Next Gen Program Coordinator SME Job at Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. Norfolk, VA

Overview:
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. As we enter our 50th year in business, we are known for continuous innovation for government customers, both long-established and newly acquired, as our capabilities expand around the globe. Our work is state-of-the-art and made possible only through the best personnel, tools, and jobs in the national security business. We are highly collaborative in spirit and practice, and we freely share expertise across SPA in our quest for enduring solutions to critical concerns. Come work with the best!

SPA has a requirement for a Next Gen Program Coordinator SME to support the NATO Command Structure (NCS) located at HQ SACT, Norfolk,VA.
Responsibilities:
  • Conduct work to identify, scope, and define NATO needs that may be satisfied with M&S on strategic and operational planning, functional planning (logistics, CIS, etc.);
  • Testing and visualization of new concepts, operational experimentation and wargamming events, definition of NATO capabilities;
  • Enabling the evaluation of architectures and comparison of alternative solutions and test of new NATO capabilities against its user requirements;
  • Prepare decision support reports including briefings, operational requirements documents, user documents, and associated capability documentation;
  • Work with NATO and national organizations to streamline M&S efforts;
  • Support the development of the Next Generation of M&S for NATO through project management and serving as an SME for the program;
  • Provide technical advice on M&S related documents, activities, and prototypes;
  • Perform development of methodology, design, execution, post-processing, and socialization of M&S in support of analytical wargames; the wargames may be in support of a larger analytical study for which the contractor will need to work with others such as analysts and experimenters;
  • Conduct work with NATO institutions, allied, and partner governmental organizations when duly authorized, as well as academia and industry from NATO nations to research and identify potential M&S solutions to NATO needs.
Qualifications:
Essential Skills/Qualifications:
  • 5 years in the last 10 in the field of M&S management to include initiation, planning, and execution of M&S projects at the capability level
  • NATO Secret security clearance
  • Citizenship with one of the NATO nations
  • Demonstrated proficiency in English
  • University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Management and 5 years function related experience; or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training with 8 years function related experience
  • Demonstrable 2 years experience in the last 10 in international military environments
  • Demonstrable 3 years experience in the last 10 in M&S programs in the defense sector, in particular experience in program and project boards and development of decision support briefings
  • Demonstrable 5 years experience in the last 10 in M&S supporting the design, development, planning, and reporting of wargames, exercises, experiments, seminars, simulations, workshops, or other similar events
  • Demonstrable 2 years experience in the last 10 in supporting the collection and analysis of M&S user and capability requirements
  • Demonstrable experience in using simulation to support the development of analytical studies at the operational and strategic level
  • Working knowledge of project management techniques and demonstrated success in using them to deliver capabilities, in particular, experience in initiation and management of programs and projects, development of exception and routine reports, and management of work breakdown packages
  • Knowledge of the NCS and NFS
  • Knowledge of the M&S entities within NATO, e.g., HQ SACT, JWC, JFTC, M&S COE, NCIA, etc.
  • Practical experience with PC office automation products, including the use of internet for information research



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