Staff Officer (Experimentation & Wargaming Design)

Staff Officer (Experimentation & Wargaming Design) at Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) in Norfolk, United States. Directly responsible for the design of experiments within the annual NATO

Department: Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT)

• Directly responsible for the design of experiments within the annual NATO CD&E Programme of Work, in order to deliver best effect to the development of new concepts and capabilities, in accordance with the NATO CD&E
• Directly responsible for the contribution of draft experiment designs arising from the annual portfolio of experiment proposals validated by Nations' CD&E experts to enable efficient execution of the experiments, while
• Directly responsible for experimentation design management to ensure that, within taut resource constraints, each planned experiment is configured to provide results that will address the required concept or capability
• Serve as an expert in operational experimentation and participate as a senior team member in the planning, execution, analysis and reporting of experiments
• Prepare and deliver briefings across the Alliance, to audiences up to OF-8 level, on the contributions made by operational experimentation to NATO's Transformation and Adaptation strategy
• Prepare and deliver instruction on operational experimentation to the NATO CD&E Course

• University Degree and 4 years post related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 5 years post
• Four-six years' experience (depending on educational background/degrees) in the design of experiments
• Experience in applying experimentation to national or multinational military transformation activities
• Proven track record in the delivery of successful experiment designs
• Proven ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, with emphasis on effectiveness in the distillation of complex technical subjects into cogent briefings tailored to non-technical audiences
• Management experience in a government, international or industrial setting and in taking personal responsibility for the delivery of technical products
• Experience in an instructional capacity, preparing and delivering training lessons

• Definite duration contract