Analyst; Strategic Trends

Post Context

ACT contributes to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of Alliance member states by leading, at Strategic Command level, Warfare Development required to enhance NATO's posture, military structures, forces, capabilities and doctrines.

The Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (SPP) acts on behalf of SACT to formulate policies, strategies, engagements, ACT contributions to NDPP, and analytical practices that enable the Commander to provide strategic foresight, planning, strategy and policy advice, concepts, and strategic engagement to NATO's political and military leadership. Principal outputs include, but are not limited to: long term strategic foresight, strategic level concepts, situational awareness/strategic anticipation, Minimum Capability Requirements, Draft Capability Targets, Suitability Assessment of Allies and NATO Defence Plans, and regional and functional to security related environments.

The Strategic Foresight Branch conducts strategic foresight and operational framing to identify trends and associated defence, security and military implications that support the Allies gaining shared understanding of the future security environment. The Branch provides analysis of trends, including corresponding interactions/convergence that may cause instability situations, as well as resulting challenges and opportunities.

The SF Branch is comprised of two sections: the Strategic Trend Analysis Section and the Strategic Military Implications Section, along the lines of the two main deliverables, the SFA and FFAO.

The incumbent is a member of the Strategic Trend Analysis Section.

• Conduct ACT's horizon scanning efforts to identify political, human (social), technology, economics/resources, and environmental trends. This position will focus on Technical, Economic and Political Trends (Russia Focused).
• Conduct strategic trend analysis to describe the future security environment and identify associated defense and security implications highlighting potential challenges and opportunities to the Alliance.
• Lead/ Support Strategic Foresight Analysis related activities, workshops and brainstorming sessions.
• Support Strategic Military Implication Section's activities when required.
• Conduct analyses and develop reports on ACT engagements and FOGO off-sites.
• Analyze the outcomes of NATO Summits, Foreign & Defense Ministers' meetings and NAC/MC engagements.
• Analyze current issues as directed. Prominent among these will be issues as a consequence of NATO’s strategic concept and other strategic issues identified by SACT. (Examples can be ways to enhance a shared perspective among NATO members as well as increase cooperation with IO, NGO, academia and industry on addressing emerging security challenges; identify strategic implications of disruptive technologies, etc.).
• Research prevailing national, international and NATO-relevant political, social, scientific and technological, economic, environmental, and military issues.
• Build and maintain relationships with both internal points of contact and relevant parties in the broader international community including IOs, NGOs, think tanks, academia and industry regarding existing and emerging strategic issues.
• Support the processing of lessons identified within the Strategic Trend Analysis Section's area of expertise.
• Support the other Strategic Plans and Policy branches in the execution of their duties.
• Collaborate with staff within the NATO community concerned with strategic-level concept development.
• Set out relevant research findings and policy recommendations in detailed reports and briefing papers.
• Be prepared to orally present relevant findings and research to working groups, seminars, governance boards and senior leadership in various forums and settings. Public speaking to senior (GOFO) level stakeholders as well as large audiences in the community of interest is essential.
• Management of individual projects as Working Group leader/member.
• Carry out other unspecified duties as directed.

• University Degree in history, geography, politics, economics, operations research, international relations, sociology, future studies or related discipline and 2 years function related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in that discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 4 years post related experience.
• 4-6 years' experience in policy/doctrine development, future studies and/or analysis.
• Knowledge of research activities conducted in relevant academic institutions and ministries.
• High level of organizational, coordination and communication skills.
• Proven ability to summarize large amounts of written material.

• English - SLP 3333 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)

• Staff experience within NATO and/or preferably in a multi-national/multi-ethnic environment.
• Experience working in a large…