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About the role
<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. 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>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Who we are supporting</strong><strong> </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>
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<li>Training and Exercises
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<li>Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.</li>
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<li>Doctrine Development
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<li>Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.</li>
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<li>Operational Support
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<li>Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.</li>
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<p> 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 </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>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Role Background</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The JWC Grey Cell (GYC) and SIDECON RC are exercise response cell (RC) where GYC acts on behalf of non-NATO entities, countries and SIDECON on behalf of NATO countries/allies. During the planning process, they can be requested to contribute to all phases of JWC-directed exercises (ref Bi-Sc75-003). Grey Cell also represents organizations outside of the NATO command structure and additionally supports Cross Cutting Topics. National government or local governmental representatives are imbedded in both Grey and SIDONCE cells</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Role Duties and Responsibilities</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provide subject matter expertise in Strategic Communications to realistically represent the Affected Nation’s (country with NATO Forces deploying/deployed) STRATCOM policy to the training audience in accordance with the exercise scenario.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic and coherent STRATCOM campaign by the AN in particular and the GYC in general.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Act as the focal point for the training audience for STRATCOM matters during exercise preparation and execution.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Coordinate STRATCOM operational matters within the AN and JWC Exercise Control team.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the use of STRATCOM by the AN in the conflict, If required, develop and present plans.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation to incorporate STRATCOM .</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Coordinate with TA of STRATCOM messaging</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Produce AN STRATCOM messages via all available communication means in coordination with JWC media cell</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Essential Skills and Experience</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 in communications and public relations on ministerial department level (or equivalent international level)</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrate experience in military STRATCOM.</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 in a National or Multinational environment.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Education</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A University/Bachelor’s Degree in communications or 8 years equivalent working experience</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Language </strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Business English</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Working Location</strong></span></p>
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<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>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Working Policy</strong></span></p>
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<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>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Travel</strong></span></p>
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<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>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Security Clearance</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance</span></p><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. If this opportunity isn't for you, please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up. </span></p></div>
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