Strategic Military Analyst

2 months ago

Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway Ukad Group Full time
Job Description

Ukad Group is seeking a highly skilled Strategic Military Analyst to join our team in Stavanger, Norway. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing expert analysis and support to our clients in the NATO Joint Warfare Centre.

Key Responsibilities
  • Grant robust overall strategic situational awareness to support the exercise execution and training objectives.
  • Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience's achievement of those objectives.
  • Assist JWC EXCON INTEL in the development of NIFC strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and TO of exercise.
  • Generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA in line with the TO and scenario.
  • Support the TA achievement of TO, through tailored and accurate delivery of scenario intel-related information.
  • Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the comprehensive strategic/operational environment and situational awareness as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
  • Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the strategic/operational intelligence to refine or improve the scenario.
  • Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
  • Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
  • Monitor TA activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
  • Supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest adversary doctrine/TTPs in area of intelligence subject matter expertise.
  • Attend JWC EXCON meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and JWC EXCON INTEL Chief, providing NIFC Intelligence SME advice as required.
  • Provide feedback to JWC permanent staff for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
  • Provide NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre (NIFC) subject matter expertise in MIL strategic/operational level intelligence to realistically represent the exercise scenario to include the adversary strategy, doctrine, TTPs and military thoughts to the training audience (TA).
  • Understand and analyse developing TA planning process, plans, documentation and their impacts on the Commander's decision-making process and Training Objectives (TO).
  • Act as one of the focal points for the TA for NIFC MIL strategic/operational level intelligence matters.
  • Contribute to the production of the MIL strategic level EXCON/NIFC Daily Intelligence Update (DIU) and strategic level assessment.
  • Coordinate the DIU production with NIFC P_ESII Analyst, other NIFC MIL Analyst(s), NIFC JISR CM and all the available Intel disciplines' SMEs.
  • Support and advice during MMIDWS and/or MMSWS, in line with scenario settings and TO, a NIFC/OPFOR coordinated understanding of adversary Concept of Operations, for the NIFC way ahead of strategic/operational level intelligence and doctrines in the exercise conflict settings.
  • Replicate NIFC tasking to support the TA intelligence process and procedures in according with relevant doctrine.
  • Understand and analyse training audience plans (OPLAN) and other OPP documentation and their impacts on the INTEL development.
  • Assist TA by providing SME and scenario representation of NIFC DIU and appropriate focused strategic/operational intelligence assessments.
  • Coordinate and support full spectrum PMESII strategic intelligence and doctrinal operational matters within EXCON and NIFC team.
  • Act as NIFC Mil/Strat Analyst in meetings with the TA during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
Requirements
  • Demonstrated 3 years' experience in the last 10 years with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational level Command as Intelligence Analyst.
  • Demonstrated 3 years' experience in the last 10 years operational knowledge of Intelligence, either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.
  • Completion of the following courses;
    • NATO Intelligence Course or National equivalent
    • NATO Intelligence Analyst Course or National equivalent
    • NATO IRM & CM Course or National equivalent
    • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS) Course or demonstrated working knowledge and experience within the last 5 years.
  • Working knowledge and Understanding of the following;
    • NATO Air/Maritime/Ground/ Space Sensor capabilities
    • Space Collection
    • NATO Targeting Process
    • NATO Comprehensive Understanding of the Operating Environment (CUOE) Process
    • NATO Intelligence Warning System (NIWS)
  • Demonstrated participation in NATO and/or international strategic planning exercises and operations as intelligence SME in the last 10 years.
  • Demonstrated 3 years' experience in the last 10 years in briefing senior leaders at strategic/operational level in a National or Multinational environment.
  • Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and PowerPoint
  • Regular user of the following functional systems;
    • INTEL-FS
    • TOPFAS
    • BICES
Language
  • Business English
Working Location
  • Stavanger, Norway
Working Policy
  • On-Site
Travel
  • Some travel to other NATO sites may be required
Security Clearance
  • Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance