OPFOR Land Subject Matter Expert (SME), NATO-JWC - Yorktown Systems Group

Summary:

Yorktown Systems Group is seeking a qualified OPFOR Land Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support NATO’s Joint Warfare Center’s (JWC) high priority exercises. JWC’s mission is to deliver high value exercises to NATO Command Structure and Force Structure entities and organizations in accordance with direction and guidance received from Allied Command Transformation (ACT) as well as SACEUR’s Annual Guidance for Exercise (SAGE) and the Military Training Evaluation Plan (MTEP). JWC employs a matrix-management organizational structure with staff Directorates and Divisions comprising the vertical component, and multi-year Exercise programs, led by Program Directors, providing the lateral component. By managing the multi-year Exercise programs, the Program Directors coordinate JWC’s contribution and support to NATO’s exercise and training program. the provider will be required to develop, produce, deliver, and archive new settings and scenarios, and update / review and deliver existing settings and scenarios, to include necessary consultation that complement and support the work carried out by JWC’s Scenario Branch. The ambition is to leverage professional, forward-thinking Provider(s) with the ability to bring creativity, novel design thinking and industry best practices to JWC’s business functions of designing, developing, and delivering exercise settings and scenarios, as well as directly supporting the delivery of NATO’s Major Joint Exercise Program.

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Support Incident Development to ensure storylines are developed with appropriate level of OPFOR LAND effects.
• Oversee OPFOR LAND incident development in the Joint Exercise Management Module (JEMM) and ensure OPFOR LAND effects are designed in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan and Scheme of Maneuver (SoM).
• Script OPFOR LAND content, including in JEMM, as required and edit submitted OPFOR LAND content to ensure it is delivered in accordance with the OPFOR OJP and SoM.
• Provide guidance to OPFOR LAND scripters as required.
• Appointed Chief OPFOR LAND cell.
• Actively support assigned workshop syndicate(s) by contributing OPFOR LAND expertise.
• Specifically ensure wider understanding of OPFOR LAND implications within events, incidents, storylines and themes and identify opportunities for OPFOR LAND effects to further develop during later Scripting workshop.
• Perform other OPFOR LAND tasks as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Attend Incident Development boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Coordinate and deconflict with other OPFOR cells and other EXCON cells as required.
• Contribute to the OPFOR Operational Design from a LAND domain perspective.
• Coordinate CAX (Computer Aided Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR LAND forces and maneuvers.
• Support MEL/MIL Scripting, including JEMM, translating guidance from OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 into a deliverable plan and overseeing OPFOR LAND operations across all Events, Incidents and Injects.
• Oversee OPFOR LAND scripting development, including JEMM and ensure OPFOR LAND effects are designed in accordance with the overall OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM in accordance with OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 Direction and Guidance (D&G).
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• Coordinate with the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 in order to identify and create required OPFOR LAND content, including in JEMM, to support storylines across all functional areas.
• Advice scripting syndicates on OPFOR LAND implications related to incidents and injects and develop opportunities for OPFOR LAND effects.
• Develop associated OPFOR LAND inject placeholders in JEMM to supplement storyboards, incidents and injects as required.
• Ensure that all OPFOR LAND incidents and injects in JEMM are focused on operational level effects (not tactical).
• Synchronize OPFOR LAND injects in JEMM across the overall exercise battle rhythm.
• Perform other OPFOR LAND tasks as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Attend Scripting Workshop boards, working groups and other meetings as directed by OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Specifically coordinate with EXCON LAND Response Cell (RC) as required.
• Coordinate, as required, with other EXCON RCs.
• Contribute to the OPFOR Operational Design from a LAND domain perspective.
• Coordinate CAX (Computer Aided Exercise) and Joint Theatre Level Simulation (JTLS) requirements for OPFOR LAND forces and maneuvers.
• Prior to STARTEX, review JEMM database to ensure that OPFOR LAND effects and influence for each storyline is complete and aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and OPFOR SoM.
• Take regular direction and guidance (D&G) from OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 on dynamic changes and translate this D&G into timely OPFOR LAND effects.
• Appointed as Chief OPFOR LAND cell. Provide D&G to OPFOR LAND cell Battle Captains (BCs) and other staff within the cell.
• In role as Chief OPFOR LAND cell, Be Prepared To (BPT) roster OPFOR LAND BCs (mil pers only) and other cell staff (mil pers only) into a 2-shift  (until midnight) or 3 shift (24/7 ops) system in order to achieve OPFOR LAND operations and effects aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM.
• Coordinate as required with other EXCON staff from OPFOR, CAX, Intel, LOCON RCs, TGTS, SOF and others as necessary to ensure that the OPFOR LAND operations and effects are accurate and aligned with the OPFOR Joint Plan and SoM.
• Collaborate daily with OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 to ensure timely alignment with the latest OPFOR developments as directed by the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Provide daily OPFOR LAND feedback and updates to the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 as required.
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• Be prepared to dynamically script, in JEMM, OPFOR LAND content as required by the MEL/MIL, TA activity, OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35 D&G.
• Perform other OPFOR LAND tasks as directed by the OPFOR command cell OPFOR J35.
• Attend PhIIIB Execution EXCON boards, working groups, VTCs, TELECONS and other meetings as directed by the OPFOR command cell and OPFOR J35.
• Be prepared to attend OPFOR Crisis Action Team (CAT) activation at short notice or no notice in order support resolution of a critical exercise related issue.
• Specifically coordinate with EXCON LAND Response Cell (RC) as required.
• Coordinate, as required, with other EXCON RCs.
• BPT brief specific OPFOR LAND issues at the daily OPFOR Huddle.
• Provide support to EXCON Targeting (TGTs) cell for Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) reporting.
• Assist with the preparation of OPFOR FRAGOs.

Required Qualifications: 

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College.
• Minimum 8 years previous military experience within the last 12 years in the operational LAND domain reaching the rank of OF3/OF4.
• Previous Company or Squadron Command at OF3 level or higher.
• Previous Staff Officer qualified and worked at 2-star (Division Level) or higher in one of the following:  a) LAND, JOINT or NATO Command Structure; or b) NATO Force Structure HQ in either the J2, J3, or J5 domain.
• Previous national or NATO deployment to an international operation in the LAND domain (J2/J3/J5/).
• Minimum 2-3 years experience of the operational planning processes in respect of LAND operations.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Current NATO Secret Security Clearance or National equivalent.
• Demonstrated proficiency in English as defined in STANAG 6001 (Standardized Linguistic Profile (SLP) 3333 – Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) or equivalent.

Clearance:  Must possess an active NATO or U.S. SECRET or higher security clearance.

Location:  NATO Joint Warfare Center, Stavanger, Norway

Travel: CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required.