NATO Partnerships Lead: Capability Development & Interoperability

Prevailance, Inc.; Norfolk, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical + Dental + Vision

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company-M\

Job summary

Prevailance, Inc. is seeking a Military Partnerships SME to support NATO HQ SACT CMDS in Norfolk, VA. The role focuses on partner capability development, interoperability, and military transformation, coordinating with NATO, Partner Nations, and capability stakeholders.

The successful candidate will develop briefs, policy papers, and engagement materials, support NDPP alignment, and help expand partner programs and governance. Travel up to 30 days/year may be required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in International Relations, International Security, International Development, Military Studies (including Military Technology or Operations Research), Foreign Policy, Public Affairs, Political Science, or a related discipline.
• Attendance at a NATO or national military staff/war college at the OF-3 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a central coordination point for partnership-related activities involving command organizations, NATO headquarters, Partner Nations, and relevant International Organizations.
• Develop briefings, point papers, speaking notes, reports, decision-support products, and other staff products for senior officers, decision-makers, working groups, and external engagements.
• Support the development, review, refinement, and implementation of policies, directives, concepts, processes, and procedures related to NATO military partnerships.
• Identify, coordinate, and track activities, exercises, experiments, training, education, and engagement opportunities available to Partner Nations.
• Support information and knowledge management, lessons identified, document traceability, quality assurance, and corporate memory for partnership activities.
• Support Key Leader Engagements through development of background papers, engagement strategies, read-ahead materials, talking points, engagement reports, and follow-up actions.
• Coordinate with capability development stakeholders, Partner Nations, NATO Headquarters, and subject matter experts to support Partner capability development and NATO-Partner cooperation.
• Support integration of NATO capability development approaches into Partner activities, including the NATO Defense Planning Process (NDPP), standardization, interoperability requirements, and applicable doctrine.
• Contribute to Partner capability plans, Individual Tailored Partnership Programs, Defense Capacity Building packages, and other partnership tools addressing resilience, interoperability, modernization, and NATO strategic priorities.
• Identify and analyze Partner capability requirements and gaps using DOTMLPFI-based analysis and other warfare development processes.
• Promote Partner interoperability through NATO-led interoperability and capability-evaluation mechanisms, including CWIX-type activities, FMN, data-sharing architectures, and relevant standards development.
• Support appropriate Partner participation in capability development, innovation, experimentation, Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), modelling and simulation, training, and technology exploitation activities.
• Provide analysis and staff support addressing emerging and cross-domain capabilities, including space, cyberspace, digital transformation, innovation, and other future capability areas relevant to Partner interoperability and military transformation.
• Identify opportunities to improve Partnerships Branch tools, information-sharing mechanisms, and processes.

Skills

NATO Partnerships

Defense planning

Military capability development

Operations Research applications

Briefing senior leaders

Microsoft Office Suite

Security clearance management

Travel readiness

Education

Master's degree or higher in International Relations/International Security/Military Studies/Public Affairs/Political Science

NATO staff/war college at OF-3 level or higher

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Prevailance, Inc. is seeking a Military Partnerships SME to support NATO HQ SACT CMDS in Norfolk, VA. The role focuses on partner capability development, interoperability, and military transformation, coordinating with NATO, Partner Nations, and capability stakeholders.

The successful candidate will develop briefs, policy papers, and engagement materials, support NDPP alignment, and help expand partner programs and governance. Travel up to 30 days/year may be required.