ISR Analyst - Space

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 Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.


• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.


• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.


• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.


• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role Background

To strengthen the Alliance through connecting its forces, the NCI Agency delivers secure, coherent, cost effective and interoperable communications and information systems in support of consultation, command & control and enabling intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, for NATO, where and when required. It includes IT support to the Alliances’ business processes (to include provision of IT shared services) to the NATO HQ, the Command Structure and NATO Agencies.

SHAPE and the NCI Agency are jointly perusing the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space Programme. This programme serves NATO and the nations and presents an opportunity to enhance and accelerate situational awareness and decision making through a dedicated programme for the access to shared space data and the integration of the data into NATO systems. Through pioneering the ability of the Alliance to harness space capabilities and deliver operational effect from the Space Domain, this proposal will deliver a step change in the Alliance ability to remain informed through access to Space data.

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), Chief Technology Office (CTO), Space Technology and Resilience Team (STAR) located in The Hague, The Netherlands, is currently involved in the development of new capabilities for NATO as well as in the support of existing capabilities. In the light of these activities, the CTO-STAR is looking for deputy programme manager support.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• 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;

Essential Skills 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 sector and in an international environment;


• 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;


• Excellent English writing and communication skills. Concise and clear.


• 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 Skills and Experience

• 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;

Education

• 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

Working Location

• The Hague, Netherlands

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance