Exercise Coordination and Alignment Branch Analyst

Prevailance, Inc.; Norfolk, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical + Dental + Vision

Personal Time Off (PTO)

11 Paid Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company M

Life & Disability Insurance

TRICARE Supplement Insurance

Education Reimbursement Program

Computing Device Reimbursement Program

Job summary

Prevailance, Inc. seeks an Exercise Coordination and Alignment Branch (ECAB) Analyst to support NATO HQ SACT CMDS in Norfolk, VA. This on-site role involves coordinating multi-year programs, governance, and events across NATO exercise activities.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in military exercise planning, strong communication skills, and a NATO SECRET clearance. Travel up to 30 days/year is expected, with comprehensive benefits provided by Prevailance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in military exercise planning, training, or defense transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of NATO exercise planning processes and governing documents is required.
• Ability to develop planning documents, reports, and campaign plans at a professional level.
• Strong organizational and project management skills are essential.
• Experience coordinating with multinational or interagency partners is preferred.
• Proven ability to brief senior leaders or multinational audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support integration of Warfare Development priorities across NATO's exercise enterprise.
• Coordinate governance, synchronization, and strategic alignment of NATO exercise activities.
• Participate in exercise planning conferences and coordination events.
• Assist in developing exercise-related campaign plans and supporting products.
• Support AAR and lessons-learned processes and produce recommendations.
• Maintain records, schedules, and progress updates for leadership.

Skills

Oral & written communication

Microsoft Office

Project management

Planning documents

Multinational coordination

Briefing senior leaders

NATO SECRET clearance

English proficiency (STANAG 6001 SLP 3

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Intl Relations / Defense Studies / Political Science / Emergency Management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Description

Status: This position is contingent upon contract award.

Overview

Prevailance is seeking an Exercise Coordination and Alignment Branch (ECAB) Analyst to support North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) Capability Development Management Support (CMDS) in Norfolk, Virginia. This position is expected to work on-site and may require up to 30 days of travel annually.

The ECAB Analyst supports the integration of NATO Warfare Development priorities, Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) objectives, and future warfighting requirements across NATO's exercise enterprise. This position supports exercise planning and governance, warfare development experimentation and exploitation, after-action and lessons-learned activities, and coordination among NATO organizations, partners, and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:

• Support integration of Warfare Development priorities, Multi-Domain Operations objectives, and future warfighting requirements across NATO's exercise enterprise through a coordinated multi-year program of work
• Support governance, synchronization, and strategic alignment across NATO exercise activities
• Participate in exercise planning conferences, workshops, and coordination events, ensuring integration of Warfare Development themes and priorities
• Support the development, refinement, and documentation of exercise-related campaign plans, concepts, and supporting products
• Support Warfare Development in Exercises (WDiE) and Warfare Development Exploitation Teams (WDETs) to identify capability gaps, refine concepts, assess emerging capabilities, and support future force development
• Support integration of Audacious Training (AT) Lines of Effort, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled capabilities, experimentation, innovation initiatives, and Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) participation in NATO exercises
• Support After-Action Review (AAR) and lessons-learned processes and develop associated reports and recommendations
• Contribute to rolling programs of work supporting WDiE and related initiatives
• Coordinate with NATO organizations, partners, and external stakeholders in support of exercise and Warfare Development activities
• Track, consolidate, and report branch contributions to NATO-level exercise and training guidance
• Maintain records, schedules, and document repositories and provide regular progress updates to designated leadership
• Support the ECAB Branch Head and represent ECAB at meetings and conferences within and outside NATO as required
• Perform additional duties consistent with the assigned labor category and scope of the contract

Requirements

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in military exercise planning, collective training, or defense transformation initiatives
• Demonstrated working knowledge of NATO exercise planning processes and governing documents, including the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept, Warfare Development Agenda, Bi-Strategic Command (Bi-SC) Collective Training and Exercises Directive, and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Guidance on Education, Training, Exercises, and Evaluation (ETEE)
• Demonstrated ability to develop professional-level planning documents, reports, and campaign plans
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Demonstrated project management experience within a complex and dynamic environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience coordinating with multinational or interagency partners
• Demonstrated experience briefing senior leaders, decision-makers, or multinational audiences
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaborative software
• Demonstrated English-language proficiency equivalent to STANAG 6001 SLP 3333
• Valid passport from a NATO member nation with no travel restrictions to NATO nations

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in International Relations, Defense/Strategic Studies, Political Science, Emergency Management, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience

Clearance

• Must possess and maintain an active NATO SECRET or National SECRET (or higher) security clearance

At Prevailance, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, financial well-being, and work-life balance of our employees and their families.

• Medical + Dental + Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Matching Contributions
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Health Benefits
  • Accident Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• TRICARE Supplement Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Computing Device Reimbursement Program

Prevailance, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or contract. Prevailance, Inc. participates in E-Verify and is VEVRAA Compliant.