Analysis of Alternatives Senior Contractor Support
Full Time
Norfolk, VA
Posted
Job description
Overview:
SPA has a requirement for three (3) Analysis of Alternatives Senior Contractor Support to support the Operational Analysis Branch located at HQ SACT, Norfolk,VA. Responsibilities:
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SPA has a requirement for three (3) Analysis of Alternatives Senior Contractor Support to support the Operational Analysis Branch located at HQ SACT, Norfolk,VA.
- Contribute to COA analysis using Operations Research and Analysis techniques in support of Capability Development within ACT in order to mature NATO capability requirements and set programmatic direction;
- Conduct research to study and establish qualitative and quantitative assessments of operational effectiveness, undertake cost effectiveness and risk/benefit studies and analyses;
- Where appropriate, interact with appropriate NATO and National research entities and industries to establish the impact of alternatives on operational effectiveness;
- Where appropriate, attend engagements with NATO, National organizations, and/or industry to ensure cost estimation activities are likely to provide outputs of appropriate quality to support analysis;
- Support the creation of Requests for Information to NATO Nations, Non-Governmental Organizations, and industry;
- Analyze the potential impact of identified individual and aggregated risks and propose possible risk management approaches;
- Elicit, and/or review and assess schedule estimates to ensure appropriate quality and supporting evidence for decisions being supported by analysis;
- Review and assess cost estimates provided by others to ensure appropriate quality and supporting evidence for decisions being supported by analysis;
- Analyze and document comparative assessments of cost, risk, schedule, and operational effectiveness to inform programmatic decision-making;
- Produce decision briefs/presentations describing the underlying rationale/justification for analytical outcomes; brief decision-makers on the context, process, and outcomes;
- Produce written reports of analysis conducted as part of the CPP evidence package for review with the International Military Staff and International Staff in NATO Headquarters;
- Produce summary briefs of lessons identified/lessons learned to support continuous improvement of NATO capability development and OA Branch skills and competencies;
- Ability to travel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO’s boundaries for up to 35 days per year;
- Perform additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the LABOR category.
Essential Skills/Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 examples in the last 10 years (minimum 3 years duration) in the field of military Operations Research, Operational Analysis, and/or Systems Analysis supporting policy development, capability development, or acquisition
- With a relevant Bachelor’s degree (listed below), only 2 years in the last 5 must be in the fields / areas listed above
- University or equivalent Bachelor’s degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering or equivalent quantitative degree, or a subject with focus on organizational or group decision-making
- Alternatively, 5+ years of Operational Analysis/Operations Research experience conducting and leading analytical studies in a relevant military, strategic, political, or international environment.
- Experience in designing, leading, and facilitating workshops involving technical and non-technical stakeholders and across multiple levels of seniority
- Experience within the last 5 years of determining Operational Analysis requirements, scoping problems for study, developing analysis plans, and delivering high quality outputs that influence senior decision makers
- Experience with assessment frameworks, including setting MoPs and MoEs, setting service delivery KPIs, or analysis supporting programmatic benefits management and planning
- Experience in gathering evidence and scoring effectiveness through use of analytical methods to defense domain issues. Methods may include soft systems methods and elicitation of subjective evidence, war gaming, computer modelling and simulation, mathematical modeling, optimization techniques, and process mapping
- Experience of risk identification, assessment, analysis, and management in a project and/or program planning environment
- Experience of producing or working with cost estimates, including cost estimating methodologies, methods, and processes
- Experience within the last 10 years working in a strategic or operational military command or multinational organization
- Active National or NATO Secret (or higher) security clearance
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