Deadline Date : Tuesday 22 July 2025
Requirement : Senior Operational Analyst (Defence)
Location : Mons, BELGIUM
Time On-Site : 100%
Not to Exceed Rate : 47 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours) : 760
Required Start Date : 1 September 2025
Required Security Clearance : NATO SECRET
Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria :
- Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
- Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
- Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position
Any applications that do NOT meet all the above – and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV - will be deleted.
Duties and Role : Consultancy :
Takes responsibility for understanding client requirements, collecting data, delivering analysis and problem resolution.Identifies, evaluates and recommends options.Collaborates with, and facilitates stakeholder groups, as part of formal or informal consultancy agreements.Seeks to fully address client needs and implements solutions if required.Enhances the capabilities and effectiveness of clients, by ensuring that proposed solutions are fully understood and appropriately exploited.Specialist advice :
Provides definitive and expert advice in their specialist area.Actively maintains recognised expert level knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms.Oversees the provision of specialist advice by others.Consolidates expertise from multiple sources, including third-party experts, to provide coherent advice to further organizational objectives.Supports and promotes the development and sharing of specialist knowledge within the organisation.Methods and tools :
Provides advice and guidance to support the adoption of methods and tools and adherence to policies and standards.Tailors processes in line with agreed standards and evaluation of methods and tools.Reviews and improves usage and application of methods and tools.Data modelling and design :
Investigates enterprise data requirements where there is some complexity and ambiguity.Plans own data modelling and design activities, selecting appropriate techniques and the correct level of detail for meeting assigned objectives.Provides advice and guidance to others using the data structures and associated components.Data visualisation :
Applies a variety of visualisation techniques and designs the content and appearance of data visuals.Operationalises and automates activities for efficient and timely production of data visuals.Selects appropriate visualisation approaches from a range of applicable options.Contributes to exploration and experimentation in data visualisation.Additional duties for this post :
Collaborating with other departments to address quality issuesEnsuring the processes produce their intended resultProviding inputs to annual quality plansDeveloping and implementing quality assurance and quality control proceduresTeam & Task LeadershipCo-ordinate work with related activities inside and outside of the AgencyAcknowledged as a recognised expert and advisor to customers on OA services and supportTechnical Leadership in OAAcknowledged as a recognised expert, and customer advisor, related to a particular OA technique or domainGive scientific briefings and presentations; write and / or review scientific papers and articles for publicationRepresent the Agency, as directed, in NATO-related events, E.g. working groups and panels, seminars, workshopsRequirements : Skill, Knowledge & Experience :
The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearanceAnalysis of military capabilities, including knowledge and recent expertise in at least one of the military components / domains;Analysis of modern military problems in a range of areas, e.g. determining requirements and capabilities for military operations at strategic and operational levels, analysis of C2 (command and control) or organizational structures;Application of Operations Research / Analysis techniques (such as structured problem analysis, statistical analysis, simulation and optimisation);Development of Operations Research / Analysis supporting models and tools, staff decision aids, databases, data collection and / or survey tools;Ability to work and communicate effectively with military staff.