#NC25MGT177083 - Provision of services related to APSS support - Closed
Deadline: March 9, 2025
Requester: NATO
Location: The Hague, the Netherlands
Job type: Contractor
Start date: April 14, 2025
Security clearance: NATO SECRET
SCOPE OF WORK / DUTIES / ROLES
Under the direction of the CTO-STAR, the service provided will deliver services having the following main activities:
- To the CTO-STAR team, provide products needed to support the development of Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space (APSS) programme;
- Provide products needed to support to establish alignment of purpose between APSS and the ACO JISR Processes;
- Provide products needed to support CTO-STAR activity to ensure APSS processes are coherent with ACO Intelligence processes, systems and services;
- Provide products needed to ensure coordination with IS-DI, NCIA and other stakeholders the Memorandum of Understanding for the APSS programme to be signed by Allies;
- Provide products required to support the Programme of Work of the APSS Project related to programme management;
The following deliverables are expected from this statement of work:
- Complete the activities/tasks agreed in each spring meeting as per sections 2 and 3 above;
- Produce sprint completion reports (format: e-mail update), which include details of activities performed. Specifically, the reports and products delivered and meeting attended to support the product development.
The services shall be provided in close collaboration between the Contractor and NCIA/IS as described below:
- NCIA- CTO STAR: Project lead and main stakeholder.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- Motivated, good communication skills, team player;
- Former senior military officer with extensive ISR experience and excellent communication and management skills;
- Recent military experience in ISR, preferably including overhead collections;
- Advanced research and Analytical skills within Geospatial / Space Based ISR applications;
- Experience & knowledge of Space Based ISR capabilities,
- Experience with Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space related activities in programme management;
- Experience developing programme management products;
- Experience with the NATO Intelligence Enterprise related activities;
- Knowledge of Collection Management and Information Requirement processes;
- Knowledge on IMINT/GEOINT disciplines;
- Experience with ISR capability development procedures;
- Have experience, knowledge and interest with Space technologies, Space Intelligence and security;
- Hold a degree in the field of natural/computer science (data, information), engineering, business administration/development or crisis and security management; Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate’s abilities and track experience record in the field of intelligence, international security, Space, IMINT and GEOINT;
- Excellent English writing and communication skills. Concise and clear.
Professional Qualifications:
- Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization;
- Recent military experience in ISR, preferably within NATO including overhead collections,
- Experience with Space Based ISR products & services and quality control implementation strategy;
- Experience of NATO intelligence/collection management processes;
- Knowledge of NATO Intelligence and JISR cycle and processes (and processes added for the reasons of knowing how Nations provide contributions);
- Excellent knowledge of MS Excel (including development of macro);
- Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization;
- Knowledge of NATO Functional Area Services;
- Knowledge of NATO Communication and Information Systems Infrastructure;
- Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Visio, PowerPoint;
- NATO and/or military experience;
- Motivated, good communication skills, team player.
Desirable:
- NATO and/or military experience desired;
- Have a minimum of 5 years work/military experience in the private or public/military;
- Strong and persuasive communication and negotiation skills;
- Comfortable performing in a fast-paced, dynamic environment;
- Be proactive and show a high interest in learning and continuous improvement.
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