Job Description:
Summary:
Yorktown Systems Group is seeking a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Subject Matter Expert to provide support to the AIRC2/IAMD Branch / BMD Section to provide support to the NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) program. The main objectives of the ACT are to provide appropriate support to NATO missions and operations; lead NATO military transformation; improve relationships, interaction and practical cooperation with partners, nations and international organizations.
Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Support the BMD Program Director in the definition and execution:
  • Update of the Program Management Environment (program management plan, risk and issue management tools, etc.) through full spectrum of DOTMLPFI.
  • Support all BMD Capability related activities; Coordination meetings, Testing Events, Assessment.
• Support BMD-POW planning and execution:
  • Support maintaining 5-year BMD-POW plan in line with BMD Capability deliveries considering full DOTMLPFI aspects.
  • Coordinate and prepare annual BM-POW related documents and present/defend in various budget, governance meetings.
• Support Branch’s NIAG (NATO Industry Advisory Group) studies on IAMD related topics, challenges and issues.
• Provide SME support on (T)BMD and IAMD matters to various entities, relevant working groups, such as COEs, NATO-2030, MDO, e.g.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge and oversight over the planning and execution of all BMD-related projects develops and manage the BMD Program Plan, for all the deliverables correlated with the life-cycle and the progressive and incremental implementation of BMC3I.
• Provides the BMD Program Director with the programmatic data, as required, and executes the plans in Quality Assurance, in terms of cost, scope, schedule, performance and risk management, against agreed tolerances; needs to have relevant skill set and experience for this role.
• Contributes to the acceptance, testing and documentation of BMD-related capabilities and supports their transition to operation.
• Maintains a five-year Program of Work (POW), with associated resources and deliverables, and execute it in coordination with the related Program Director, Science and Technology, Research and Development, Concept Development and Experimentation, and common-funded related-capability continuum of investments and activities.
• Supports the BMD capability life-cycle configuration and management structure, including chair or membership of various steering committees, working groups and subordinate committees.
• Provides subject matter expertise (SME) or sponsors C2 or Communications and Information Services (CIS) works, related to any BMD outputs or other deliverables needed to support IAMD capability development.
• Consolidates or coordinates reports to governance, supporting HQ SACT engagement with the relevant senior leaderships and other branches.
• Engage with key stakeholders, in order to propose, develop and maintain associated Branch-level management planning products and processes.
• Support development of the new CPPs, PPs and other supporting documents required during the base and option periods.
• Liaise with other programs or initiatives (e.g., Multi Domain Operations, Day Zero Secure Communications, Federated Mission Network, Digital Transformation…) in the aspects related to BMD/IAMD area.
• Directly support to Air C2/IAMD Branch management planning via point papers, presentations and briefings.
• Coordinate BMD Program inputs and carry out minimum monthly updates to the ACT Information Hub.
• Stakeholder engagement required to schedule and host BMD Coordination Meetings.
Maintain Branch-level documents repository, index and other tools.

Required Qualifications:

• University or Military College degree in either IT Engineering or Computer Science, or Communications, or Economics, or Business Administration or another related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years in the last 10 years of experience in the management of NATO/National defense programs and/or projects.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in dealing with NATO/National BMD/IAMD domain business, programs, governance structure and stakeholders – min. 3 years in the last 10 years.
• Knowledge about the NATO/governmental/corporate information flow and practical experience in business processes – minimum 3 years in the last 10 years.
• Demonstrated working level knowledge with MS Office tools (Outlook, Project, Word, Excel, Power Point and Share Point).
• Availability to travel to any NATO entity within the 30 Nations (valid passport with no travel restrictions to NATO nations).

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in supporting & briefing senior leaders/decision makers.
• Experience in formulating and drafting conceptual documents like visions, concepts, plans, requirements, point papers, thesis, roadmaps etc.
• Knowledge and practical experience managing NATO projects within capability package process as well as development of planning proposals within the Common Funded Capability Delivery Governance Model (CFCDGM).
• Knowledge about C3 capability management in NATO.
• Knowledge (certification) on Portfolio Management, MSP, PRINCE 2 and/or Agile or equivalent methodologies for program/ project management.
• Knowledge of the NATO Architecture Framework (NAFv4) methodology and practices.
• Working knowledge of Configuration Management methods and practices.
• Three (3) years of experience in the last 10 years with working in a National or NATO Strategic Command or Operational Command.

Clearance: Requires NATO SECRET security clearance or active SECRET security clearance issued by a national authority


Location: Mons, Belgium

Travel: Travel will be required