Onsite NATO Exercise Coordination Specialist

SimIS Inc.; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

401(k)

FSA

Tuition Assistance

Professional Development

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

SimIS Inc. is seeking an Exercise Coordination Analyst to support NATO’s ECAB by integrating Warfare Development priorities into a multi-year exercise program.

The role requires coordinating with multinational partners and aligning future warfighting requirements with NATO planning documents, leveraging MS Office and collaboration platforms. The position is on-site in Norfolk, VA, reflecting a high level of interaction with military and interagency staff to produce planning documents, campaign

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in international relations/defense/strategic studies, political science, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 10 years of experience in military exercise planning or defense transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with NATO planning documents (e.g., Warfighting Capstone Concept, Warfare Development Agenda) and multinational coordination.
• Proven ability to draft exercise-related planning documents, reports, and campaign plans; proficient with MS Office Suite and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Support Warfare Development Integration by assisting ECAB with multi-year programme alignment of priorities, MDO objectives, and future requirements.
• Support governance by providing governance, synchronization, and strategic alignment across the exercise enterprise.
• Participate in planning conferences, workshops, and coordination events, ensuring integration of warfare themes and priorities.
• Develop, refine, and document exercise-related campaign plans, concepts, and supporting products.
• Support Warfare Development Exploitation by using exercises to identify capability gaps and refine concepts through WDiE and WDETs.
• Support Audacious Training and Innovation Integration by assisting ECAB with LoEs, AI-enabled capabilities, and JATEC participation in exercises.
• Assess Exercise Outcomes and convert observations to actionable recommendations.
• Support after-action review (AAR) and lessons learned processes, drafting formal reports and recommendations.
• Contribute to rolling programmes of work for WDiE and related initiatives.
• Coordinate with external stakeholders (SHAPE, JWC, JFTC, JATEC, JALLC) as required.

Skills

NATO coordination

Multinational collaboration

Drafting planning documents

Education

Bachelor’s degree in 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 by integrating Warfare Development priorities into a multi-year exercise program.

The role requires coordinating with multinational partners and aligning future warfighting requirements with NATO planning documents, leveraging MS Office and collaboration platforms. The position is on-site in Norfolk, VA, reflecting a high level of interaction with military and interagency staff to produce planning documents, campaign