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ACT therefore leads Alliance concept development, capability development, training and lessons-learned initiatives and provides unfettered military support to policy development within NATO.\nThe program \nCapability Development & Management Support (CDMS)\n DCOS Capability Development (CAPDEV) acts as the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation's Director for guidance, direction and coordination of the activities and resources of the Capability Development Directorate.\nThe Requirements Division will execute all tasks and activities needed to support requirements management for NATO capabilities\nThe Capability Requirements (CR) Branch will develop the Capability Requirements Brief and recommended courses of action to resolve issues through the life cycle management of requirements using matrixed, cross-functional project-specific Requirements Management teams.\nThe Requirements Forward Branch (Mons) is responsible for conducting requirements development and management representation and engagement-related functions in Europe.\nThe Capability Division coordinates the development of capabilities from capability planning through acceptance and then disposal with management entities, NATO Headquarters staff and the NATO Governance Structure\nThe Capability Forward Branch (Mons) coordinates with ACO, NCIA, NSPA, NATO HQ, territorial Host Nations, and NATO Centres of Excellence (COEs) to support the development of capabilities.\nStrategic Plans and Policy (SPP) supports Allied Command Transformation in formalizing military advice to shape future military strategy, political guidance, and other policy documents supporting NATO’s strategic objectives.\nRole ID: ACT-CDMS-27-01-A-LC24\nRole Duties and Responsibilities\nSupport the Contracting Officer across the full procurement lifecycle, including the development of acquisition plans, Statement of Work (SOW) reviews, proposal evaluations, contract reports and documentation, and industry debriefs for competitive solicitations.\nTrack and validate industry submissions in response to Requests for Information (RFIs), and coordinate and publish questions and answers from industry.\nAssist the Contracting Officer in tracking and executing contracts and agreements for conferences, workshops and other events.\nAct as contracting specialist for purchases under 40K, requesting quotes and formalising purchase orders in coordination with the Contracting Officer.\nPerform contract administration tasks, including preparing contractor administrative documentation (e.g. visa letters), monitoring contractor compliance, and processing contract amendments and invoicing.\nCreate purchase orders for awarded contracts, ensuring all supporting documents are collected and filed in accordance with the contract file management plan.\nPrepare and coordinate requests for deviation from the standard method of procurement when appropriate.\nMaintain contractor databases to support invoicing, tracking, exercising of option periods and other data requests.\nProcess invoices and contract close-out for all assigned contracts in coordination with the Contracting Officer.\nSupport the Contracting Officer in processing Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases and Acquisition Cross-Servicing Agreements (ACSA).\nAssist the Contracting Officer with data entry and contract execution for authorised projects under the NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP).\nAssist the Contracting Officer with annual reviews of active contracts to confirm their currency and continuation.\nEnter procurement information into the organisation’s procurement database as required.\nPerform additional procurement-related tasks as directed by the client.\nEssential Skills, Experience and Certifications\nBachelor’s degree (4-year) in a business-related field, or a degree in an unrelated field combined with a DAWIA Level II contracting certification or equivalent (e.g. NCMA, CIPS). 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