Targeting Subject Matter Expert - (Deliberate)

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Background

The Targeting Support Area generates all targeting products, specifically in CAX, to ensure all targeting activity is arranged and in line with the Joint Plans and Schemes of Manoeuvre by both OPFOR and BLUFOR. All targeting activity is coordinated with RC/LOCON and TA targeting process.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Planning and Scripting Phases:

• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the targeting campaign as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the training audience and exercise.
• Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation of targeting.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans, decisions and documentation and their further impacts on the targeting campaign.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.

Execution (Block E):

• Responsible for coordinating RC/LOCON inputs to the training audience targeting process.
• Produce deliberate targeting products as required.
• Responsible to chief EXCON targeting cell for the coordination of planned targeting activity with chief CAX.
• Responsible for monitoring dynamic CAX play and providing chief CAX with SME input on outcomes based on coordination with chief EXCON targeting cell.
• Act as EXCON targeting SME 1 in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face-to-face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Provide feedback to JWC permanent staff, on request, for the improvement of the NATO exercise processes.
• Monitor training audience activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC EXCON staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Contribute into daily EXCON TGT meeting and attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Targeting Cell, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the JWC Chief Targeting Cell or his designated deputy as reasonably expected within the exercise.

Essential Skills and Experience

• National and/or NATO trained targeteer with 3 years of operational targeting experience.
• Good knowledge of operational and tactical-level staff processes and campaign synchronization.
• Good knowledge of JTS (Joint Targeting System), FAST (Flexible Advanced C2 Services for Time-Sensitive Targeting), JCHAT, NATO CDE (Collateral Damage Estimation) methodology and targeting doctrine.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance