Pay and conditions
Salary
NOK 75,465 per month
Source: NATO Careers.
Job Description
Provides specialist sustainment expertise to the OPFOR team within NATO's Joint Warfare Centre, helping represent adversary sustainment in joint exercises, wargames and collective training. The post develops doctrine-based sustainment schemes, leads expert teams during events, delivers internal training and builds liaison links that strengthen realistic operational-level training for NATO forces.
Key Details
Department
Joint Warfare Centre (JWC)
Position Details
Experience level
Early
Minimum experience
3 years
Employment type
Full-time
Arrangement
Onsite
Minimum education
High school diploma
Contract duration
Three-year definite-duration project contract
Work hours
Irregular working hours may be required, especially during exercises and events
Language Requirements
Required
English
Preferred
Russian
Summary of Responsibilities
- Provide subject-matter advice on sustainment in joint operations for exercise and scenario products
- Advise the Chief OPFOR on adversaries' joint sustainment operations during training events
- Draft detailed sustainment schemes based on adversary doctrine and DDA assumptions
- Lead sustainment experts during JWC-directed exercise events
- Deliver internal training to the OPFOR Branch and Joint Warfare Centre
- Attend relevant workshops and training events to maintain sustainment expertise
- Establish a liaison network with relevant subject-matter experts in the NATO Command Structure
Role Requirements
- Higher Secondary education and higher vocational training in logistics planning, economics, acquisition or a related discipline with three years of function-related experience, or secondary education and advanced vocational training with five years of post-related experience
- At least three years of sustainment-planning experience in a joint environment
- Good knowledge of adversaries' sustainment capabilities
- English at Upper Intermediate level
- NATO Secret security clearance
Desired Criteria
- Experience in exercise planning or exercise production
- Previous work in a red team or opposing-forces team
- University degree in logistics planning, economics, acquisition or a related discipline
- Russian at Intermediate SLP 2222
- Valid security clearance
Skills
Additional Information
- Travel on temporary duty may be required for conferences
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from NATO Careers, on 9 Sep 2026.