JOB DESCRIPTION

Principal Duties
The incumbent’s duties are:

1. Serves as SME for CIS interoperability.

2. Provide analytical advice and assessments of future and current CIS systems capability, performance, and ability to support Land operational requirements.

3. Reviews and provides technical and operational assessments of CIS related Capability Packages.

4. Provide analyses, assessments and advice concerning CIS Force Development concepts, CIS doctrine and CIS policy.

5. Assist in developing and reviewing high level CIS doctrine, policy and Allied Directive documents.

6. Develops mid- and long term CIS plans, concepts and doctrine in support of Land and Joint operations.

7. Actively participates and provided CIS analytical expertise to OPGs.

8. Provides technical support to NFS HQs regarding CIS interoperability; Provides CIS doctrine and interoperability SME support to NFS HQ, Partnership for Peace (PfP), Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) and Mediterranean Dialog (MD) activities to include conducting workshops when directed.

9. When directed support Combat Readiness Evaluation of Land HQs & Units (CREVAL) and Operational Capabilities Concept (OCC) activities with CIS expertise.

10. Identifies future CIS systems shortfalls, to include static and deployable assess, and recommends corrective actions.

11. Provides expert advice on Information and Functional Area Systems standardization requirements.

12. Responsible for monitoring and maintaining knowledge on NATO CIS standardization and interoperability between NATO and other national CIS systems.

13. Actively participates in NATO CIS standardization and interoperability working groups.

3. Special Requirements and Additional Duties
The employee may be required to perform a similar range of duties elsewhere within the organisation at the same grade without there being any change to the contract

May have to travel on duty or deploy within and without NATO area for up to six months in any eighteen month period

The work is normally performed in a Normal NATO office working environment.

Normal Working Conditions apply.

The risk of injury is categorised as No Risk.

4. Essential Qualifications
a. Professional/Experience
(1) Command and Control Support (Military Cyberspace Planning) (General)

Activities involved in providing general communication services. Includes functions that provide general communications and information services for peacetime, baseline activities and real life CIS support to exercises such as long haul, wide and local area voice, data, digital and video communications. This includes the design, development, installation, maintenance, protection and defence of voice, data, and video communications capabilities, services, and systems.

Skill Level (Enable)

Works under general direction within a clear framework of accountability. Exercises substantial personal responsibility and autonomy. Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes. Influences customers, suppliers and partners at account level. May have some responsibility for the work of others and for the allocation of resources. Participates in external activities related to own specialism. Makes decisions which influence the success of projects and team objectives. Work includes a broad range of complex technical or professional activities, in a variety of contexts. Investigates, defines and resolves complex issues. Selects appropriately from applicable standards, methods, tools and applications. Communicates fluently, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences. Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives. Plans, schedules and monitors work to meet time and quality targets. Rapidly absorbs new information and applies it effectively. Maintains an awareness of developing technologies and their application and takes some responsibility for driving own development.

b. Education/Training
(auto-generated based on the grade and the NATO Occupational Codes)

University Degree and 2 years function related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 4 years post related experience.

The additional job specific qualifications and experience is described under Professional/Experience paragraph (4/a). In case of ambiguity the required job specific experience have priority over the standard education and training levels and experience described here.

c. Language
English – SLP 3333 – (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)

NOTE: The work both oral and written in this post and in this Headquarters as a whole is conducted mainly in English.

d. NATO Occupational Codes
5M6A – Command and Control Support (Military Cyberspace Planning) (General)

5. Desirable Qualifications
a. Professional Experience
A thorough knowledge in interoperability exercises and events with a broad knowledge in Community of Interest Services. Experience in military CIS exercises planning and execution. Activities involved in providing general communication services which includes functions that provide general communications and information services for peacetime, baseline activities and real life CIS support to exercises such as long haul, wide and local area voice, data, digital and video communications. This also includes the design, development, installation, maintenance, protection and defence of voice, data, and video communications capabilities, services, and systems.

b. Education/Training
NATO Orientation Course (ETE-MW-3834) provided by NATO – School Oberammergau (NSO)

c. Language
None specified

6. Attributes/Competencies
a. Personal Attributes
The incumbent must be able to work with little or no supervision as the senior subject matter expert for CIS doctrine, policy and interoperability. Must have patience, be adaptable, good communication skills, good interpersonal skills and good professional judgment in order to provide analysis, advice and actively participate in the decision making process on all doctrine, policy and standardization matters with internal and external personnel.
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements