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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-LC26\nRole Duties and Responsibilities\nSupport the ACT Space Branch in the delivery, synchronisation and implementation of the NATO Space Capability Programme across all tranches and associated projects.\nSupport the Space Theatre Component (STC) in integrating NATO space capabilities into space operational planning and execution activities.\nCoordinate operational requirements and user feedback between the STC, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), ACT, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) and national space organisations.\nSupport the development, refinement and implementation of programme artefacts, including project proposals, implementation plans, programme reviews, risk registers, dashboards and capability roadmaps.\nSupport the operational validation of Space Capability Programme capabilities and their integration into NATO command-and-control structures.\nSupport the synchronisation of Operational Space Support (OSS), Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Domain Coordination (SDC) capabilities and their associated dependencies.\nAssist in the development of operational procedures, playbooks and coordination mechanisms for space-enabled operations.\nSupport training, exercises and experimentation activities involving space capabilities.\nContribute to programme governance activities, programme meetings, coordination mechanisms between NATO’s two Strategic Commands, and senior leader engagements.\nAssist with the identification and prioritisation of operational capability gaps and associated requirements.\nContribute to the assessment of operational impacts and lessons learned related to the employment of space capabilities.\nSupport the identification, analysis and mitigation of programme risks, interdependencies and critical paths across all space projects.\nSupport NATO exercises, operational experimentation, evaluations and lessons learned activities involving space capabilities.\nSupport experimentation, wargaming, operational demonstrations and exercises, including Arctic Sentry, Cosmic Sentinel and related activities.\nContribute to operational acceptance activities, readiness assessments and transition planning.\nSupport engagement with industry and commercial space actors in support of the implementation of NATO’s Commercial Space Strategy.\nPrepare briefings, analyses and recommendations for STC leadership and support programme management efforts and briefings.\nBe willing to travel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO’s boundaries for up to 30 days per year.\nPerform additional tasks as directed by the client, in close coordination with STC leadership.\nEssential Skills, Experience and Certifications\nUniversity degree in systems engineering, computer science, aerospace engineering or a related discipline. 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