Capability Officer — Multi-Domain and Joint Effects Integration for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WLG seeks a seasoned professional to support capability products development within a multinational defence context. The role interacts with the programme director, project coordinators, and a network of agencies and nations to integrate multi-domain effects.

Applicants bring a master/ MIL qualification in engineering or related fields, plus extensive experience briefing senior leaders, managing complex programmes, and operating within multinational defence organisations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent military college qualification required.
• At least two of the last ten years in programme or project management in a complex environment.
• Five years of operational experience inside the last twelve integrating and synchronising effects, particularly non-kinetic ones.

Responsibilities

• Supporting development of capability products under the alliance governance model.
• Supporting the programme director and project coordinators with agencies and nations.
• Providing methodological and analytical expertise for multi-domain and joint effects.
• Drawing out, capturing, analysing and tracing requirements at every level.
• Coordinating across lines of development and proposing courses of action when there are conflicts.

Skills

Brief senior leaders briefing

Operational experience in multi-domain

Programme/project management

Multinational defence experience

Fluent English

Education

Master's degree or military college qualification in engineering / info systems / aeronautics / operations research

Job description

Relocation to the United States — Norfolk, Virginia. We provide the NATO-5 visa.

A multinational defence organisation is developing how it integrates and synchronises effects across domains. This role supports the capability programme behind that work.

What You Would Be Doing

• Supporting the development of capability products under the alliance governance model.
• Supporting the programme director and project coordinators, including work with agencies and nations.
• Providing methodological and analytical expertise for the holistic approach to multi-domain and joint effects.
• Supporting the projects themselves, including the fires integration line of effort.
• Drawing out, capturing, analysing and tracing requirements at every level.
• Developing and reviewing the doctrinal corpus.
• Coordinating across all lines of development and proposing courses of action where they conflict.
• Organising and taking part in workshops, seminars and conferences.
• Collaborating with national and international organisations, centres of excellence and academia.
• Maintaining programme status information and supporting capability validation.

What you would bring

• A master degree or equivalent military college qualification in engineering, information systems, aeronautics or operations research.
• At least three of the last ten years briefing senior leaders and decision-makers.
• Five years of operational experience inside the last twelve integrating and synchronising effects, particularly non-kinetic ones.
• At least two of the last ten years in programme or project management in a complex environment.
• At least two of the last ten years in a multinational defence organisation.
• Fluent professional English.

This is a long engagement that renews year on year, not a short project.