Development and production of NCI Academy Course Control Documents (CCD)

Aegis Vision; Oeiras; Presencial; EUR 55 000 - 85 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

NCI Academy in Oeiras, Portugal, seeks contractors to develop and update NATO Course Control Documents (CCDs) for designated courses, aligning with Bi-SC EITD 75-7. The contractor will prepare CCDs, Task Statements and Programme of Classes, and coordinate approvals with Section/Branch Heads and the QAG.

Applicants should hold a relevant BSc or equivalent with extensive CCD experience, strong English, and knowledge of NATO directives; NATO SECRET clearance is required from contract start.

Qualificações

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Eng, CS/Software Eng/Math or related, 5 years post-qualification experience.
• An alternative qualification with 8+ years relevant experience is acceptable.
• Experience in Quality Management / Instructional Systems Design / Change Management in training environments.
• Experience with NATO Global Programming and Bi-SC Directive 75-007.
• Proven ability in developing and producing Course Control Documentation (CCD).
• Recent experience with requirements analysis, course design, CCDs.
• Strong professional English (spoken and written).
• Knowledge of NATO Education and Training Directives.
• Ability to work in an international military/civilian environment.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the development or update of Course CCDs for designated courses.
• Produce List of Task Statements and Programme of Classes.
• Coordinate CCD deliveries with Section/Branch Heads and QAG for review and acceptance.

Conhecimentos

NATO knowledge

English proficiency

Requirements analysis

Course design

Documentation output

Formação académica

BSc in Electronics Engineering / CS / Software Eng / Math

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Development and production of NCI Academy Course Control Documents (CCD)

Activities

The NATO Communications and Information Academy (NCI Academy), located in Oeiras, Portugal, currently delivers NATO technical and operational training on a variety of hardware and software systems. All NATO approved and selected courses must have Course Control Documents (CCDs) as defined in the Bi-SC Education and Individual Training Directive (E&ITD) 75-7, dated 20 March 2025. The CCDs are NATO’s mechanism to ensure responsiveness to NATO E&IT requirements.

The NCI Academy is looking to outsource the development and production of some CCDs for existing NCI Academy courses, and the maintenance updates of some existing CCDs.The intent is to obtain the services of subject matter experts who can develop and update CCDs.The Contractor shall make available personnel capable of providing the services specified in this Statement of Work (SoW).

The Contractor shall provide services in a multinational military/civilian staff environment and typically interact with different training experts and Section Heads to accomplish their tasks. Given the need for the contrctor’s personnel to handle classified documentation, there is a requirement for a valid NATO SECRET Security Clearance as from contract start.

Under the scope of work, the Contractor shall take the lead and work together with the NCI Academy Training Sections to develop or update, aligned with NATO regulations, the following documents for each designated course:

• List of Task Statements, incl. Performance/Task Statement Tracking Matrix
• Course Control Document III – Programme of Classes

The Contractor shall be responsible for developing and/or updating NATO Course Control Documents as specified in paragraph 4 of this Statement of Work (SOW).

The Contractor shall adhere to the estimated deliverables and deadlines in paragraph 4 of this Annex. The Deliverables shall only be deemed delivered by the Contractor once approved by the Section/Branch Heads and the Quality Assurance Group (QAG) as appropriate.

The Contractor shall comply with the NCI Academy’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) when conducting work.(07.01.10 and 07.01.28),

The Courses CCDs covered under this agreement are the in the following areas:

3. FAS Overview Course (9045)

4. AirC2IS courses

5. JADOCS courses

6. JTS courses

7. TOPFAS courses

8. NNMS courses

9. LOGFAS courses

10. MCCIS7 courses

11. NCOP courses

13. Core GIS courses

14. JOCwatch courses

15. NAMIS courses

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential Qualifications and Experience

The contractor should have the following qualifications:

• a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science/ Software Engineering/ Mathematics/ Electronics or related discipline at a nationally recognized/certified University, with 5 years post related experience, OR: a lower academic qualification combined with the demonstration of particular abilities or experience of relevance to this work, with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience.
• Substantial related experience within Quality Management / Instructional Systems Design / Change Management in an individual training and education environment
• Demonstrable experience with NATO Global Programming and the NATO systems approach to training (as described in Bi-SC Directive 75-007)
• Proven ability and results in developing and producing Course Control Documentation
• Recent experience in requirements analysis, designing courses and related Course Control Documentation
• Effective and excellent professional English language spoken and writing skills
• Knowledge of NATO Education and Training Directives
• Ability to work in an International environment comprising both military and civilian elements

Desirable Qualifications/Experience

• Experience working at a NATO Education and Training Facility or at ACT JFD E&T
• Knowledge of the NCI Academy and NCIA
• Knowledge of NATO Quality Assurance Standards
• Experience working in NATO
• Experience with NATO C2 and Functional Services (FAS) applications.

The deliverables shall only be deemed as completed by the Contractor once approved by the Section/Branch Heads and the QAG. The S/BH and QAG will have two weeks to review the deliverable and provide the feedback for final completion and acceptance of the deliverables, provided a mature deliverable is submitted for review.

Coordination and reporting

The Contractor shall coordinate each CCD delivery with the Section/Branch head, their designated representative, or COTR.

Work on development or updating the Course CCDs should only commence after the Section/Branch head has authorised it. The Section/Branch head and the NCI Academy QAG shall have at least two weeks to review and accept the updated CCDs material.

Weekly status report on progress on work is do be provided End of each week.