Strategic Engagement & Outreach Specialist

NATO; Norfolk (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NATO's ACT unit in Norfolk/SHAPE context seeks an experienced professional to lead and coordinate strategic engagement activities. You will organize high-level conferences, engage with defence and non-defence partners, and develop detailed policy and strategic outputs to guide NATO leadership.

Role requires strong facilitation, policy writing, and cross-organizational collaboration; you will work with international partners and think tanks while ensuring messages align with mission objectives.

Qualifications

• University Degree and 2 years function related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 4 years post related experience.
• At least 3 years' experience in facilitating high level seminars/workshops/symposia etc.
• At least 2 years' experience contributing to high-level policy papers/strategy.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the organization of strategic level conferences, seminars and symposia, bringing top leaders together to evaluate problems, propose solutions and identify opportunities, production and dissemination of after-action reports and managing all related content, budget and contracting functions, in close coordination with NATO HQ, non-NATO entities and STRE.
• Engage with Defence organizations internal and external to NATO, institutions that conduct strategic research and evaluation to include, academic entities, economic institutions and IO/GO/NGO that have international influence on strategic events.
• Enable ACT's role as a military think tank by being member of the core team of topics under development and organize accordingly the requested workshops and reports. Such work may include engagement with think tanks, academia, NATO Authorities, Alliance members, Partners, Centres of Excellence, non-NATO entities and Industry.
• Ensure Commander's objectives, themes, goals and messages are reflected in all strategic events, overarching policy initiatives and briefings, aimed at providing best military advice to the Military Committee, Nations and NATO authorities
• Ensure strategic engagement is coherent and inputs are accurately reflected in command communications plans - by close staffing alignment with the Commanders Action Group, COS's Outer Office and Strategic Communications.
• Support the development and maintenance of SIE owned websites.
• Produce high quality, detailed and innovative staff products (Point Papers, PowerPoint presentations, In Progress Reports), as directed by the SIE Branch Head and in support of DCOS SPP and the Command Group.
• As directed, review & update existing MOUs/LOAs and agreements, in support of the Strategic Outreach Coordinator, with both NATO and non-NATO entities (such as COEs, think tanks, Universities and industry).

Skills

Facilitation of high-level events

Policy papers / strategy contribution

Strategic engagement

Education

University degree

Higher secondary education + vocational training

Job description

NATO's ACT unit in Norfolk/SHAPE context seeks an experienced professional to lead and coordinate strategic engagement activities. You will organize high-level conferences, engage with defence and non-defence partners, and develop detailed policy and strategic outputs to guide NATO leadership.

Role requires strong facilitation, policy writing, and cross-organizational collaboration; you will work with international partners and think tanks while ensuring messages align with mission objectives.