Ops Research Analyst; Cap Reqs

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 Capability Development Directorate (CAPDEV) comprises two divisions – Requirements and Capabilities. The Directorate supports SACT in his Capabilities Requirement Authority (CRA) role. It is responsible for a holistic, through‑life capability development approach that infuses innovation and transformative efforts integral to Warfare Development.

This includes responsibility for elicitation, development, capture and collection, quality review, traceability and visibility of capability requirements.

The Requirements Division executes requirements management for NATO capabilities, developing capability requirements, providing traceability and quality assurance, performing gap analysis and supporting interoperability and implementation options across the DOTMLPFI spectrum. The Operational Analysis Branch supports Requirement Management Teams and Programme Directors to ensure the rationale and cohesion of capability requirements and proposed solutions within the Capability Programme Plans. The Branch performs DOTMLPFI gap analysis to assist in the development of capability requirements.

The Operations Research Analyst in the Operational Analysis Branch will conduct analysis to identify and develop cost‑effective options to conduct Analyses of Alternatives (AoA) and develop and present Courses of Action (COA) to resolve issues associated with through‑life cycle management of requirements. ORA may be assigned to lead Requirements Management Teams as directed by the Branch Head and the ACOS.

• Contribute to Operations Research and Analysis in support of Capability Development within ACT to develop NATO requirements across doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership, personnel, facilities and interoperability (DOTMLPFI) using appropriate Operations Research and Analysis methods, including war gaming, modelling and simulation, problem structuring, decision analysis, mathematical and statistical methods, social‑science techniques and other scientific methods. Operations Research Analyst conducts Operations Research and Analysis in the area of Capability Requirements derivation.
• As part of a Requirements Management Team and under the lead of the Section's Senior Operations Research Analysts, conduct appropriate Operations Research and Analysis to ensure robust derivation of requirements and identification of alternative options in determining potential concepts of operation and courses of action, including assessment of feasibility, validity and usefulness.
• Undertake research and studies, conduct technology reviews, and where appropriate interact with NATO and national science and technology entities and industries to establish the impact of current and future technologies on requirement derivation. Analyze the impact of capability requirements on adjacent current and future capabilities to establish a baseline of interoperability requirements.
• Support the structuring and definition of the problem space and develop conceptual approaches to establish the operational context and formulate concepts of operation. Apply Modelling and Simulation and conduct wargames and other experiments to analyze dynamic interactions of the requirement with other capabilities.
• In carrying out these duties, work with the Section Head or Senior ORA to determine analysis requirements, scope study problems, develop outline project plans and support the planning and execution of projects. Act as Point of Contact for collaborative projects both internally and externally to ACT and for establishing Modelling and Simulation arrangements and contracts with national and industrial entities. Provide analytical support throughout ACT as required, within branch competences and capacity.

• University degree in operations research, military operations research, mathematics, statistics or related numerate discipline,…