Analyst Emerging And Disruptive Technologies

at  Spektrum

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.
We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.
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; 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.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• Two years experience in the assembly and interpretation of research & technology information.
• Knowledge of S&T information sources in nations, for example, defence research laboratories, academic institutions, media and defence ministries.
• Experience in interpreting information on future S&T to measure the effect of these technologies on military capability.
• Practical experience with PC office automation products, including the use of the Internet for information research

Education

• A minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in scientific or engineering discipline and 4 years post-related experience. The lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate’s particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to ACT, that is, at least 6 years extensive and progressive in duties related to the function of the post

• Contribute to the identification of new and cataloguing of existing EDTs.
• Contribute to the sustained EDTs military implication assessment function in support of the Warfare Development Agenda.
• Promote an increased level of experimentation of EDTs-based solutions in a realistic environment.
• Provide and coordinate input to the programming of EDTs’ activities within ACT S&T POW in support of ACT’s foresight, NDPP, multinational solutions, capability development, experimentation, training and education.
• Influence and exploit EDTs that address identified capability shortfalls and those significantly impacting available capabilities.
• Provide and coordinate input to the production and delivery of EDTs advice that informs the strategic foresight analysis efforts (SFA, FFAO), NATO defence planning (e.g., NDPP step 2) and subsequent capability and force development efforts, including capability requirements formulation, concept development and experimentation and Analysis of Alternatives (AoA).
• Identify capability shortfalls that could benefit from the adoption of EDTs by analysing the NDPP products, the operational Lessons Learned and in coordination with other ACT staff.
• Educate HQ SACT staff on the opportunities and risks associated with EDTs.
• Organize and manage knowledge base by sustained provision of the current status of EDTs adoption for Warfare Development, and to enable information exchange between ACT, NATO and national EDTs stakeholders.

• Act as a Member of the Innovation Branch, executing tasks and duties as directed by the Section Head of Science and Technology or his superiors about the projects, activities, and outputs related to the Branch’s core tasks in the larger field of Science and Technology

  Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• Two years experience in the assembly and interpretation of research & technology information.

• Knowledge of S&T information sources in nations, for example, defence research laboratories, academic institutions, media and defence ministries.
• Experience in interpreting information on future S&T to measure the effect of these technologies on military capability.

• Practical experience with PC office automation products, including the use of the Internet for information research.

  Education

• A minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in scientific or engineering discipline and 4 years post-related experience. The lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate’s particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to ACT, that is, at least 6 years extensive and progressive in duties related to the function of the post.

  Working Location

• (Norfolk, VA, USA)

  Working Policy

• Onsite

  Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO personal security clearance

  Language

• Professional English

We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isn’t for you please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up