Joint Operations & Multi-Domain Integration

Spektrum; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Spektrum is seeking personnel to join the ACT Capability Development & Management Support (CDMS) program, supporting NATO Allied Command Transformation from Norfolk, VA. The role focuses on MDJE capability development, lifecycle governance, and cross‑functional collaboration to deliver high‑impact capabilities for allied missions.

The position requires a strong track record in briefing senior leaders, programme management, and multinational engagement, with on‑site work in the Norfolk area and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent; or a Bachelor + 5 years' relevant experience.
• 3 years’ briefing senior leaders in last 10 years.
• 5 years operational experience in integration at a joint/strategic level.
• 2+ years programme/project management in complex environments.
• 2+ years multinational organization or NATO HQ experience.

Responsibilities

• Support MDJE capability development and lifecycle governance.
• Coordinate with JE Capabilities Programme Director and stakeholders.
• Organise and participate in workshops, seminars, conferences.
• Travel up to 40 days per year as required.
• Maintain DOTMLPFI development synchronization across lifecycles.

Skills

Briefing senior leaders

Programme management

Multinational experience

Joint/Strategic operations

Requirements management

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years experience

Job description

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting

Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is NATO’s leading agent for change: driving, facilitating, and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance. The main objectives of ACT are: providing appropriate support to NATO missions and operations; leading NATO military transformation; and improving relationships, interaction and practical cooperation with partners, nations and international organisations. ACT therefore leads Alliance concept development, capability development, training and lessons-learned initiatives and provides unfettered military support to policy development within NATO.

The program

Capability Development & Management Support (CDMS)

DCOS Capability Development (CAPDEV) acts as the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation's Director for guidance, direction and coordination of the activities and resources of the Capability Development Directorate.

The Requirements Division will execute all tasks and activities needed to support requirements management for NATO capabilities.

The Capability Requirements (CR) Branch will develop the Capability Requirements Brief and recommended courses of action to resolve issues through the life cycle management of requirements using matrixed, cross-functional project-specific Requirements Management teams.

The Requirements Forward Branch (Mons) is responsible for conducting requirements development and management representation and engagement-related functions in Europe.

The Capability Division coordinates the development of capabilities from capability planning through acceptance and then disposal with management entities, NATO Headquarters staff and the NATO Governance Structure.

The Capability Forward Branch (Mons) coordinates with ACO, NCIA, NSPA, NATO HQ, territorial Host Nations, and NATO Centres of Excellence (COEs) to support the development of capabilities.

Strategic Plans and Policy (SPP) supports Allied Command Transformation in formalizing military advice to shape future military strategy, political guidance, and other policy documents supporting NATO’s strategic objectives.

Role ID: ACT-CDMS-27-01-A-LC19

Taskings:

• Provision of support to the development of Multi-Domain & Joint Effects (MDJE) capabilityproducts in accordance with the NATO governance model for the delivery of commonfunded capabilities across Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities and Interoperability (DOTMLPFI) lines of development in a through life cycle approach, based on the guidance of the ACT Joint Effects (JE) Capabilities Programme Director/Section Head and JE Integrator/Architect;
• Support the ACT JE Capabilities Programme Director and Project Coordinators in theirprogramme management efforts, including the interaction with MDJE stakeholders at alllevels, from Tactical to Strategic;
• Provision of methodological and analyticalexpertisein support of the development andimplementation of theholistic approachtoward Multi-Domain & Joint Effects capabilitydevelopment, especiallywith regard toNon-kinetic/Non-Lethal Fires and Effects Integration;
• Support MDJE-related projects (e.g. Non-Kinetic & Kinetic Fires Integration/NKKFI Line ofEffort; MDJE-related Beacon Projects) as required by JE Capabilities Programme Directorand the JE Integrator/Architect;
• Support the elicitation, capture, development, analysis,evaluationand traceability of higherand lower-level requirements (such as capability targets, operational requirements, systemspecifications, interoperability requirements, etc.) across all aspects of DOTMLPFI;
• Support the development,analysisand review of MDJE-related doctrinal corpus (e.g.policies, doctrines, directives concepts of operation/employment, courses of action andalternatives);
• Coordinate DOTMLPFI development and implementation synchronization; support thedevelopment of recommended courses of action to resolve issues relating capability development, across the capabilities’ lifecycles;
• Organise andparticipateto workshops, seminars,conferencesand meetings in support ofthe activities above;
• Collaborate with national and international military and civilian organizations, includingcentres of excellence and academia, in support of the activities above;
• Administration of MDJE capabilities development programmes status information in theelectronic environment supporting ACT warfare development information sharing andcoordination;
• Support the interaction with NATO Agencies in context of the MDJE-related capabilitiesdevelopment programmes and validation of capabilities;
• Identifylessons and Best Practices and contribute to their learning within the organization;
• Support the ACT JE Capabilities Programme Director and the JE Integrator/Architect andtravel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO’s boundaries for upto 40days per year;
• Performadditionaltasks as required by JE Capabilities Programme Director and the COTRrelated to programme management efforts.

Essential Qualifications

• Master’s degree or similar national academic or Military College qualification in engineering,information systems, aeronautics, operations research, project management, businessadministrationor related disciplines. Can be substituted withBachelor Degreeand 5 yearsof experience in relevant field.
• Demonstrate3 years’ experience in the last 10 in briefing seniorleaders/decision makers.
• Demonstrate 5 years operational experience, within the last 12 years, in integration andsynchronization of effects (in particular Non-Kinetic/Non-Lethal) on a Joint or Strategic levelstaff, and / or military effects Planning Command and Control and Integration (e.g.J3 or J5experience in NATO or National HQ), either as a military officer or as a civilian.
• Demonstrable experience, minimum of 2 years within the last 10 years, Programme/ProjectManagement experience in the past ten years within a complex and dynamic environment,with a focus on military capability development.
• Demonstrable experience, minimum of 2 years within the last 10 years, working in amultinational organization (e.g. European Defence Agency) or NATO Command Structure(NCS) / NATO Force Structure (NFS) and familiarity with NATO agencies’ role in systemDevelopment

Demonstratedproficiencyin English as defined in STANAG 6001 (Standardized LinguisticProfile (SLP) 3333 - Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) or equivalent.

Working Location

• Norfolk,VA

Working Policy

• On-Site

Contract Duration

• January2027– December 2031

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATOSecretpersonal security clearance