Staff Officer - (Wargaming / Modelling and Simulation Facilitator)

NATO; Greater London; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NATO Headquarters Allied Maritime Command (HQ MARCOM) in Northwood, Middlesex, UK, invites applications for a Staff Officer (Wargaming/M&S Facilitator) on a fixed-term 3-year contract. The role leads MARCOM's Wargaming, Modelling and Simulation capability to boost mission readiness and support operational planning.

The role requires experience in planning and conducting military wargames in NATO context, with strong modelling, simulation and tool knowledge.

Qualifications

• At least one year's experience of planning and conducting military wargames in a national or NATO context.
• Proven experience of military modelling, simulation and wargaming together with expertise on computer systems and related applications.
• Proven experience in employing of wargaming and M&S computer tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and application of MARCOM's Wargaming, Modelling and Simulation capability.
• Activate W&M&S capability and support operational planning.
• Strengthen Operations Planning through closed-loop insights from wargaming, modelling and simulation.
• Collaborate to adopt pan-NATO doctrine and policy in W&M&S practice.

Skills

Wargaming experience

Modelling & Simulation

Computer systems

Tools

Wargaming software

Simulation tools

Computing systems

Job description

Post Number: OMC PPOX 1010

Job Title: Staff Officer (Wargaming/M&S Facilitator)

NATO Grade: NATO GRADE 15

NATO Body: Headquarters Allied Maritime Command (HQ MARCOM)

Location: Northwood, Middlesex, UK

Security Clearance Level: NATO Secret

Basic Monthly Salary: £6,204.99 (tax free)

Closing Date: 11 October 2026

HQMARCOMisNATO'scentralcommandforallmaritimeforces,responsibleforplanning,coordinating,andoverseeingnavaloperations,aswellasadvisingNATOleadershiponmaritimematters. It makes an active contribution to NATO's Defence & Deterrence, Crisis prevention and Co-operative security tasks, protecting the interests of the NATO Alliance and the One Billion people who reside there.

ROLE PURPOSE

The primary purpose of this role is to lead the development and application of MARCOM's Wargaming, Modelling and Simulation (W,M&S) capability to enhance our mission readiness.

OVERVIEW

This is a fixed-term 3-year role based in the Plans Directorate working with stakeholders across the organisation to activate W,M&S capability and support operational planning.

AREAS OF FOCUS & TARGET OUTCOMES

Capability Application

MARCOM has a clear understanding of wargaming requirements and is employing the relevant tools, processes and procedures to enhance operational readiness.

Capability Development

MARCOM is an active participant in, and early adopter of innovations in ACO's wargaming, modelling and simulation practice, contributing to the development of pan-NATO doctrine and policy

Operations planning support

Operational Planning is strengthened through a closed-loop process which incorporates insights and learning from wargaming, modelling and simulation.

Your Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• At least one year's experience of planning and conducting military wargames in a national or NATO context.
• Proven experience of military modelling, simulation and wargaming together withexpertiseon computer systems and related applications.
• Provenexperience in employing of wargaming and M&S computer tools.

Desirable

• Experience in NATO or National/internationalorganisations related to Wargaming and / or M&S.
• Experience of working in a NATO or national military HQ.
• Background in NATO operations planning with experience in the military environment

COMPETENCIES

The incumbent must demonstrate:

Analytical Thinking

Organising the parts of a problem or a situation, making systematic comparisons of different aspects of it, understanding the implications, setting priorities on a rational basis, identifying time sequences and finding causal relationships.

Clarity & Accuracy

The drive to reduce uncertainty in the working environment. It is expressed in such forms as monitoring and checking work or information and insisting on clarity of roles and functions.

Customer Service Orientation

The ability tois about focus efforts on discovering and meeting the customer's needs.

Flexibility

The ability to adapt and to work effectively within a variety of situations and with various individuals or groups. Flexibility entails understanding and appreciating different and opposing perspectives on an issue, adapting one's approach as the requirements of a situation change and initiating or accepting organizational changes.

Initiative

The ability to take action to address a current or future problem, obstacle or opportunity. Initiative should be seen in the context of proactively doing things and not simply thinking about future actions.

Why work with us?

By joining our organization, you will be part of a committed and diverse multi-national team who share a common desire of safeguarding peace and promoting democratic values for over a billion people. We are committed to fostering a collaborative work environment built on mutual respect and professionalism, where every individual's work makes a difference and has a meaningful impact on the mission and operation of the Alliance.

Note.

NATO will not accept any phase of the recruitment and selection process, in whole or in part, by means of generative artificial-intelligence (AI) tools, including and without limitation to chatbots, such as Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (Chat GPT), or other language generating tools. NATO reserves the right to screen applications to identify the use of such tools. All applications prepared, in whole or in part, by means of such generative or creative AI applications may be rejected without further consideration at NATO's sole discretion, and NATO reserves the right to take further steps in such cases as appropriate.