Sociocultural Representative

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.&nbsp; We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">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.</span></p> <hr> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Who we are supporting</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p>The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:</p> <ul> <li>Training and Exercises <ul> <li>Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Doctrine Development <ul> <li>Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Operational Support <ul> <li>Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.</p> <p><strong>The program&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise</span>.</p> <hr> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Role Background</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Cultural heritage and behavior of populations is essential to conduct proper planning. To ensure implementation into NATO exercises this SME will be responsible.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Role Duties and Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provide scientific sociocultural subject matter expertise and advice to assist JWC personnel and TA staffs in understanding the sociocultural implications of operating in a non-western environment.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Assist EXCON and TA to translate this into exercise content and play.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the representation of sociocultural elements within the scenario to refine or improve the scenario.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing scientific sociocultural subject matter expertise.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Assist EXCON/GYC personnel in analysing TA produced orders and documentation with regard to understanding the sociocultural implications of the proposed actions and effects. If required, suggest options to resolve discrepancies in orders or COAs to facilitate TA education.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provide recommendations and mentoring to EXCON personnel, in particular GYC- members, for improvement in the representation of sociocultural issues in the Area of Operations into the exercise delivery (thereby supporting consistency in exercise content and story lines).</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Be prepared to assist EXCON in the development of scenario documents tailored to the sociocultural situation in the Area of Operations.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Be prepared to act (role-play) as spokesman of one or more fictitious tribal or ethnic groups or diplomat, as depicted in the exercise scenario; in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Be familiar with the latest relevant NATO publications</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Essential Skills and Experience</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrate significant experience (i.e. in excess of 3 years in the past 15) of working within the Cultural Social field with practical experience in the required region as described in the Scenario documentation.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 in briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the governance level (or NGO equivalent level) in a National or Multinational environment.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrate experience of interaction with or working alongside NATO at operational level.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Education</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A Master’s level Degree (or equivalent higher education/experience) in Social and/or Cultural Anthropology (with proven understanding of the field of the sociocultural anthropology)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Language </strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Business English</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Working Location</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Stavanger, Norway</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Working Policy</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Travel</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Security Clearance</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance</span></li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. 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