Onsite NATO Exercise Coordination Analyst

SimIS Inc; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) Savings Plan

Professional Development

Paid Time Off

Federal Holidays

Job summary

SimIS, Inc. is seeking an Exercise Coordination Analyst to support NATO’s ECAB, aligning future warfighting requirements with NATO’s multi-year exercise program in a contract, on-site capacity.

The role emphasizes governance, integration, and strategic planning across multinational partners in a challenging environment. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations, defense studies, political science, or related fields, with 10 years’ experience in exercise planning or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in international relations, defense/strategic studies, political science, emergency management, or related field.
• Master’s degree is desirable.
• Ten years of experience in military exercise planning, collective training, or defense transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with NATO planning documents (e.g., NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept, Warfare Development Agenda).
• Proven ability to draft exercise-related planning documents, reports, and campaign plans; proficiency with MS Office Suite and collaborative platforms.
• Experience coordinating with multinational or interagency partners.

Responsibilities

• Support Warfare Development Integration by assisting ECAB with integration of Warfare Development priorities, Multi-Domain Operations objectives, and future warfighting requirements into exercise enterprise.
• Support governance by assisting ECAB with providing governance, synchronization, and strategic alignment across the exercise enterprise.
• Participate in planning conferences, workshops, and coordination events, ensuring integration of warfare development themes.
• Support development, refinement, and documentation of exercise-related campaign plans, concepts, and supporting products.
• Assist ECAB in using exercises to identify capability gaps and support future force development through Warfare Development in Exercises and related teams.
• Assist ECAB in integrating AI-enabled capabilities, innovation initiatives, and JATEC participation in exercises.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in international relations, defense/strategic studies, political science, emergency management, or related field

Master’s degree desirable

Tools

MS Office Suite

Collaborative platforms

Job description

SimIS, Inc. is seeking an Exercise Coordination Analyst to support NATO’s ECAB, aligning future warfighting requirements with NATO’s multi-year exercise program in a contract, on-site capacity.

The role emphasizes governance, integration, and strategic planning across multinational partners in a challenging environment. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations, defense studies, political science, or related fields, with 10 years’ experience in exercise planning or