Norfolk, VA, USA
Range
Full Time

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Climate Change Policy Analyst

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POSITION OVERVIEW

The Climate Change Policy Analyst directly supports the Allied Command Transformation (ACT). ACT is NATO's leading agent for change: driving, facilitating and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance. The main objectives of ACT are: providing appropriate support to NATO missions and operations; leading NATO military transformation; improving relationships, interaction, and practical cooperation with partners, nations, and international organizations. ACT, therefore, leads Alliance concept development, and capability development. The exploitation of cyberspace as a domain of operations presents an increasingly growing challenge for the Alliance, requiring new strategies, concepts, architectures, processes, and capabilities to enable NATO to defend itself in cyberspace as effectively as it does in the physical domains. Gaining the ability to plan, assess and conduct military operations in cyberspace requires the development of new concepts and capabilities, notably in the area of cyberspace resilience, mission assurance, situational awareness, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) or C3 (Command, control, and consultation).

In August 2022, the new programme of work for the SF branch was signed by SACT. This 'foresight cycle' supports a variety of stakeholders across the Alliance and informs Warfare Development of NATO's Military Instrument of Power (MIoP). The 'foresight cycle' is also used as a forum to coordinate thinking with the IS and IMS community on broad subjects such as China and Climate Change. The SF branch does not produce policy but aims to inform policy, thinking and synchronize strategic messaging regarding the Future Operating Environment across the Strategic Commands through a range of papers and reports.

Within this framework, the you will work within SPP-SF under the direction of the Brach Head (BH), and the lead CCS/Environment analyst (staff officer) within the SF branch. Your personal insights and understandings about strategic implications of climate change on global security, help in daily work coordination and collaboration efforts with the CCS community in NATO, and ultimately produce deliverables and analyses for internal and external use.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist the SF lead CCS analyst in the scoping work related to CCS plans, policy, and synchronization for activity
Provide support to staff assigned to facilitate Strategic Foresight Analysis within the Climate Change and Environment themes
Interpret and engage with NATO HQ on all CCS policy and directives and develop assessments in order to for ACT to deliver supporting activity
Provide horizon scanning and strategic analysis of relevant national and NATO CCS policies, strategies and other relevant documents
Provide support to the SF CCS lead analyst to ensure cohesion and participate in cross functional engagements with internal and external stakeholders
Provide feedback about their work clearly and concisely. Submit periodic reports as directed by the Contract Officer Technical Representative (COTR)
Understand and shape the NATO's/ACT's strategy and mission
Be available to SPP leadership for CCS related requirements
Contribute to the development of exhaustive reports on CCS in close coordination with military staff officers and HQ ACT direction
Conduct research

QUALIFICATIONS:

Demonstrated Policy Assessment, Strategy Implementation for military policy making purposes within an international organization or governmental organization with a preference of experience working for or with NATO
Demonstrated writing skills. This should include papers and articles related to policy implementation
Demonstrate fluency in English. When not a native English speaker, the individual should fulfil at least SLP 3333 (ref. STANAG 6001) or equivalent English Language tests (TOEIC "Speaking and Writing" or TOEFL or IELTS). Contractor shall provide this certification with their proposal (score assigned based on proposed candidate with the lowest achieved
Master's degree or higher in political science, international studies, climate related security studies and climate policy is preferred. Master's degree can be substituted with a Bachelor's degree and appropriate level of experience (2 year) in fields described in 2nd bullet below in "preferred qualifications"

Preferred Qualifications:

Desirable background in international or governmental climate change policy in addition to experience in researching and analysing NATO policy
Desirable experience working at a military headquarters or similar environment at staff level on policy development, gap analysis, capability development procedures, strategic planning and associated staff work on strategic level of military activities

DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, 401K with a match, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and educational reimbursement.

DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

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