cell in order to develop BDA outcomes.
• Responsible for the production of phase 2 BDA reporting and associated Intel reporting and products.
• Responsible for the timely distribution of BDA reporting via NATO Intel FAS to Joint Task Force (JTF) and CC and monitor resultant JTF and CC actions.
• Responsible for monitoring Joint Targeting System campaign assessment and BDA areas to ensure BDA reporting is accurate and complete.
• Monitor training audience activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Targeting Cell, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the JWC Chief Targeting Cell or his designated deputy as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Provide feedback to JWC permanent staff on request for the improvement of NATO exercise processes

Essential Skills and Experience

• National and/or NATO trained targeteer with 3 years of operational targeting experience.
• Good knowledge of operational and tactical-level staff processes and campaign synchronization.
• Good knowledge of JTS (Joint Targeting System), FAST (Flexible Advanced C2 Services for Time-Sensitive Targeting), JCHAT, NATO CDE (Collateral Damage Estimation) methodology and targeting doctrine.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The JWC Higher Control (HICON) group acts as a response cell (RC) during the preparation and execution of the operational phases of (CRP, MEL/MIL, EMPLOYEX) JWC-directed exercises. HICON represents and mimics the political military command and control echelons that sit above the training audience’s (TA’s) military only command and control echelon. These replicated organizations can include political-military entities (e.g. the North Atlantic Council and nations, Military Committee, International / International Military Staff, or other international organizations). For exercises in which SHAPE itself engages as a strategic warfighting HQ Training Audience (TA), an additional requirement for HICON is to contribute in a “teach/coach/mentor role” for SHAPE Staff engaged in exercises (e.g. MDSOC1, J3, J5)

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• As the member of the JWC HICON team, develop Strategic and Operational level dilemmas within the exercise content and play.
• Understand exercise and training objectives (EOs / TOs) and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA.
• Coordinate and de-conflict all injects with other EXCON cells (the JWC Media Team, INTEL etc.) to maintain communication and coherence within the exercise.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario development, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and the respective exercise.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise strategic/operational level and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives are facilitated.
• Monitor training audience activity and output to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief HICON, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the JWC HICON staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC exercise documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Make recommendations to JWC TDD in support of updates to doctrine and TTPs.
• Provide feedback throughout the exercises process but also formally via the lessons learned process to both JWC permanent staff and other involved exercise players in support of improving NATO exercise processes.
• Advise on / assist HICON in identifying lessons learned and contribute to the lessons learned process.
• Be prepared to perform additional duties as directed by Chief HICON.
• Bring NATO CBRN experience of NATO Joint political-military, strategic and operational level to JWC exercises.
• Contribute to the development, refinement, and delivery of the JWC political military, strategic and operational level information and products tailored to the Training Audience, with a focus on CBRN activities.
• Throughout all phases of the exercise, review and respond to TA-generated activities and products related to CBRN products and processes.
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic and coherent CBRN operation in general.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for CBRN matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the CBRN situation as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by the JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of CBRN related aspects within the scenario.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on CBRN activities.
• Act as the CBRN advisor in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ in the last 6 of CBRN experience on political military or strategic level (or equivalent international level), or as a member of the JWC HICON team
• Ability to compose, edit, contribute to and comprehend texts in English reflecting the terminology and form of the respective subject matter area of expertise at senior staff level (e.g. NATO HQ, SHAPE or national equivalents).
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 6 in briefing senior leaders / decision makers in a National or Multinational environment.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook).
  • TOPFAS and JEMM (not a disqualifying requirement).

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in all Defence matters to realistically represent the Affected Nation's military position policy to the training audience in accordance with the exercise scenario.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on matters concerning the operational and strategic use of the Affected Nation (AN; country with NATO Forces deploying/deployed) military.
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic, coherent AN joint military posture that is in line with all AN messaging.
• Coordinate military operational matters within the AN and EXCON team.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the use of the AN's military assets in the conflict, if required, develop and present plans.
• Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation to incorporate the AN Military position.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts across AN Defence.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant NATO publication.
• Coordinate military “green” picture

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 operating at senior staff level in a strategic or operational national, international or NATO headquarters.
• Demonstrate 3 years in the last 10 experience in briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the governance level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Execution of Command at the higher level military formations for at least 2 years during military career.
• Attained Rank of OF-6 during military career.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College with evidence of continuing professional education throughout career.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to realistically represent the Affected Nation (i.e. the nation to which NATO forces have/will deploy) Air strategy to the training audience in accordance with the exercise scenario.
• To provide expert advice and guidance on matters concerning the operational and strategic use of Air Assets of the Affected Nation.
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic AN Air Power posture that is coherent across the AN joint campaign and in line with all AN messaging.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for AN Aeronautical matters (military and civil) during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate Military Air operational matters within the AN and EXCON team.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the AN Air situation as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of (military and civil) aeronautical considerations within the scenario.
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the use of the AN's Military Air assets in the conflict, if required, develop and present plans.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the training audience and exercise.
• Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation to incorporate AN Air Component.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on the AN Air component.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Act as the AN Air Component advisor in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Monitor training audience activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief Grey Cell, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the Grey Cell JWC permanent staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Provide feedback to JWC permanent staff on request for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant strategic and air NATO publications

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 performing at the rank of OF5 or higher within a national Air Force or Naval Aviation.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of briefing senior leaders/decision makers within a national/international aeronautical environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ employment in the last 10 as a Senior Officer in an operational or strategic national or international Air force headquarters.
• Demonstrate experience of leading operational planning activities in an Air Operations headquarters.
• Demonstrate sound operational knowledge of military civil aeronautical interaction within the past 5 years either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to realistically represent the Affected Nation (i.e. the nation to which NATO forces have/will deploy) Land strategy to the training audience in accordance with the exercise scenario.
• To provide expert advice and guidance on matters concerning the operational and strategic use of Land Assets of the Affected Nation.
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic AN Land Power posture that is coherent across the AN joint campaign and in line with all AN messaging.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for AN Land and Army matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate Military Land operational matters within the AN and EXCON team.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of (military and civil) land/army considerations within the scenario.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the use of the AN's Military Land assets in the conflict, if required, develop and present plans.
• Contribute to the Army green picture.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on the AN Land component.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant strategic and army NATO publications

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 performing at the rank of OF5 or higher within a national Army or Marines force.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of briefing senior leaders/decision makers within a national/international land/army environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ employment in the last 10 as a Senior Officer in an operational or strategic national or international Army/Land headquarters.
• Demonstrate experience of leading operational planning activities in an operational Land/Army headquarters.
• Demonstrate sound operational knowledge of military civil land forces interaction within the past 5 years either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to realistically represent the Affected Nation's naval strategy to the training audience in accordance with the exercise scenario.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on matters concerning the operational and strategic use of the Naval assets of the Affected Nation (AN; country with NATO Forces deploying/deployed).
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic AN Naval posture that is coherent across the AN joint campaign and in line with all AN messaging.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for AN Naval matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate Naval operational matters within the AN and EXCON team.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of naval considerations within the scenario.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the use of the AN's Naval assets in the conflict, if required, develop and present plans.
• Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation to incorporate AN Naval Component.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on the AN Naval component.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Contribute to the Navy green picture.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant NATO strategic and navy publications

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 performing at the rank of OF4 or higher within a national navy.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of briefing senior leaders/decision makers within a national/international maritime environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ employment in the last 10 as a Senior Officer in an operational or strategic national or international maritime headquarters.
• Demonstrate experience of leading operational planning activities in a maritime operational headquarters.
• Demonstrate sound operational knowledge of military and commercial maritime interaction within the past 5 years either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The JWC Higher Control (HICON) group acts as a response cell (RC) during the preparation and execution of the operational phases of (CRP, MEL/MIL, EMPLOYEX) JWC-directed exercises. HICON represents and mimics the political military command and control echelons that sit above the training audience’s (TA’s) military only command and control echelon. These replicated organizations can include political-military entities (e.g. the North Atlantic Council and nations, Military Committee, International / International Military Staff, or other international organizations). For exercises in which SHAPE itself engages as a strategic warfighting HQ Training Audience (TA), an additional requirement for HICON is to contribute in a “teach/coach/mentor role” for SHAPE Staff engaged in exercises (e.g. MDSOC1, J3, J5)

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• As the member of the JWC HICON team, develop Strategic and Operational level dilemmas within the exercise content and play.
• Understand exercise and training objectives (EOs / TOs) and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA.
• Coordinate and de-conflict all injects with other EXCON cells (the JWC Media Team, INTEL etc.) to maintain communication and coherence within the exercise
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario development, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and the respective exercise.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise strategic/operational level and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives are facilitated.
• Monitor training audience activity and output to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief HICON, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the JWC HICON staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC exercise documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Make recommendations to JWC TDD in support of updates to doctrine and TTPs.
• Provide feedback throughout the exercises process but also formally via the lessons learned process to both JWC permanent staff and other involved exercise players in support of improving NATO exercise processes.
• Advise on / assist HICON in identifying lessons learned and contribute to the lessons learned process.
• Be prepared to perform additional duties as directed by Chief HICON.
• Bring NATO CYBERSPACE expertise to NATO Joint Strategic and Operational level exercises as a member of the JWC HICON team.
• Contribute to the development, refinement, and delivery of the JWC political military, Strategic and Operational level information and products tailored to the TA and respective exercise, with a focus on CYBERSPACE activities.
• Throughout all phases of the exercise, review and respond to TA-generated activities and products related to CYBERSPACE products and processes.
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic and coherent CYBERSPACE campaign in general.
• Act as the political-military focal point for the training audience for CYBERSPACE matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the CYBERSPACE situation as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by the JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of CYBERSPACE within the scenario.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on CYBERSPACE.
• Act as a political military level CYBERSPACE advisor or national representative in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience working in a high-level Cyberspace environment (national, multi national strategic level command structure or comparable), or as an advisor within a national or NATO strategic level command structure, or cyber command structure within the last 6 years.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 6 in to include CYBERSPACE experience on ministerial department level (or equivalent international level), or CYBERSPACE support to the JWC HICON team.
• Ability to compose, edit, contribute to and comprehend collaborative texts in advanced English language reflecting the terminology and form of the respective subject matter area of expertise at senior staff level (e.g. NATO HQ, SHAPE or national equivalents).
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 6 in briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the governance level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook).
  • TOPFAS and JEMM (not a disqualifying requirement).

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in the area of military intelligence to realistically represent the exercise scenario to the training audience in interaction with the Affected Nation (i.e. the Nation to which NATO troops have deployed).
• Coordinate intelligence operational matters within team of representatives for the AN and with other AN intelligence representatives.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the representation of intelligence in the conflict, co-ordinating with other intelligence and security representatives, and providing draft tasking for other intelligence representatives. If required, develop and present plans

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 in briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the governance level in a National or
• Multinational intelligence environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years in the last 10 working at senior level within or alongside the military intelligence community.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 with working in a National Military or NATO Strategic or Operational Command.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience operational knowledge of military and national intelligence services, within the last 10 years either as a military officer or as a civilian.
• Achieved OF-4 Rank in relevant military intelligence role.
• Familiar with the latest intelligence software

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

Engagement as Short-Term Operational support for specific exercise events. A as Subject Matter Expert (SMEs) fulfilling one of the Exercise Play Functions (EPFs) as role players in the Exercise Control Organization (EXCON). Each exercise will have a unique combination of EPFs depending on the scenario and exercise design.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute Flag Officer/General Officer (FOGO) level experience of NATO Joint operational to JWC exercises.
• Employ detailed understanding and experience of NATO Exercise Planning Process (EPP as per Bi-SC 075-003) and Operational Planning Process (as per COPD) in preparation of NATO exercises.
• Provide FOGO level advice, guidance and assistance to JWC personnel and TA staffs to bridge Training Objectives into relevant and applicable Strategic, Operational and Tactical level challenges, into exercise content and play.
• Provide mentoring and professional development to JWC personnel in key EXCON positions to facilitate exercise delivery and synchronization of effects, command and control (thereby supporting consistency in exercise delivery).
• Assist EXCON/JWC personnel in analysing TA produced orders and documentation into measurable actions and effects. If required, suggest options to resolve discrepancies in orders or COAs to facilitate TA education.
• Provide understanding of multi-domain, full spectrum operations in all phases, scope and scale, in support of campaign synchronization.
• Engage, if required, with the Senior Mentors to coordinate JWC activity.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as discussed with the ODE/EXDIR and Chief EXCON as reasonably expected within the exercise.

Essential Skills and Experience

• 3 years of working experience within the last 10 years
  • In the field of Exercise Planning and Delivery to include project management experience within a complex and dynamic environment.
  • In briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the political level in a National or Multinational environment.
  • In a National or NATO Command in a military-political or strategic level.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of NATO’s
  • Multi-joint, full spectrum operations, both planning and execution, at operational, political-military and strategic levels.
  • Crisis Response Management System.
  • Strategic and Operational planning systems and processes.
  • Capability development process.
  • Training & Exercise doctrine, planning and execution.
  • New Force Model (NFM)
  • Deterrence and Defense of the EURO-Atlantic Area (DDA) and related SASP family of plan, SSPs and Real Plans (RPs)
• Demonstrate 3 years in the last 10 professional application of a recognized mentoring practitioner qualification.
• Candidates require OF-7 Command experience and the application of a mentor qualification in the previous 7 years. Candidates with the pre-requisite Command experience and mentor qualifications who have performed either a JWC advisor or NATO SM in the previous 5 years will be eligible for JWC special advisor positions.

Education

• Senior staff, or equivalent military or national Defence College Graduate

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Intelligence (INTEL) support area simulates the NIFC (NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre). NIFC supports the exercise execution with full-spectrum, multi-domain operational and strategic intelligence, which is enabled by a wide range of intelligence disciplines, simulated national collection capabilities, and relevant subject matter expertise. INTEL creates the situational awareness for EXCON on intelligence matters and provides TAs with a RFI process and an array of resources to maximize training value.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Grant robust overall strategic situational awareness
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Assist JWC EXCON INTEL in the development of NIFC strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and TO of exercise.
• In accordance with JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, and with all necessary coordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA in line with the TO and scenario.
• Support the TA achievement of TO, through tailored and accurate delivery of scenario intel-related information.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the comprehensive strategic/operational environment and situational awareness as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the strategic/operational intelligence to refine or improve the scenario.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Monitor TA activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Under JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest adversary doctrine/TTPs in area of intelligence subject matter expertise.
• Attend JWC EXCON meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and JWC EXCON INTEL Chief, providing NIFC Intelligence SME advice as required.
• On request, provide feedback to JWC permanent staff for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
• Provide subject matter expertise in JISR Collection Management (CM), acting as NIFC CM to realistically represent the NIFC CM exercise processes and agreed collection capabilities within the scenario to the Training Audience (TA).
• Be prepared to assist JWC EXCON INTEL in the development of strategic and operational level JISR CM scenario documents tailored to the training audience and exercise.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in JISR CM to JWC EXCON INTEL in terms of refine or improve the scenario.
• IAW with AJP-2.7 & AJP-2.1 in addition to AJP-3 and MC 348/AD 065-011, understand and analyse developing TA JISR planning process, Intelligence Collection Plans (ICP), TA Operational orders & documentation, Collection Task Lists (CTL) and their impacts on the Commander’s decision-making process and TO.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for JISR CM matters during exercise preparation and execution to include advice on Nations National Intelligence (NNI) capabilities & tasking processes, SPACE collection, Operational sensor capabilities and the JISR collection tasking processes.
• Provide JISR support and advice within EXCON & OPFOR during MMIDWS and or MMSWS in line with scenario settings and agreed exercise collection capabilities ITO provide guidance for likely TA understanding of the OPFOR Plan and contribute to the identification of a realistic/agreed BDA reporting concept based on TA JISR sensor capabilities and likely CTL submissions.
• Coordination Requirements:
  • Within EXCON JISR CAX Team to confirm NATO (Blue Book) sensor configuration and NNI (SPACE) simulation replication.
  • Within EXCON Targeting to ensure that JISR tasking and execution can be synchronized to support TA Targeting TO.
  • Within EXCON SPACE Response Cell to ensure NNI Requests can be serviced and reporting formats are appropriate.
  • Within Chief JWC EXCON INTEL & LOCON Response Cells (ISR) confirm JISR CM processes and associated reporting outputs together with possible contributions to the DIU during exercise and preparation and execution.
  • Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the use of NNI sources & agencies in the conflict, reflecting NATO Collection Requests (CRs) to Nations. If required, develop and present plans.
  • Close coordinate with the NIFC analysts and contribute to the DIU production to ensure strategic intelligence reporting as well as NNI is reflected within DIU itself.
  • Ensure the JISR intelligence reporting from the EXCON LOCON Response Cells reflects TA tasking and that the reporting is reflected in the appropriate formats and through the agreed communication systems or software applications.
  • Act as NIFC CM in meetings with the TA during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational level Command as JISR Collection Manager (or similar post).
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years operational knowledge of Intelligence, either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.
• Completion of the following courses:
  • NATO Intelligence Course or National equivalent
  • NATO IRM & CM Course or National equivalent.
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS) Course or demonstrated working knowledge and experience within the last 5 years.
  • NATO Comprehensive Understanding of the Operating Environment (CUOE) Process
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS)
• Demonstrated participation in NATO and/or international strategic planning exercises and operations as intelligence SME in the last 10 years.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years in briefing senior leaders at strategic/operational level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Regular user of the following functional systems:
  • INTEL-FS
  • TOPFAS
  • BICES

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Background

The Targeting Support Area generates all targeting products, specifically in CAX, to ensure all targeting activity is arranged and in line with the Joint Plans and Schemes of Manoeuvre by both OPFOR and BLUFOR. All targeting activity is coordinated with RC/LOCON and TA targeting process.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Planning and Scripting phases:

• Responsible for Target List management within campaign synchronization.
• Responsible for target development, HVI (High Value Individual) development, Electronic Target Folder (ETF) preparation, target imagery management and combat assessment.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the targeting campaign as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans, decisions and documentation and their further impacts on the targeting campaign.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the JWC Chief Targeting or his designated deputy as can reasonably be expected within the exercise.

Additional tasks during Execution (Block E):

• Responsible for the managing of the JTS DB in support of the Deliberate/Dynamic Targeting process.
• Responsible for coordinating and integrating targeting prosecution/effects through the FAST (Functional Area Service for Dynamic and Time-Sensitive Targeting) tool.
• Monitor any update of the combat assessment process.
• Responsible for Target List updates according to CAX, OPFOR and Response Cells inputs.

Essential Skills and Experience

• National and/or NATO trained targeteer with 3 years of operational targeting experience.
• Good working knowledge of JTS (Joint Targeting System), user functions to include data migration between JTS and INTEL-FS and JTLS.
• Good working knowledge of JTS DB Manager functions including data import/export, user account configuration, use of mapping applications.
• Proficiency in Target Material Production and integration of targeting products into JTS.
• Good working knowledge of FAST basic user functions to include user account configuration and linking FAST with JTS.
• Working knowledge of INTEL-FS (basic user) and associated exercise data.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Background

The Targeting Support Area generates all targeting products, specifically in CAX, to ensure all targeting activity is arranged and in line with the Joint Plans and Schemes of Manoeuvre by both OPFOR and BLUFOR. All targeting activity is coordinated with RC/LOCON and TA targeting process

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Execution (Block E):

• Responsible for generating injects to stimulate JTST incidents and processes in support of the EXCON Targeting Cell.
• Responsible for generating JTST targeting materials including Intel reports, imagery, and pre-scripting JCHAT.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the targeting campaign as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans, decisions and documentation and their further impacts on the targeting campaign.
• Monitor training audience activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the JWC Chief Targeting Cell or his designated deputy as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Provide feedback to JWC permanent staff on request for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.

Essential Skills and Experience

• National and/or NATO trained targeteer with 3 years of operational targeting experience.
• National or NATO trained targeteer with Intel and ISR background.
• Must be familiar with all-source intelligence reporting and NATO intel process and procedures.
• Good knowledge of operational and tactical-level staff processes and campaign synchronization.
• Good knowledge of JTS (Joint Targeting System), FAST (Flexible Advanced C2 Services for Time-Sensitive Targeting), JCHAT, NATO CDE (Collateral Damage Estimation) methodology and targeting doctrine.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

Opposition Force (OPFOR) SMEs simulate, coordinate and arrange all opposing actors during exercise execution. OPFOR SMEs ensure that OPFOR force composition, Joint Plan and Scheme of Manoeuvre are realistic and additionally mimic anticipated actions of an opposing force. OPFOR SMEs directly coordinate OPFOR concepts of operations to challenge allied-partner nation actions (BLUFOR) and associated major maritime, air and land formations, campaigns and decision making. OPFOR cells sit side-by-side with other functional areas in the scripting of content, to include JEMM and as required during execution, coordinate with EXCON RCs, to edit and adjust content to help guarantee maximum training value and pathway to achieve exercise-training objectives (TOs). OPFOR needs to ensure they understand BLUFOR plans and act accordingly and be prepared to dynamically scrip.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Incident Development Workshop:

• Support Incident Development to develop storylines with appropriate level of OPFOR LAND effects.
• May be appointed as Chief OPFOR LAND cell by Chief OPFOR dependent upon specific exercise requirements and circumstances.
• Oversee OPFOR LAND incident development in the Joint Exercise Management Module (JEMM) and ensure OPFOR LAND effects in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan (OJP) and Scheme of Manoeuvre (SoM).
• Script OPFOR LAND content, to include in JEMM and, as required, edit and adjust OPFOR LAND content to ensure it is synchronized and delivered in accordance with the OJP and SoM.
• Provide guidance to OPFOR LAND scripters as required.
• Actively support assigned workshop syndicate(s) by contributing OPFOR LAND expertise.
• Specifically ensure wider understanding of OPFOR LAND implications within events, incidents, storylines and themes and identify opportunities for OPFOR LAND effects being later developed during Scripting workshop.
• Perform other OPFOR LAND tasks as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Attend Incident Development boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issues.
• Coordinate and deconflict incidents with other OPFOR cells and other EXCON cells as required.
• Contribute to the OPFOR Operational Design from a LAND domain perspective.
• Coordinate CAX (Computer Assisted Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR LAND forces and manoeuvres.

Scripting Workshop:

• Support MEL/MIL Scripting, including JEMM, translating guidance from OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 into a deliverable plan and overseeing OPFOR LAND operations across all Events, Incidents and Injects.
• May be appointed Chief OPFOR LAND cell by Chief OPFOR dependent upon specific exercise requirements and circumstances.
• Oversee OPFOR LAND scripting development, including JEMM and ensure OPFOR LAND effects are designed in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM in accordance with OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 Direction and Guidance (D&G).
• Coordinate with the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 in order to identify and create required OPFOR LAND content, including in JEMM, to support storylines across all functional areas.
• Advice scripting syndicates on OPFOR LAND implications related to incidents and injects and develop opportunities for OPFOR LAND effects.
• Develop associated OPFOR LAND inject placeholders in JEMM to supplement storyboards, incidents and injects as required.
• Ensure that all OPFOR LAND incidents and injects in JEMM are focussed on strategic and operational level effects (not tactical).
• Synchronize OPFOR LAND injects in JEMM across the overall exercise battle rhythm.
• Perform other OPFOR LAND tasks as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Attend Scripting Workshop boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Specifically coordinate with EXCON LAND Response Cell (RC) as required.
• Coordinate, as required, with other EXCON RCs.
• Contribute to the OPFOR Operational Design and to the OPFOR Target List from a LAND domain perspective.
• Coordinate CAX (Computer Assisted Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR LAND forces and manoeuvres

Execution (Block E):

• Prior to STARTEX, review JEMM database to ensure that OPFOR LAND effects and impact on each storyline is taken into account and aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and OPFOR SoM.
• Take regular direction and guidance (D&G) from OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 on dynamic changes and translate this D&G into timely OPFOR LAND effects.
• May be appointed Chief OPFOR LAND cell by Chief OPFOR dependent upon specific exercise requirements and circumstances.
• If appointed as Chief OPFOR LAND cell provide D&G to OPFOR LAND cell Battle Captains (BCs) and other staff within the cell.
• In role as Chief OPFOR LAND cell, Be Prepared To (BPT) roster OPFOR LAND BCs (mil pers only) and other cell staff (mil pers only) into a 2-shift (until midnight) or 3 shift (24/7 ops) system in order to achieve OPFOR LAND operations and effects aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM.
• Meet daily to coordinate and deconflict critical events with other EXCON staff from OPFOR, CAX, Intel, LOCON RCs, TGTS, SOF and others as necessary to ensure that the OPFOR LAND operations and effects are accurate and aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM. In addition, that OPFOR effects do not exceed exercise thresholds that risk derailing exercise TOs.
• Collaborate daily with OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 to ensure timely alignment with the latest OPFOR developments as directed by the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Provide daily OPFOR LAND feedback and updates to the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 as required.
• Be prepared to dynamically script, in JEMM, OPFOR LAND content as required by the MEL/MIL, TA activity, OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 D&G.
• Perform other OPFOR LAND tasks as directed by the OPFOR command cell OPFOR J35.
• Attend Block E EXCON boards, working groups, VTCs, TELECONS and other meetings as directed by the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Specifically coordinate with EXCON LAND Response Cell (RC) daily.
• Coordinate daily with other EXCON RCs.
• BPT brief specific OPFOR LAND issues at the daily OPFOR Huddle.
• Provide support to EXCON Targeting (TGTs) cell for Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) reporting.
• Assist with the preparation of OPFOR FRAGOs

Essential Skills and Experience

• Minimum 8 years previous military experience within the last 12 years in the operational LAND domain reaching the rank of OF3/OF4.
• Previous Company, Squadron or equivalent Branch/Department commander position at OF3 level or higher.
• Previous Staff Officer qualified and worked at 2-star (Division Level) or higher in one of the following:
  • LAND, JOINT or NATO Command Structure -or-
  • NATO Force Structure HQ in either the J2, J3, or J5 domain.
• Previous national or NATO deployment to an international operation in the LAND domain (J2/J3/J5/).
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in operational planning processes in respect of LAND operations.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Education

• Higher-level Civilian, Military or Staff College Education/Degree

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Whilst embedded in Training Audience HQ, provide subject matter expertise in military liaison, and scenario specific understanding, to realistically represent the exercise scenario to the training audience as liaison officer between TA and AN military.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience HQ for interaction with the AN military for all relevant matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate responses to TA requests and queries with the rest of the AN military and political representatives to ensure coherent representation of the AN military to the TA HQ.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the AN military aspects of the situation as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the representation of AN military matters to refine or improve the scenario.
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Alongside other AN military and political representatives, develop a basic Concept of Operations for the AN military in the conflict. If required, develop and present plans.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the training audience and exercise.
• Conduct TA HQ J5 planning tasks alongside the HQ. Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation of all areas of AN military.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on interaction with the AN military.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Embed with the training audience during exercise execution to act as AN military liaison officer to the TA HQ. Be prepared to undertake meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in
• support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Monitor training audience activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief Grey Cell, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the Grey Cell JWC permanent staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Provide feedback to JWC permanent staff on request for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 experience in briefing senior leaders/decision makers in a National or Multinational military environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of conducting military planning tasks within a nation or international operational level military HQ.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational Command.
• Must have attained the rank of OF-4 in a national military.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years of experience within an operational military headquarter.

Education

• Evidence of training in military planning throughout military career.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

Opposition Force (OPFOR) SMEs simulate, coordinate and arrange all opposing actors during exercise execution. OPFOR SMEs ensure that OPFOR force composition, Joint Plan and Scheme of Manoeuvre are realistic and additionally mimic anticipated actions of an opposing force. OPFOR SMEs directly coordinate OPFOR concepts of operations to challenge allied-partner nation actions (BLUFOR) and associated major maritime, air and land formations, campaigns and decision making. OPFOR cells sit side-by-side with other functional areas in the scripting of content, to include JEMM and as required during execution, coordinate with EXCON RCs, to edit and adjust content to help guarantee maximum training value and pathway to achieve exercise-training objectives (TOs). OPFOR needs to ensure they understand BLUFOR plans and act accordingly and be prepared to dynamically scrip.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Incident Development Workshop:

• Support Incident Development to develop storylines with appropriate level of OPFOR MAR effects.
• Oversee OPFOR MAR incident development in the Joint Exercise Management Module (JEMM) and ensure OPFOR MAR effects are designed in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan (OJP) and Scheme of Manoeuvre (SoM).
• Script OPFOR MAR content, including in JEMM, as required and edit submitted OPFOR MAR content to ensure it is delivered in accordance with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM.
• Provide guidance to OPFOR MAR scripters as required.
• May be appointed Chief OPFOR MAR cell by Chief OPFOR dependent upon specific exercise requirements and circumstances.
• Actively support assigned workshop syndicate(s) by contributing OPFOR MAR expertise.
• Specifically ensure wider understanding of OPFOR MAR implications within events, incidents, storylines and themes and identify opportunities for OPFOR MAR effects to further develop during later Scripting workshop.
• Perform other OPFOR MAR tasks as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Attend Incident Development boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Coordinate and deconflict with other OPFOR cells and other EXCON cells daily during execution.
• Contribute to the OPFOR Operational Design from a MAR domain perspective.
• Coordinate CAX (Computer Assisted Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR MAR forces and manoeuvres.
• Advise OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 in blue/deep water naval warfare.

Scripting Workshop:

• Support MEL/MIL Scripting, including JEMM, translating guidance from OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 into a deliverable plan and overseeing OPFOR MAR operations across all Events, Incidents and Injects.
• Conduct OPFOR MAR scripting development, including JEMM and ensure OPFOR MAR effects are designed in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM in accordance with OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 Direction and Guidance (D&G).
• Coordinate with the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 in order to identify and create required OPFOR MAR content, including in JEMM, to support storylines across all functional areas.
• Advise scripting syndicates on OPFOR MAR implications related to incidents, injects, and develop opportunities for OPFOR MAR effects.
• Develop associated OPFOR MAR inject placeholders in JEMM to supplement storyboards, incidents and injects as required.
• Ensure that all OPFOR MAR incidents and injects in JEMM are focussed on operational level effects (not tactical).
• Synchronize OPFOR MAR injects in JEMM across the overall exercise battle rhythm.
• Perform other OPFOR MAR tasks as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Attend Scripting Workshop boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Specifically coordinate with EXCON MAR Response Cell (RC) as required.
• Coordinate, as required, with other EXCON RCs.
• Contribute to the OPFOR Operational Design from a MAR domain perspective.
• Coordinate CAX (Computer Assisted Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR MAR forces and manoeuvres.
• Advise OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 in blue/deep water naval warfare.
• May be appointed Chief OPFOR MAR cell by Chief OPFOR dependent upon specific exercise requirements and circumstances

Block E:

• Prior to STARTEX, review JEMM database to ensure that OPFOR MAR effects and influence for each storyline is complete and aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and OPFOR SoM.
• Receive regular direction and guidance (D&G) from OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 on dynamic changes and translate this D&G into timely OPFOR MAR effects.
• May be appointed Chief OPFOR MAR cell by Chief OPFOR dependent upon specific exercise requirements and circumstances. If so: Provide D&G to OPFOR MAR cell Battle Captains (BCs) and other staff within the cell.
• If In role as Chief OPFOR MAR cell, Be Prepared to (BPT) roster OPFOR MAR BCs (mil pers only) and other cell staff (mil pers only) into a 2-shift (until midnight) or 3 shift (24/7 ops) system in order to achieve OPFOR MAR operations and effects aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM.
• Coordinate as required with other EXCON staff from OPFOR, CAX, Intel, LOCON RCs, TGTS, SOF and others as necessary to ensure that the OPFOR MAR operations and effects are accurate and aligned with the OPFOR OJP and SoM.
• Collaborate daily with OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 to ensure timely alignment with the latest OPFOR developments as directed by the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Provide daily OPFOR MAR feedback and updates to the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 as required.
• Be prepared to dynamically script, in JEMM, OPFOR MAR content as required by the MEL/MIL, TA activity, OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 D&G.
• Perform other OPFOR MAR tasks as directed by the OPFOR command cell OPFOR J35.
• Attend Block E EXCON boards, working groups, VTCs, TELECONS and other meetings as directed by the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Specifically coordinate with EXCON MAR Response Cell (RC) as required.
• Coordinate, daily, with other EXCON RCs during execution.
• BPT brief specific OPFOR MAR issues at the daily OPFOR Huddle.
• Provide support to EXCON Targeting (TGTs) cell for Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) reporting.
• Assist with the preparation of OPFOR FRAGOs.
• Advise OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 in deep/blue water naval warfare.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Minimum 8 years previous military experience within the last 12 years in the operational Maritime domain, including at least 2 years at sea, reaching the rank of OF4 or above.
• Previous Command of a Maritime Task Group at OF4 level or higher.
• Previous Staff officer qualified and worked at a 2* or higher in one or more of the following:
  • MAR, JOINT, or NATO Command Structure
  • NATO Force Structure HQ
  • National Command Structure
  • Maritime Component HQ in one of the following domains: J3, J5, N3 or N5.
• Previous NATO assignment or deployment to a NATO operation or NATO fleet in the operational MAR field domain within one of the following domains: J3, J5, N3, N5.
• 2-3 years’ experience in assessing and reading the Recognized Maritime Picture (RMP) including white shipping.
• Experience of the NATO or national operational planning processes in respect of MAR operations.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Education

• Higher level Civilian, Military or Staff College Education/Degree

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Media Inject & Platform Manager supports the media simulation mission by managing all media activity in the exercise Joint Exercise Management Module (JEMM) database and the posting of content to the media simulation platforms. The Media Simulation Cell is responsible for approximately 40% of all JEMM content, which requires careful administration to ensure media content is synchronized and well- coordinated. The tasks are time-sensitive and have immediate impact on exercise play

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct Stage:

• Prior to STARTEX, review exercise scenario documentation, media SOP, social media terms and conditions, and the JEMM database to become familiar with the media framework, storylines and procedures for exercise media play. Become familiar with technical processes required to manage and post content to the media platforms.
• Ensure all media injects contain the necessary data required to be approved and scheduled for exercise play.
• Communicate any missing data, erroneous information and scheduling conflicts with the media inject authors, Event Managers and the exercise JEMM Manager.
• Coordinate approval of media injects with the Online Content Manager or Chief Media.
• Review and upload news media articles, videos, images and documents to NewsWeb and Chatter at the scheduled times and in their required locations.
• Coordinate the uploading of images to news articles with the article author to ensure the image is relevant and meets JWC media guidelines.
• Communicate upload times of all video products to Chief Media.
• Review draft media injects 24 and 48 hours ahead to identify any issues and coordinate solutions as required.
• Monitor the NewsWeb and Chatter platforms to ensure functionality, continuity and quality control. Communicate any issues to technical staff.
• Coordinate assigned tasks with augmented support staff.
• Gather media inject statistics and provide to Chief Media for daily end-of-day meetings and ENDEX briefs.
• Coordinate daily with all stakeholders and actively participate in relevant meetings.
• Support archiving exercise media content into established content libraries

Essential Skills and Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience in organizational website or database management, including employing digital journalism/social media skills using online content management systems.
• At least 3 years professional experience analysing large volumes of data using professional data management tools.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Education

• Post-secondary education

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Multimedia Technical Specialist directly supports the media simulation effort by producing TV news reports based on daily D&G from Chief Media and direct coordination with an assigned TV role-player.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Execution (Block E):

• Prior to STARTEX, review exercise scenario documentation, the latest OPFOR plan and the JEMM database for familiarization of planned media storylines.
• Record/capture and edit broadcast quality digital video/audio/still images using professional multimedia and lighting equipment and related hardware/software to produce TV news reports based on the media SOP and set deadlines.
• Coordinate daily TV news production with assigned TV role-player to determine b- roll, graphics and script requirements, shooting locations, schedule, and other technical details.
• Prepare sets as required in support of one-on-one interviews, stand-ups, and press conferences; conduct safe setup, operation, strike, and transport of multimedia equipment.
• Process, format, and digitally deliver completed multimedia products for distribution to audiences across NATO using a variety of web, cloud, and network methods.
• Coordinate all production style elements with JWC Lead Multimedia Tech to ensure access to required media drives and to confirm reports are in accordance with media SOP.
• Create/post strategic social media posts and troll activity when required based on daily D&G to support upcoming exercise play.

Essential Skills and Experience

• 5 years (in last 10 years) professional multimedia production experience using audio, video, lighting equipment, and related computer hardware/software. Experience must be related to news or story telling using video, audio and graphics.
• At least 3 years’ experience working as part of a multimedia/news production team.
• They must provide a link to an online portfolio showcasing at least 5 examples of their multimedia work with the technical details of each production including the equipment and tools used.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Word.

Education

• Post-secondary education in multimedia related field.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Intelligence (INTEL) support area simulates the NIFC (NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre). NIFC supports the exercise execution with full-spectrum, multi-domain operational and strategic intelligence, which is enabled by a wide range of intelligence disciplines, simulated national collection capabilities, and relevant subject matter expertise. INTEL creates the situational awareness for EXCON on intelligence matters and provides TAs with a RFI process and an array of resources to maximize training value.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Grant robust overall strategic situational awareness
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Assist JWC EXCON INTEL in the development of NIFC strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and TO of exercise.
• In accordance with JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, and with all necessary coordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA in line with the TO and scenario.
• Support the TA achievement of TO, through tailored and accurate delivery of scenario intel-related information.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the comprehensive strategic/operational environment and situational awareness as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the strategic/operational intelligence to refine or improve the scenario.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Monitor TA activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Under JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest adversary doctrine/TTPs in area of intelligence subject matter expertise.
• Attend JWC EXCON meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and JWC EXCON INTEL Chief, providing NIFC Intelligence SME advice as required.
• On request, provide feedback to JWC permanent staff for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
• Under direction and guidance received from JISR CM, provide updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest JISR doctrine/TTPs.
• Assist TA with initial planning stages by providing IMINT subject matter expertise and scenario representation.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for IMINT matters during exercise preparation and execution to include advice on Nations IMINT capabilities & tasking processes, SPACE collection and Operational sensor capabilities.
• Provide IMINT support and advice within EXCON & OPFOR during MMIDWS and or MMSWS in line with scenario settings and agreed exercise collection capabilities in order to provide guidance for likely TA understanding of the OPFOR Plan and contribute to the identification of a realistic/agreed reporting concept based on TA JISR sensor capabilities and likely CTL submissions.
• Assist the JISR CM to develop a basic Concept of Operations for the use of NNI IMINT in the conflict, reflecting NATO Collection Requests (CRs) to Nations. If required, develop and present plans.
• Close coordinate with the NIFC analysts in order to contribute to the DIU production and to ensure IMINT reporting is reflected within DIU itself.
• Liaise with the relevant EXCON LOCON Response Cells to ensure that IMINT reflects TA tasking and that the reporting is reflected in the appropriate formats and through the agreed communication systems or software applications.
• Coordinate IMINT serials within the JWC EXCON INTEL office and TA’s Intel community.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated 5 years’ experience in the last 10 years with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational level Command as Imagery Analyst (or similar post).
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years operational knowledge of Intelligence, either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.
• Completion of the following courses:
  • NATO Intelligence Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Imagery and IMINT Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Targeting Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS) Course or demonstrated working knowledge and experience within the last 5 years.
• Knowledge and Understanding of the following:
  • NATO Air/Maritime/Ground/Space Sensor capabilities
  • Space Collection
  • NATO Targeting Process
  • NATO Comprehensive Understanding of the Operating Environment (CUOE) Process
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS)
• Demonstrated participation in NATO and/or international strategic planning exercises and operations as intelligence SME in the last 10 years.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years in briefing senior leaders at strategic/operational level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Regular user of the following functional systems:
  • INTEL-FS
  • TOPFAS
  • BICES

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Intelligence (INTEL) support area simulates the NIFC (NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre). NIFC supports the exercise execution with full-spectrum, multi-domain operational and strategic intelligence, which is enabled by a wide range of intelligence disciplines, simulated national collection capabilities, and relevant subject matter expertise. INTEL creates the situational awareness for EXCON on intelligence matters and provides TAs with a RFI process and an array of resources to maximize training value.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Grant robust overall strategic situational awareness
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Assist JWC EXCON INTEL in the development of NIFC strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and TO of exercise.
• In accordance with JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, and with all necessary coordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA in line with the TO and scenario.
• Support the TA achievement of TO, through tailored and accurate delivery of scenario Intel- related information.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the comprehensive strategic/operational environment and situational awareness as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the strategic/operational intelligence to refine or improve the scenario.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Monitor TA activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Under JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest adversary doctrine/TTPs in area of intelligence subject matter expertise.
• Attend JWC EXCON meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and JWC EXCON INTEL Chief, providing NIFC Intelligence SME advice as required.
• On request, provide feedback to JWC permanent staff for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
• Provide NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre (NIFC) subject matter expertise (SME) in MIL (Air) strategic/operational level intelligence to realistically represent the exercise scenario to include the adversary strategy, doctrine, TTPs and military thoughts to the training audience (TA).
• In line with relevant existing policy and doctrine (AJP-2 series, AJP-3, MC 348 and AD65-011), understand and analyse developing TA planning process, plans, documentation and their impacts on the Commander’s decision-making process and Training Objectives (TO).
• Act as one of the focal points for the TA for NIFC MIL (Air) strategic/operational level intelligence matters.
• Contribute to the production of the MIL strategic level EXCON/NIFC Daily Intelligence Update (DIU) and strategic level assessment.
• Coordinate the DIU production with NIFC MIL Strategic Analyst, NIFC P_ESII Analyst, other NIFC MIL Analyst(s), NIFC JISR CM and all the available Intel disciplines’ SMEs.
• Support and advise, during MMIDWS and/or MMSWS, in line with scenario settings and training objectives, a NIFC/OPFOR coordinated understanding of adversary Concept of Operations, for the NIFC way ahead of strategic/operational level intelligence and doctrines in the exercise conflict settings.
• Replicate NIFC tasking to support the TA intelligence process and procedures in according with relevant doctrine.
• Understand and analyse training audience plans (OPLAN) and other OPP documentation and their impacts on the INTEL development.
• Assist TA by providing Air SME and scenario representation of NIFC DIU and appropriate focused strategic/operational intelligence assessments.
• Support full spectrum PMESII strategic intelligence and doctrinal operational matters within EXCON and NIFC team.
• Act as NIFC Mil (Air) Analyst in meetings with the TA during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational level Command as Intelligence Analyst.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years operational knowledge of Intelligence, either as a Military Officer or as a civilian, with primary focus on Air and Space operations.
• Completion of the following courses:
  • NATO Intelligence Course or National equivalent
  • NATO IRM & CM Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS) Course or experience within the last 5 years
• Knowledge and Understanding of the following:
  • NATO Air/Maritime/Ground/ Space Sensor capabilities
  • Space Collection
  • NATO Targeting Process
  • NATO Comprehensive Understanding of the Operating Environment (CUOE) Process
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS)
• Demonstrated participation in NATO and/or international strategic planning exercises and operations as intelligence SME in the last 10 years.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years in briefing senior leaders at strategic/operational level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Regular user of the following functional systems:
  • INTEL-FS
  • TOPFAS
  • BICES

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

Engagement as Short Term Operational support for specific exercise events. A as Subject Matter Expert (SMEs) fulfilling one of the Exercise Play Functions (EPFs) as role players in the Exercise Control Organization (EXCON). Each exercise will have a unique combination of EPFs depending on the scenario and exercise design.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Grant robust overall strategic situational awareness
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Assist JWC EXCON INTEL in the development of NIFC strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and TO of exercise.
• In accordance with JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, and with all necessary coordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA in line with the TO and scenario.
• Support the TA achievement of TO, through tailored and accurate delivery of scenario intel-related information.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the comprehensive strategic/operational environment and situational awareness as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the strategic/operational intelligence to refine or improve the scenario.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Monitor TA activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Under JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest adversary doctrine/TTPs in area of intelligence subject matter expertise.
• Attend JWC EXCON meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and JWC EXCON INTEL Chief, providing NIFC Intelligence SME advice as required.
• On request, provide feedback to JWC permanent staff for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
• Provide NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre (NIFC) subject matter expertise (SME) in MIL (Land) strategic/operational level intelligence to realistically represent the exercise scenario to include the adversary strategy, doctrine, TTPs and military thoughts to the training audience (TA).
• In line with relevant existing policy and doctrine (AJP-2 series, AJP-3, MC 348 and AD 065-011), understand and analyse developing TA planning process, plans, documentation and their impacts on the Commander’s decision-making process and Training Objectives (TO).
• Act as one of the focal points for the TA for NIFC MIL (Land) strategic/operational level intelligence matters.
• Contribute to the production of the MIL strategic level EXCON/NIFC Daily Intelligence Update (DIU) and strategic level assessment.
• Coordinate the DIU production with NIFC MIL Strategic Analyst, NIFC P_ESII Analyst, other NIFC MIL Analyst(s), NIFC JISR CM and all the available Intel disciplines’ SMEs.
• Support and advice, during MMIDWS and/or MMSWS, in line with scenario settings and TO, a NIFC/OPFOR coordinated understanding of adversary Concept of Operations, for the NIFC way ahead of strategic/operational level intelligence and doctrines in the exercise conflict settings.
• Replicate NIFC tasking to support the TA intelligence process and procedures in according with relevant doctrine.
• Understand and analyse training audience plans (OPLAN) and other OPP documentation and their impacts on the INTEL development.
• Assist TA by providing Land SME and scenario representation of NIFC DIU and appropriate focused strategic/operational intelligence assessments.
• Support full spectrum PMESII strategic intelligence and doctrinal operational matters within EXCON and NIFC team.
• Act as NIFC Mil (Land) Analyst in meetings with the TA during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational level Command as Intelligence Analyst
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years operational knowledge of Intelligence, either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.
• Completion of the following courses:
  • NATO Intelligence Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Analyst Course or National equivalent
  • NATO IRM & CM Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS) Course or demonstrated working knowledge and experience within the last 5 years.
• Knowledge and Understanding of the following:
  • NATO Air/Maritime/Ground/ Space Sensor capabilities
  • Space Collection
  • NATO Targeting Process
  • NATO Comprehensive Understanding of the Operating Environment (CUOE) Process
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS)
• Demonstrated participation in NATO and/or international strategic planning exercises and operations as intelligence SME in the last 10 years.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years in briefing senior leaders at strategic/operational level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Regular user of the following functional systems:
  • INTEL-FS
  • TOPFAS
  • BICES

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Intelligence (INTEL) support area simulates the NIFC (NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre). NIFC supports the exercise execution with full-spectrum, multi-domain operational and strategic intelligence, which is enabled by a wide range of intelligence disciplines, simulated national collection capabilities, and relevant subject matter expertise. INTEL creates the situational awareness for EXCON on intelligence matters and provides TAs with a RFI process and an array of resources to maximize training value

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Grant robust overall strategic situational awareness
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Assist JWC EXCON INTEL in the development of NIFC strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and TO of exercise.
• In accordance with JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, and with all necessary coordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA in line with the TO and scenario.
• Support the TA achievement of TO, through tailored and accurate delivery of scenario intel-related information.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the comprehensive strategic/operational environment and situational awareness as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the strategic/operational intelligence to refine or improve the scenario.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Monitor TA activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Under JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest adversary doctrine/TTPs in area of intelligence subject matter expertise.
• Attend JWC EXCON meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and JWC EXCON INTEL Chief, providing NIFC Intelligence SME advice as required.
• On request, provide feedback to JWC permanent staff for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
• Provide NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre (NIFC) subject matter expertise (SME) in MIL (Maritime) strategic/operational level intelligence to realistically represent the exercise scenario to include the adversary strategy, doctrine, TTPs and military thoughts to the training audience (TA).
• In line with relevant existing policy and doctrine (AJP-2 series, AJP-3, MC 348 and AD 065-011), understand and analyse developing TA planning process, plans, documentation and their impacts on the Commander’s decision-making process and Training Objectives (TO).
• Act as one of the focal points for the TA for NIFC MIL (Maritime) strategic/operational level intelligence matters.
• Contribute to the production of the MIL strategic level EXCON/NIFC Daily Intelligence Update (DIU) and strategic level assessment.
• Coordinate the DIU production with NIFC MIL Strategic Analyst, NIFC P_ESII Analyst, other NIFC MIL Analyst(s), NIFC JISR CM and all the available Intel disciplines’ SMEs.
• Support and advice, during MMIDWS and/or MMSWS, in line with scenario settings and TO, a NIFC/OPFOR coordinated understanding of adversary Concept of Operations, for the NIFC way ahead of strategic/operational level intelligence and doctrines in the exercise conflict settings.
• Replicate NIFC tasking to support the TA intelligence process and procedures in according with relevant doctrine.
• Understand and analyse training audience plans (OPLAN) and other OPP documentation and their impacts on the INTEL development.
• Assist TA by providing Maritime SME and scenario representation of NIFC DIU and appropriate focused strategic/operational intelligence assessments.
• Support full spectrum PMESII strategic intelligence and doctrinal operational matters within EXCON and NIFC team.
• Act as NIFC Mil (Maritime) Analyst in meetings with the TA during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational level Command as Intelligence Analyst.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years operational knowledge of Intelligence, either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.
• Completion of the following courses:
  • NATO Intelligence Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Analyst Course or National equivalent
  • NATO IRM & CM Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS) Course or demonstrated working knowledge and experience within the last 5 years.
• Knowledge and Understanding of the following:
  • NATO Air/Maritime/Ground/ Space Sensor capabilities
  • Space Collection
  • NATO Targeting Process
  • NATO Comprehensive Understanding of the Operating Environment (CUOE) Process
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS)
• Demonstrated participation in NATO and/or international strategic planning exercises and operations as intelligence SME in the last 10 years.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years in briefing senior leaders at strategic/operational level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Regular user of the following functional systems:
  • INTEL-FS
  • TOPFAS
  • BICES

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Intelligence (INTEL) support area simulates the NIFC (NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre). NIFC supports the exercise execution with full-spectrum, multi-domain operational and strategic intelligence, which is enabled by a wide range of intelligence disciplines, simulated national collection capabilities, and relevant subject matter expertise. INTEL creates the situational awareness for EXCON on intelligence matters and provides TAs with a RFI process and an array of resources to maximize training value.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Grant robust overall strategic situational awareness.
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Assist JWC EXCON INTEL in the development of NIFC strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and TO of exercise.
• In accordance with JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, and with all necessary coordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA in line with the TO and scenario.
• Support the TA achievement of TO, through tailored and accurate delivery of scenario Intel-related information.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the comprehensive strategic/operational environment and situational awareness as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the strategic/operational intelligence to refine or improve the scenario.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Monitor TA activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Under JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest adversary doctrine/TTPs in area of intelligence subject matter expertise.
• Attend JWC EXCON meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and JWC EXCON INTEL Chief, providing NIFC Intelligence SME advice as required.
• On request, provide feedback to JWC permanent staff for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
• Provide NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre (NIFC) subject matter expertise (SME) in MIL (SOF/Non-Linear) strategic/operational level intelligence to realistically represent the exercise scenario to include the adversary strategy, doctrine, TTPs and military thoughts to the training audience (TA).
• In line with relevant existing policy and doctrine (AJP-2 series, AJP-3, MC 348 and AD65-011), understand and analyse developing TA planning process, plans, documentation and their impacts on the Commander’s decision-making process and Training Objectives (TO).
• Act as one of the focal points for the TA for NIFC MIL (SOF/Non-Linear) strategic and operational level intelligence matters.
• Contribute to the production of the MIL strategic level EXCON/NIFC Daily Intelligence Update (DIU) and strategic level assessment.
• Coordinate the DIU production with NIFC MIL Strategic Analyst, NIFC P_ESII Analyst, other NIFC MIL Analyst(s), NIFC JISR CM and all the available Intel disciplines’ SMEs.
• Support and advise, during MMIDWS and/or MMSWS, in line with scenario settings and training objectives, a NIFC/OPFOR coordinated understanding of adversary Concept of Operations, for the NIFC way ahead of strategic/operational level intelligence and doctrines in the exercise conflict settings.
• Replicate NIFC tasking to support the TA intelligence process and procedures in accordance with relevant doctrine.
• Understand and analyse training audience plans (OPLAN) and other OPP documentation and their impacts on the INTEL development.
• Assist TA by providing SOF/Non-Linear SME and scenario representation of NIFC DIU and appropriate focused strategic/operational intelligence assessments.
• Support full spectrum PMESII strategic intelligence and doctrinal operational matters within EXCON and NIFC team.
• Act as NIFC Mil (SOF/Non-Linear) Analyst in meetings with the TA during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational level Command as Intelligence Analyst.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years operational knowledge of Intelligence, either as a Military Officer or as a civilian, with primary focus on special operations or CT/COIN operations
• Completion of the following courses:
  • NATO Intelligence Course or National equivalent
  • NATO IRM & CM Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS) Course or experience within the last 5 years
• Knowledge and Understanding of the following:
  • NATO Air/Maritime/Ground/ Space Sensor capabilities
  • Space Collection
  • NATO Targeting Process
  • NATO Comprehensive Understanding of the Operating Environment (CUOE) Process
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS)
• Demonstrated participation in NATO and/or international strategic planning exercises and operations as SOF/CT/COIN-focused intelligence SME in the last 10 years.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years in briefing senior leaders at strategic/operational level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Regular user of the following functional systems:
  • INTEL-FS
  • TOPFAS
  • BICES
  • Familiarity with Link Analysis databases and software applications including ‘I-Base’ and ‘I2

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Intelligence (INTEL) support area simulates the NIFC (NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre). NIFC supports the exercise execution with full-spectrum, multi-domain operational and strategic intelligence, which is enabled by a wide range of intelligence disciplines, simulated national collection capabilities, and relevant subject matter expertise. INTEL creates the situational awareness for EXCON on intelligence matters and provides TAs with a RFI process and an array of resources to maximize training value.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Grant robust overall strategic situational awareness
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Assist JWC EXCON INTEL in the development of NIFC strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and TO of exercise.
• In accordance with JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, and with all necessary coordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA in line with the TO and scenario.
• Support the TA achievement of TO, through tailored and accurate delivery of scenario intel-related information.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the comprehensive strategic/operational environment and situational awareness as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the strategic/operational intelligence to refine or improve the scenario.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Monitor TA activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Under JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest adversary doctrine/TTPs in area of intelligence subject matter expertise.
• Attend JWC EXCON meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and JWC EXCON INTEL Chief, providing NIFC Intelligence SME advice as required.
• On request, provide feedback to JWC permanent staff for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
• Provide NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre (NIFC) subject matter expertise (SME) in MIL strategic/operational level intelligence to realistically represent the exercise scenario to include the adversary strategy, doctrine, TTPs and military thoughts to the training audience (TA).
• In line with relevant existing policy and doctrine (AJP-2 series, AJP-3, MC 348 and AD 065-011), understand and analyse developing TA planning process, plans, documentation and their impacts on the Commander’s decision-making process and Training Objectives (TO).
• Act as one of the focal points for the TA for NIFC MIL strategic/operational level intelligence matters.
• Contribute to the production of the MIL strategic level EXCON/NIFC Daily Intelligence Update (DIU) and strategic level assessment.
• Coordinate the DIU production with NIFC P_ESII Analyst, other NIFC MIL Analyst(s), NIFC JISR CM and all the available Intel disciplines’ SMEs.
• Support and advice, during MMIDWS and/or MMSWS, in line with scenario settings and TO, a NIFC/OPFOR coordinated understanding of adversary Concept of Operations, for the NIFC way ahead of strategic/operational level intelligence and doctrines in the exercise conflict settings.
• Replicate NIFC tasking to support the TA intelligence process and procedures in according with relevant doctrine.
• Understand and analyse training audience plans (OPLAN) and other OPP documentation and their impacts on the INTEL development.
• Assist TA by providing SME and scenario representation of NIFC DIU and appropriate focused strategic/operational intelligence assessments.
• Coordinate and support full spectrum PMESII strategic intelligence and doctrinal operational matters within EXCON and NIFC team.
• Act as NIFC Mil/Strat Analyst in meetings with the TA during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational level Command as Intelligence Analyst.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years operational knowledge of Intelligence, either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.
• Completion of the following courses:
  • NATO Intelligence Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Analyst Course or National equivalent
  • NATO IRM & CM Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS) Course or demonstrated working knowledge and experience within the last 5 years.
• Working knowledge and Understanding of the following:
  • NATO Air/Maritime/Ground/ Space Sensor capabilities
  • Space Collection
  • NATO Targeting Process
  • NATO Comprehensive Understanding of the Operating Environment (CUOE) Process
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS)
• Demonstrated participation in NATO and/or international strategic planning exercises and operations as intelligence SME in the last 10 years.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years in briefing senior leaders at strategic/operational level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Regular user of the following functional systems:
  • INTEL-FS
  • TOPFAS
  • BICES

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Intelligence (INTEL) support area simulates the NIFC (NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre). NIFC supports the exercise execution with full-spectrum, multi-domain operational and strategic intelligence, which is enabled by a wide range of intelligence disciplines, simulated national collection capabilities, and relevant subject matter expertise. INTEL creates the situational awareness for EXCON on intelligence matters and provides TAs with a RFI process and an array of resources to maximize training value.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Grant robust overall strategic situational awareness
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Assist JWC EXCON INTEL in the development of NIFC strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and TO of exercise.
• In accordance with JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, and with all necessary coordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA in line with the TO and scenario.
• Support the TA achievement of TO, through tailored and accurate delivery of scenario intel-related information.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the comprehensive strategic/operational environment and situational awareness as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the strategic/operational intelligence to refine or improve the scenario.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Monitor TA activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Under JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest adversary doctrine/TTPs in area of intelligence subject matter expertise.
• Attend JWC EXCON meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and JWC EXCON INTEL Chief, providing NIFC Intelligence SME advice as required.
• On request, provide feedback to JWC permanent staff for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
• Provide comprehensive P_ESII subject matter expertise (SME) replicating NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre (NIFC), to realistically represent the exercise scenario, with the emphasis on non-linear/hybrid domain based on the adversary strategy, to the training audience (TA).
• In line with relevant existing policy and doctrine, understand and analyse developing TA planning process, plans, documentation and their impacts on the Commander’s decision-making process and Training Objectives (TO).
• Act as one of the focal points for the TA for NIFC P_ESII strategic/operational level intelligence matters to include strategy, doctrine, TTPs as well as contribute to write/produce the P_ESII Strategic-operational level EXCON-NIFC Daily Intelligence Update (DIU) and strategic level assessment.
• Contribute to the production of the MIL strategic level EXCON/NIFC Daily Intelligence Update (DIU) and strategic level assessment.
• Coordinate the DIU production with NIFC Mil Strategic Analyst, other NIFC MIL Analyst(s), NIFC JISR CM and all the available Intel disciplines’ SMEs. Liaise with specific domain experts, such as Cyber, Space, Human Threat Network, StratCom.
• Provide sufficient P_ESII SME knowledge to the TA in the NIFC DIUs with the holistic assessments injected into JEMM and published into INTEL-FS. Therefore, coordinate and support full comprehensive PMESII methodology on strategic- operational level, in line with doctrine and within EXCON.
• Support and advice, during MMIDWS and/or MMSWS, in line with scenario settings and TO, a NIFC/OPFOR coordinated understanding of adversary Concept of Operations, for the NIFC way ahead of strategic/operational level intelligence and doctrines in the exercise conflict settings.
• Replicate NIFC tasking to support the TA intelligence process and procedures in according with relevant doctrine.
• Understand and analyse training audience plans (OPLAN) and other OPP documentation and their impacts on the INTEL development.
• Assist TA by providing SME and scenario representation of NIFC DIU and appropriate focused strategic/operational intelligence assessments.
• Coordinate and support full spectrum PMESII strategic intelligence and doctrinal operational matters within EXCON and NIFC team.
• Act as NIFC P_ESII Analyst in meetings with the TA during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational level Command as Intelligence Analyst.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years operational knowledge of Intelligence, either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.
• Completion of the following courses:
  • NATO Intelligence Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Analyst Course or National equivalent
  • NATO IRM & CM Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS) Course or demonstrated working knowledge and experience within the last 5 years.
• Knowledge and Understanding of the following:
  • NATO Air/Maritime/Ground/Space Sensor capabilities
  • Space Collection
  • NATO Targeting Process
  • NATO Comprehensive Understanding of the Operating Environment (CUOE) Process
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS)
• Demonstrated participation in NATO and/or international strategic planning exercises and operations as intelligence SME in the last 10 years.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years in briefing senior leaders at strategic/operational level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Regular user of the following functional systems:
  • INTEL-FS
  • TOPFAS
  • BICES

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Intelligence (INTEL) support area simulates the NIFC (NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre). NIFC supports the exercise execution with full-spectrum, multi-domain operational and strategic intelligence, which is enabled by a wide range of intelligence disciplines, simulated national collection capabilities, and relevant subject matter expertise. INTEL creates the situational awareness for EXCON on intelligence matters and provides TAs with a RFI process and an array of resources to maximize training value.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Grant robust overall strategic situational awareness
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Assist JWC EXCON INTEL in the development of NIFC strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and TO of exercise.
• In accordance with JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, and with all necessary coordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA in line with the TO and scenario.
• Support the TA achievement of TO, through tailored and accurate delivery of scenario intel-related information.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the comprehensive strategic/operational environment and situational awareness as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the strategic/operational intelligence, with specific reference to the IRM process, to refine or improve the scenario.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Monitor TA activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Under JWC EXCON INTEL Chief’s guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest adversary doctrine/TTPs in area of intelligence subject matter expertise.
• Attend JWC EXCON meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and JWC EXCON INTEL Chief, providing NIFC Intelligence SME advice as required.
• On request, provide feedback to JWC permanent staff for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
• Provide subject matter expertise, acting as NIFC RFI Manager to realistically represent the NIFC IRM processes and agreed IRM capabilities within the scenario to the Training Audience (TA).
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for IRM matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate IRM operational matters within JWC SCENARIO team and JWC EXCON INTEL.
• Assist TA throughout all the exercise stages by providing IRM subject matter expertise and scenario representation.
• Provide support and advice within EXCON & OPFOR during MMIDWS and or MMSWS in line with scenario settings and agreed exercise collection capabilities.
• Act as NIFC (or SHAPE, based on the exercise) IRM and RFI manager in meetings with the TA during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational level Command as Intelligence Analyst.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years operational knowledge of Intelligence, either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.
• Completion of the following courses:
  • NATO Intelligence Course or National equivalent
  • NATO IRM & CM Course or National equivalent
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS) Course or demonstrated working knowledge and experience within the last 5 years.
• Knowledge and Understanding of the following:
  • NATO Air/Maritime/Ground/ Space Sensor capabilities
  • Space Collection
  • NATO Targeting Process
  • NATO Comprehensive Understanding of the Operating Environment (CUOE) Process
  • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS)
• Demonstrated participation in NATO and/or international strategic planning exercises and operations as intelligence SME in the last 10 years.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years in briefing senior leaders at strategic/operational level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Regular user of the following functional systems:
  • INTEL-FS
  • TOPFAS
  • BICES

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

Opposition Force (OPFOR) SMEs simulate, coordinate and arrange all opposing actors during exercise execution. OPFOR SMEs ensure that OPFOR force composition, Joint Plan and Scheme of Manoeuvre are realistic and additionally mimic anticipated actions of an opposing force. OPFOR SMEs directly coordinate OPFOR concepts of operations to challenge allied-partner nation actions (BLUFOR) and associated major maritime, air and land formations, campaigns and decision making. OPFOR cells sit side-by-side with other functional areas in the scripting of content, to include JEMM and as required during execution, coordinate with EXCON RCs, to edit and adjust content to help guarantee maximum training value and pathway to achieve exercise-training objectives (TOs). OPFOR needs to ensure they understand BLUFOR plans and act accordingly and be prepared to dynamically scrip.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Incident Development Workshop:

• Support Incident Development to develop storylines with appropriate level of NON LINEAR effects including the establishment of Threat Networks.
• Conduct OPFOR NON-LINEAR incident development in the Joint Exercise Management Module (JEMM) and Link Analysis software and ensure OPFOR NON LINEAR effects are designed in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan (OJP) and Scheme of Manoeuvre (SoM).
• Script OPFOR NON-LINEAR content, including in JEMM, as required and edit submitted OPFOR NON-LINEAR content to ensure it is delivered in accordance with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM.
• Provide NON-LINEAR expertise to OPFOR scripters as required.
• Report to Chief OPFOR NON-LINEAR cell.
• Actively support assigned workshop syndicate(s) by contributing OPFOR NON LINEAR expertise.
• Specifically ensure wider understanding of OPFOR NON-LINEAR implications within events, incidents, storylines and themes and identify opportunities for OPFOR NON LINEAR effects to further develop during later Scripting workshop.
• Perform other OPFOR NON_LINEAR tasks as directed by Chief OPFOR NON LINEAR cell.
• Attend Incident Development boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by Chief OPFOR NON-LINEAR cell.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Coordinate and deconflict with other OPFOR cells and other EXCON cells daily during execution. .
• Contribute to the OPFOR Joint Plan from a NON-LINEAR domain perspective.
• Support coordination of CAX (Computer Assisted Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR NON-LINEAR forces and manoeuvres as directed by Chief OPFOR NON-LINEAR cell.

Scripting Workshop:

• Support MEL/MIL Scripting, including JEMM and Link Analysis software translating guidance from Chief OPFOR NON-LINEAR into a deliverable plan and the establishment of Threat Networks.
• Conduct OPFOR NON-LINEAR scripting development, including JEMM and ensure that OPFOR NON-LINEAR effects are designed in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM in accordance with D & G given by Chief OPFOR NON LINEAR cell.
• Coordinate with other OPFOR cells in order to identify and create required OPFOR NON-LINEAR content, including in JEMM and Link-Analysis, to support storylines across all functional areas.
• Advise scripting syndicates on OPFOR NON-LINEAR implications related to incidents and injects and develop opportunities for OPFOR NON-LINEAR effects.
• Develop associated OPFOR NON-LINEAR inject placeholders in JEMM to supplement storyboards, incidents and injects as required.
• Ensure that all OPFOR NON-LINEAR incidents and injects in JEMM are focussed on operational level effects (not tactical).
• Synchronize OPFOR NON-LINEAR injects in JEMM across the overall exercise battle rhythm.
• Perform other OPFOR NON-LINEAR tasks as directed by Chief OPFOR NON LINEAR cell.
• Attend Scripting Workshop boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by Chief OPFOR NON-LINEAR cell.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Coordinate, daily, with other EXCON RCs during execution
• Contribute to the OPFOR Joint Plan from a NON-LINEAR domain perspective.
• Support coordination of CAX (Computer Assisted Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR NON-LINEAR forces and manoeuvres.

Execution (Block E):

• Prior to STARTEX, review JEMM database and Link Analysis data to ensure that OPFOR NON-LINEAR effects and influence for each storyline is complete and aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and OPFOR SoM.
• Analyse and be prepared to dynamically script amendments to OPFOR Threat Networks using Link Analysis software.
• Take regular direction and guidance (D&G) from Chief OPFOR NON-LINEAR cell on dynamic changes and translate this D&G into timely OPFOR NON-LINEAR effects.
• Appointed within the OPFOR NON-LINEAR cell.
• Coordinate as required with other EXCON staff from OPFOR, CAX, Intel, LOCON RCs, TGTS, SOF and others as necessary to ensure that the OPFOR NON-LINEAR operations and effects are accurate and aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM.
• Coordinate daily with Chief OPFOR NON-LINEAR cell to support timely alignment with the latest OPFOR developments.
• Provide daily OPFOR NON-LINEAR feedback to Chief OPFOR NON-LINEAR cell.
• Be prepared to dynamically script, in JEMM, OPFOR NON-LINEAR content as required by the MEL/MIL, TA activity and CHIEF OPFOR NON-LINEAR cell D & G.
• Perform other OPFOR NON-LINEAR tasks as directed by Chief OPFOR NON LINEAR cell.
• Attend Block 3 EXCON boards, working groups, VTCs, TELECONS and other meetings as directed by Chief OPFOR NON-LINEAR cell.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Coordinate, as required, with other EXCON RCs.
• BPT brief specific OPFOR NON-LINEAR issues at the daily OPFOR Huddle.
• Provide support to EXCON Targeting (TGTs) cell for Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) reporting if required.
• Assist with the preparation of OPFOR FRAGOs.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Minimum 8 years previous military or civilian experience within the last 12 years in the OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE or SPECIAL FORCES domain reaching the rank of OF3/OF4 (or civilian equivalent).
• 3 years military or civilian experience as a OF3-OF4 (or civilian equivalent) in one of the following positions:
  • Senior Field Agent
  • Supervisory Special Agent
  • Special Agent in Charge
  • Senior Case Officer
  • Senior Analyst in a NATO or national Military or Civilian Intelligence or Security Police Agency or NATO or national Special Forces domain equivalent to a 2* HQ or higher
• Competent and Qualified in Link Analysis databases and software applications including ‘I-Base’ and ‘I2
• Working knowledge of Hybrid threats at the operational or strategic level.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Education

• Higher-level Civilian, Military or Staff College Education/Degree relevant to Intelligence, Law or International Affairs or related subjects and/or 8 years previous military or civilian experience in the Operational Intelligence or Special Forces domain

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Online Media Content Manager directly supports the media simulation mission by creating and managing all online and strategic social media content based on daily D&G from Chief, Media. This is a leadership position requiring oversight of up to 20 Media Simulation role-players and social media scripters.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Planning Stage:

• Analyse exercise and scenario documentation to determine specific online media requirements to support exercise media play.
• Identify and develop simulated mainstream and OPFOR media outlets and journalists to support Chief Media’s plan for the exercise media landscape including background data, biographical data, metadata and logos.
• Identify media content requirements against scenario documents, including Road to Crisis, CSUs, OPFOR Campaign Plan, TA plans, strategic documentation and other sources as necessary.
• Script online and social media content for each outlet/journalist as required by Chief Media’s exercise content plan.
• Collaborate with Chief Media and OPFOR StratCom to develop analytics plan to supplement online content in support of TA processes.
• Develop and update Strategic Narrative Alignment Plan (SNAP) matrix to ensure all EXCON stakeholder and influencer narratives are synchronized.

Scripting Events:

• Support Incident Development Conference to ensure wide understanding of media implications within events, incidents, storylines and themes and identify opportunities for information effects to further develop during scripting.
• Support MEL/MIL Scripting Conference, translating guidance from Media and OPFOR into a deliverable plan and overseeing design of online content framework across all events.
• Oversee online media script development and ensure OPFOR and mainstream media effects are designed in accordance with the media lifecycle and in line with the Media and OPFOR exercise plans.
• Draft online news media content and copy edit submitted online content from others to ensure it is delivered in accordance with established standards for NewsWeb distribution.
• Provide guidance to online scripters.

Execution (Block E):

• Prior to STARTEX, review JEMM database to ensure media framework for each storyline is complete and in line with established standards for NewsWeb distribution with appropriate social media support.
• Update analytics package with expected sentiment estimates and make adjustments as required and in line with Chief Media’s guidance, and post analytics periodically throughout exercise according to agreed schedule.
• Manage media content in JEMM to ensure it is prepared in due course, posted to scheduled deadlines, and updated to accommodate dynamic changes.
• ICCW Media Inject Manager, post content from JEMM onto NewsWeb and Chatter; add imagery, memes, and other graphics as required.
• Take regular guidance from Chief Media and OPFOR team on dynamic changes and translate guidance into timely media content.
• Coordinate as required with other subject matter experts from CAX, Intel, HICON, LOCON, and others necessary to ensure media content is accurate and relevant.
• Collaborate daily with Chief Media to develop/adjust strategic hashtags, troll and botnet activity as required to support upcoming exercise play.
• Provide daily and continuing guidance to media role players and scripters to ensure dynamic changes are reflected in online and social media content.
• Provide daily analytics and feedback to Chief Media on exercise media content production and consumption.
• Role-play as journalist when required, attending press conferences and conducting interviews.
• Attend/chair meetings as required to include boards, working groups, cell coordination, and Crisis Action Teams

Essential Skills and Experience

• 4 years (in last 10 years) of military StratCom experience (as a service member or civilian) including media relations work
• Journalism and/or academic writing experience within past 8 years for real-world and/or military exercise publications indicating understanding of journalism standards and practices including adherence to Associated Press or similar style guidelines
• Advanced working knowledge of Joint Exercise Management Module (JEMM) or a similar database management system including the ability to export content to MS Office to produce pivot tables and analytics.
• Working knowledge and experience in NATO military operational processes and exercises.
• Understanding of current military strategic communications practices and policies
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• They must provide a link to an online portfolio containing: 5 examples of journalism and/or published academic work

Education

• Higher Education/Degree equivalent to the master’s level in a communication related field plus 4 years relevant experience or a university bachelor’s degree in a communication related field plus 8 years relevant experience

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Online Media Role-player directly supports the media simulation mission, at the JWC or from a deployed location, by creating strategic news and social media content based on daily D&G from Chief Media

Role Duties and Responsibilities

MEL/MIL Scripting Conference:

• Review exercise and scenario documentation including Road to Crisis, CSUs, OPFOR Campaign Plan, media outlets/journalists and media landscape.
• Identify and create required mainstream and OPFOR media content to support storylines across all functional areas for multiple online and social media platforms based on D&G from Chief Media.
• Perform as a media SME advising syndicate members on: media implications of incidents; opportunities for information effects; and requirements/procedures for media related injects.
• Develop media injects to supplement storyboards and incidents throughout duration of the EMPLOYEX.
• Ensure injects focus on appropriate level effects.
• Script articles and social media content IAW media SOP and ready for final refinement during execution.
• Synchronize media injects across media life cycle and exercise battle rhythm.

Execution (Block E):

• Prior to STARTEX, review exercise scenario documentation and the JEMM database to ensure media framework for assigned storylines is complete and in line with established standards for NewsWeb distribution with appropriate social media support.
• Create both pre-scripted and dynamic news and social media content as required by the MEL/MIL, TA activity and EXCON D&G.
• Perform daily as a role-playing journalist in media engagements with TA members to include one-on-one interviews, press conferences, phone and email interviews.
• Support JEMM media inject management: monitor/update Battle Log and Inject Status; ensure media content is prepared in due course and posted in a timely manner.
• Review and edit media content produced by other media staff to ensure consistency, continuity and relevance to appropriate storylines and desired effects.
• Support dynamic changes as identified by Chief Media and translate guidance into timely media content.
• Ensure assigned media content is accurate and relevant by coordinating as required with other media staff and SMEs from Response Cells, CAX, Intel, HICON, LOCON, and others.
• Coordinate/create/post strategic social media hashtags and troll activity based on daily D&G to support upcoming exercise play.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Professional journalism and/or academic writing experience within past 8 years for real-world and/or military exercise publications indicating understanding of journalism standards and practices including adherence to Associated Press or similar style guidelines
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Word
• At least 5 years’ experience working in a communications field as part of a professional team
• They must provide a link to an online portfolio containing at least 5 examples of their published content

Education

• Post-secondary education

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The OPFOR Media Role-player directly supports the media simulation and OPFOR StratCom mission by creating strategic news and social media content from the adversarial perspective based on daily D&G from Chief Media and OPFOR StratCom

Role Duties and Responsibilities

MEL/MIL Scripting Conference:

• Review exercise and scenario documentation including Road to Crisis, CSUs, OPFOR Campaign Plan, media outlets/journalists and media landscape.
• Maintain constant coordination with Online Content Manager, OPFOR StratCom, and Chief Media to identify and create OPFOR media content to support storylines across all functional areas for multiple TV, online and social media outlets based on coordination with OPFOR and Media.
• Perform as an OPFOR Media SME advising all scripters on: media implications of incidents; opportunities for information effects; and requirements/procedures for media related injects.
• Develop media injects to supplement storyboards and incidents throughout duration of the EMPLOYEX.
• Ensure injects focus on the appropriate level effects.
• Script OPFOR related online news articles and social media content IAW media SOP and ready for final refinement during execution.
• Synchronize media injects across media life cycle and exercise battle rhythm.

Execution (Block E):

• Prior to STARTEX, review exercise scenario documentation, the latest OPFOR plan and the JEMM database to ensure media framework for assigned storylines is complete and in line with established standards for NewsWeb distribution with appropriate social media support.
• Create both pre-scripted and dynamic OPFOR news and social media content as required by the MEL/MIL, TA activity and EXCON D&G.
• Perform daily as a roleplaying OPFOR journalist in media engagements with TA staff to include one-on-one interviews, press conferences, phone and email interviews.
• Coordinate relevant inject details to OPFOR TV role-player.
• Support JEMM media inject management: monitor/update Battle Log and Inject Status; ensure media content is prepared in due course and posted in a timely manner.
• Review and copy edit all OPFOR media content produced by other media staff to ensure consistency, continuity and relevance to appropriate storylines and desired effects.
• Track dynamic changes to media play and translate guidance into timely OPFOR media content. Exploit TA activity dynamically in online and social media content.
• Ensure assigned media content is accurate and relevant by coordinating as required with other media staff and SMEs from Response Cells, CAX, Intel, HICON, LOCON, and others.
• Dynamically exploit TA actions, decisions and online activity.
• Coordinate/create/post strategic social media hashtags and troll activity based on daily D&G to support upcoming exercise play.
• Provide daily OPFOR inputs to the overall exercise media product matrix in order to capture media statistics for EXCEN brief/analysis and to ensure TA is receiving balanced coverage.
• Provide daily OPFOR input to the Chief Media.
• Attend/chair OPFOR meetings as required to include boards, working groups, cell coordination, and Crisis Action Teams.

Essential Skills and Experience

• At least 5 years (in last 10 years) professional real-world or exercise experience in support of military StratCom (PA/IO/PSYOPS) to include creation of print/broadcast/social media content
• Operational-level military exercise experience within the last 10 years.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• They must provide a link to an online portfolio with at least 5 examples of published media content produced in support of military public affairs or information operations.

Education

• Post-secondary education or equivalent practical experience relevant to current affairs, media and military information domain

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The JWC Higher Control (HICON) group acts as a response cell (RC) during the preparation and execution of the operational phases of (CRP, MEL/MIL, EMPLOYEX) JWC-directed exercises. HICON represents and mimics the politicalmilitary command and control echelons that sit above the training audience’s (TA’s) military only command and control echelon. These replicated organizations can include political-military entities (e.g. the North Atlantic Council and nations, Military Committee, International / International Military Staff, or other international organizations). For exercises in which SHAPE itself engages as a strategic warfighting HQ Training Audience (TA), an additional requirement for HICON is to contribute in a “teach/coach/mentor role” for SHAPE Staff engaged in exercises

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• As the member of the JWC HICON team, develop Strategic and Operational level dilemmas within the exercise content and play.
• Understand exercise and training objectives (EOs / TOs) and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary coordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA.
• Coordinate and de-conflict all injects with other EXCON cells (the JWC Media Team, INTEL etc.) to maintain communication and coherence within the exercise.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario development, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and the respective exercise.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise strategic/operational level and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives are facilitated.
• Monitor training audience activity and output to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief HICON, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the JWC HICON staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC exercise documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Make recommendations to JWC TDD in support of updates to doctrine and TTPs.
• Provide feedback throughout the exercises process but also formally via the lessons learned process to both JWC permanent staff and other involved exercise players in support of improving NATO exercise processes.
• Advise on / assist HICON in identifying lessons learned and contribute to the lessons learned process.
• Be prepared to perform additional duties as directed by Chief HICON.
• Advise Chief HICON and HICON staff during the planning, preparation and execution of JWC-directed exercise events, including MEL/MIL Scripting Events, CRP and EMPLOYEX.
• Assist in the production and delivery of fictitious political-military documentation (e.g. NAC decision sheets, MC and IMS Messaging) during MEL/MIL development and operational conduct phases of the exercise.
• Advise on / assist in the production and delivery of political-military MEL/MIL injects in support of identified, applicable exercise and training objectives.
• Replicate / role-play identified personal interaction between the political-military, strategic level and respective TA.
• Provide political- military advice to the HICON cell.
• Advise on / assist HICON staff in the “Coach / Mentor” function with regards to the training of NATO staff at the strategic and operational level.

Essential Skills and Experience

• The candidate must be able to fulfil all common HICON tasks and the specific tasks for the function whereby the candidates has knowledge of the systems and processes to update, develop relevant exercises documentation.
• 3 years of working experience within the last 6 years
  • In a National or NATO Command at political-military or strategic level, or in the JWC HICON team.
  • In briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the governance level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Ability to compose, edit, contribute to and comprehend collaborative texts in advanced English language reflecting the terminology and form of the respective subject matter area of expertise at senior staff level (e.g. NATO HQ, SHAPE or national equivalents).
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of NATO’s
  • Combined joint operations, both planning and execution, at political-military, strategic and operational levels.
  • Crisis Response Management System.
  • Strategic and operational planning systems and processes.
  • Capability development process.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook).
  • TOPFAS and JEMM (not a disqualifying requirement).
• Must have held the rank of OF-6 or above in a NATO military position.

Education

• Higher-level, university and/or equivalent military, Senior Staff, Defence college
• NATO, Staff or national Defence College Graduate (or equivalent)

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The Social Media Scripter directly supports the media simulation effort by creating strategic social media content based on daily D&G from Chief Media and the Online Media Content Manager.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct Stage:

• Prior to STARTEX, review exercise scenario documentation, media SOP, social media terms and conditions, and the JEMM database to become familiar with the media framework, storylines and procedures for exercise social media play.
• Review established strategic social media accounts and their Planning Stage activity; create additional accounts as needed IAW Online and OPFOR SME input.
• Actively support JEMM social media inject management: monitor/update Battle Log and Inject Status; ensure assigned social media content is prepared in due course and posted to deadline including text and images to Chatter.
• Actively coordinate/create/post pre-scripted and dynamic strategic social media content using assigned hashtags and supporting troll activity based on the MEL/MIL, TA activity and EXCON D&G.
• Ensure assigned social media content is accurate and relevant by coordinating as required with other media staff and SMEs from Response Cells, CAX, Intel, HICON, LOCON, and others.
• Review and edit social media content produced by other media staff to ensure consistency, continuity and relevance to appropriate storylines and desired effects.
• Assist in regulating all social media content.
• Be prepared to actively perform as necessary as a role-playing journalist in TA press conferences using pre-scripted questions.

Essential Skills and Experience

• 3 years professional experience in creating strategic social media content using Twitter and/or Facebook (or simulated equivalents such as Chatter) including managing multiple accounts and creating effects- based content.
• At least 3 years professional experience working in a strategic communications field such as public affairs, marketing, information operations or psychological operations

Education

• Post-secondary education

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

Engagement as Short Term Operational support for specific exercise events. A as Subject Matter Expert (SMEs) fulfilling one of the Exercise Play Functions (EPFs) as role players in the Exercise Control Organization (EXCON). Each exercise will have a unique combination of EPFs depending on the scenario and exercise design.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• As the member of the JWC HICON team, develop Strategic and Operational level dilemmas within the exercise content and play.
• Understand exercise and training objectives (EOs / TOs) and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA.
• Coordinate and de-conflict all injects with other EXCON cells (the JWC Media Team, INTEL etc.) to maintain communication and coherence within the exercise.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario development, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and the respective exercise.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise strategic/operational level and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives are facilitated.
• Monitor training audience activity and output to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief HICON, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the JWC HICON staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC exercise documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Make recommendations to JWC TDD in support of updates to doctrine and TTPs.
• Provide feedback throughout the exercises process but also formally via the lessons learned process to both JWC permanent staff and other involved exercise players in support of improving NATO exercise processes.
• Advise on / assist HICON in identifying lessons learned and contribute to the lessons learned process.
• Be prepared to perform additional duties as directed by Chief HICON.
• Bring NATO SPACE experience of NATO Joint political-military, strategic and operational level to JWC exercises.
• Contribute to the development, refinement, and delivery of the JWC political military, strategic and operational level information and products tailored to the Training Audience, with a focus on CBRN activities.
• Throughout all phases of the exercise, review and respond to TA-generated activities and products related to SPACE products and processes.
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic and coherent SPACE operation in general.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for SPACE matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the SPACE situation as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by the JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of SPACE related aspects within the scenario.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on SPACE activities.
• Act as the SPACE advisor in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ in the last 6 of SPACE experience on political military or strategic level (or equivalent international level), or as a member of the JWC HICON team
• Ability to compose, edit, contribute to and comprehend texts in English reflecting the terminology and form of the respective subject matter area of expertise at senior staff level (e.g. NATO HQ, SHAPE or national equivalents).
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 6 in briefing senior leaders / decision makers in a National or Multinational environment.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook).
  • TOPFAS and JEMM (not a disqualifying requirement).

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

Opposition Force (OPFOR) SMEs simulate, coordinate and arrange all opposing actors during exercise execution. OPFOR SMEs ensure that OPFOR force composition, Joint Plan and Scheme of Manoeuvre are realistic and additionally mimic anticipated actions of an opposing force. OPFOR SMEs directly coordinate OPFOR concepts of operations to challenge allied-partner nation actions (BLUFOR) and associated major maritime, air and land formations, campaigns and decision making. OPFOR cells sit side-by-side with other functional areas in the scripting of content, to include JEMM and as required during execution, coordinate with EXCON RCs, to edit and adjust content to help guarantee maximum training value and pathway to achieve exercise-training objectives (TOs). OPFOR needs to ensure they understand BLUFOR plans and act accordingly and be prepared to dynamically scrip.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Incident Development Workshop:

• Reports to Chief OPFOR SOF cell
• Support Incident Development to ensure storylines are developed with appropriate level of SOF effects
• Conduct OPFOR SOF actions development in the Joint Exercise Management Module (JEMM) effects are designed in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan (OJP) and Scheme of Manoeuver (SoM).
• Script OPFOR SOF content, including in JEMM, as required and edit submitted OPFOR SOF content to ensure it is delivered in accordance with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM.
• Provide SOF expertise to (OPFOR) scripters as required.
• Actively support assigned workshop syndicate(s) by contributing OPFOR SOF expertise.
• Specifically ensure wider understanding of OPFOR SOF implications within events, incidents, storylines and themes and identify opportunities for OPFOR SOF effects to further develop during later Scripting workshop.
• Perform other OPFOR tasks as directed by Chief OPFOR SOF cell.
• Attend Incident Development boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by Chief OPFOR SOF cell.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Coordinate and de-conflict with other OPFOR cells and other EXCON cells as required.
• Contribute to the OPFOR Joint Plan from a SOF domain perspective.
• Support coordination of CAX (Computer Assisted Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR SOF forces and manoeuvres as directed by Chief OPFOR SOF cell.
• Support Training Audience (TA) SOF in achievement of SOF specific Training Objectives (TO)

Scripting Workshop:

• Support MEL/MIL Scripting, including JEMM translating direction and guidance from Chief OPFOR SOF into a deliverable plan
• Conduct OPFOR SOF scripting development, including JEMM and ensure that OPFOR SOF effects are designed in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM in support of achievement of TO.
• Coordinate with other OPFOR cells in order to identify and create required OPFOR SOF content, including in JEMM, to support storylines across all functional areas.
• Advice (other) scripting syndicates on OPFOR SOF implications related to incidents, injects, and develop opportunities for OPFOR SOF effects.
• Develop associated OPFOR SOF action placeholders in JEMM to supplement storyboards, incidents and injects as required.
• Ensure that all OPFOR SOF actions in JEMM synchronize with operational /strategic level effects.
• Synchronize OPFOR SOF actions in JEMM across the overall exercise battle rhythm.
• Perform other OPFOR SOF tasks as directed by Chief OPFOR SOF cell.
• Attend Scripting Workshop boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by Chief OPFOR SOF cell.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Coordinate, as required, with other EXCON RCs.
• Contribute to the OPFOR Joint Plan from a SOF domain perspective.
• Support coordination of CAX (Computer Assisted Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR SOF forces and manoeuvres.
• Support Training Audience (TA) SOF in achievement of SOF specific Training Objectives (TO).

Execution (Block E):

• Prior to STARTEX, review JEMM database to ensure that OPFOR SOF effects and influence for each storyline is complete and aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and OPFOR SoM.
• Analyse and be prepared to dynamically script amendments
• Take regular direction and guidance (D&G) from Chief OPFOR SOF cell on dynamic changes and translate this D&G into timely OPFOR SOF effects.
• Appointed within the OPFOR SOF cell.
• Coordinate as required with other EXCON staff from OPFOR, CAX, Intel, LOCON RCs, TGTS, SOF and others as necessary to ensure that the OPFOR SOF operations and effects are accurate and aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM.
• Coordinate daily with Chief OPFOR SOF cell to support timely alignment with the latest OPFOR developments.
• Provide daily OPFOR SOF feedback to Chief OPFOR SOF cell.
• Be prepared to dynamically develop, in JEMM, OPFOR SOF content as required by the MEL/MIL, TA activity and CHIEF SOF cell D & G.
• Perform other OPFOR SOF tasks as directed by Chief OPFOR SOF cell.
• Attend Block E EXCON boards, working groups, VTCs, TELECONS and other meetings as directed by Chief OPFOR SOF cell.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Coordinate, as required, with other EXCON RCs.
• BPT brief specific OPFOR SOF issues at the daily OPFOR huddle.
• Supports Training Audience (TA) SOF portion in achievement of SOF specific Training Objectives (TO)
• Provide support to EXCON Targeting (TGTs) cell for Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) reporting if required.
• Assist with the preparation of OPFOR FRAGOs.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Minimum 8 years previous military or civilian experience within the last 12 years in the OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE or SPECIAL FORCES domain reaching the rank of OF2/OF3/OF4 (or civilian equivalent).
• 3 years military or civilian experience as a OF2-OF4 (or civilian equivalent) in one of the following positions:
  • Supervisory Special Agent
  • Special Agent in Charge
  • Senior Case Officer
  • Senior Analyst in a NATO or national Military or Civilian Intelligence or Security Police Agency or NATO or national Special Forces domain equivalent to a 1* HQ or higher
• Competent and Qualified in Link Analysis databases and software applications including ‘I-Base’ and ‘I2’
• Working knowledge of SOF/Hybrid threats at the strategic level. (Operational level may be accepted as a REDLINE candidate).
• Experience of the NATO or national operational planning processes in respect of SOF operations.
• Previous NATO assignment or deployment to a NATO operation or NATO fleet in the operational SOF field domain within one of the following domains: J2, J3, J5.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Education

• Higher level Civilian, Military or Staff College Education/Degree relevant in Intelligence, Law, or International Affairs related subject or 8 years previous military or civilian experience in the Operational Intelligence or Special Forces domain

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The JWC Higher Control (HICON) group acts as a response cell (RC) during the preparation and execution of the operational phases of (CRP, MEL/MIL, EMPLOYEX) JWC-directed exercises. HICON represents and mimics the political military command and control echelons that sit above the training audience’s (TA’s) military only command and control echelon. These replicated organizations can include political-military entities (e.g. the North Atlantic Council and nations, Military Committee, International / International Military Staff, or other international organizations). For exercises in which SHAPE itself engages as a strategic warfighting HQ Training Audience (TA), an additional requirement for HICON is to contribute in a “teach/coach/mentor role” for SHAPE Staff engaged in exercises (e.g. MDSOC1, J3, J5)

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• As the member of the JWC HICON team, develop Strategic and Operational level dilemmas within the exercise content and play.
• Understand exercise and training objectives (EOs / TOs) and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA.
• Coordinate and de-conflict all injects with other EXCON cells (the JWC Media Team, INTEL etc.) to maintain communication and coherence within the exercise
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario development, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and the respective exercise.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise strategic/operational level and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives are facilitated.
• Monitor training audience activity and output to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief HICON, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the JWC HICON staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC exercise documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Make recommendations to JWC TDD in support of updates to doctrine and TTPs.
• Provide feedback throughout the exercises process but also formally via the lessons learned process to both JWC permanent staff and other involved exercise players in support of improving NATO exercise processes.
• Advise on / assist HICON in identifying lessons learned and contribute to the lessons learned process.
• Be prepared to perform additional duties as directed by Chief HICON.
• Bring NATO STRATCOM experience of NATO Joint Strategic and Operational level to JWC exercises.
• Contribute to the development, refinement, and delivery of the JWC political military, strategic and operational level information and products tailored to the Training Audience, with a focus on STRATCOM activities.
• Throughout all phases of the exercise, review and respond to TA-generated activities and products related to STRATCOM products and processes.
• Ascertain that the TA is synchronized with a realistic, relevant coherent STRATCOM campaign in general.
• Act as the political-military focal point for the training audience for STRATCOM matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the STRATCOM situation as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by the JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of STRATCOM within the scenario.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on STRATCOM. Additionally, taking this analysis for advice in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 6 in communications and public relations to include STRATCOM experience on ministerial department level (or equivalent international level (e.g. NATO HQ)) or as a member of the JWC HICON team.
• Ability to compose, edit, contribute to and comprehend collaborative texts in advanced English language reflecting the terminology and form of the respective subject matter area of expertise at senior staff level (e.g. NATO HQ, SHAPE or national equivalents).
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 6 in briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the governance level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook).
  • TOPFAS and JEMM (not a disqualifying requirement).

Education

• Higher civilian, military or equivalent education/degree relevant to communications or 6 years equivalent working experience.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to realistically represent the Affected Nation's Logistics Infrastructure, services, regulations and arrangements to the training audience in accordance with the exercise scenario.
• To provide expert advice and guidance on matters concerning the logistical peculiarities of the Affected Nation (AN; country with NATO Forces deploying/deployed).
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic AN logistic posture that is coherent across the AN joint campaign and in line with all AN messaging.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for AN Logistical matters (military and civil) during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate Military logistical matters within the AN and EXCON team.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the AN logistical situation as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of (military and civil) logistical considerations within the scenario.
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Develop a basic Concept of Logistic Operations for the use of the AN's Military logistics services in the conflict, if required, develop and present plans.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the training audience and exercise.
• Assist training audiences with initial logistical planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation to incorporate AN JLSG Component.
• Understand and analyses developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on the AN JLSG component.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Act as the AN JLSG advisor in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Monitor training audience activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief Grey Cell, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the Grey Cell JWC permanent staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant strategic and logistic NATO publications
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Provide feedback to JWC permanent staff on request for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 performing at the rank of OF4 or higher within a national or international Military Logistics branch.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of briefing senior leaders/decision makers within a national/international logistical environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ employment in the last 10 as a Senior Logistics officer in an operational or strategic national or international headquarters.
• Demonstrate experience of leading logistics planning activities in a national or international headquarters.
• Demonstrate sound operational knowledge of military and civil logistical interaction within the past 5 years either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Background

The Targeting Support Area generates all targeting products, specifically in CAX, to ensure all targeting activity is arranged and in line with the Joint Plans and Schemes of Manoeuvre by both OPFOR and BLUFOR. All targeting activity is coordinated with RC/LOCON and TA targeting process.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Planning and Scripting Phases:

• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the targeting campaign as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the training audience and exercise.
• Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation of targeting.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans, decisions and documentation and their further impacts on the targeting campaign.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.

Execution (Block E):

• Responsible for coordinating RC/LOCON inputs to the training audience targeting process.
• Produce deliberate targeting products as required.
• Responsible to chief EXCON targeting cell for the coordination of planned targeting activity with chief CAX.
• Responsible for monitoring dynamic CAX play and providing chief CAX with SME input on outcomes based on coordination with chief EXCON targeting cell.
• Act as EXCON targeting SME 1 in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face-to-face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Provide feedback to JWC permanent staff, on request, for the improvement of the NATO exercise processes.
• Monitor training audience activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Contribute into daily EXCON TGT meeting and attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Targeting Cell, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the JWC Chief Targeting Cell or his designated deputy as reasonably expected within the exercise.