Overview
Develop threat-informed analysis on Russia's strategy, strategic thinking, military doctrine, and capabilities to support NATO's strategic advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop threat informed analysis on futures, foresight and strategy of Russia.
- Study the long-term environment, trajectories, trends and evolution to support development of NATO shaping strategy, Political guidance, Concept development, and ACT’s transformational efforts with regards to Russia.
- Determine and apply appropriate analysis to ensure the robust derivation of research requirements and determination of potential concepts to assist NATO’s LTMSS work on Russia.
- Apply a range of analytical techniques, optimize current strategies, produce actionable insights and develop unbiased recommendations.
- Develop and support the delivery of LTMSS-related war games, working groups, conferences, workshops and high-level engagements.
- Initiate, lead or contribute to strategic thinking documents, forward-looking articles, studies, proposals to the chain of command as directed by the SALT leadership.
- Interact with, inform and brief ACT senior leadership of results and findings.
- Coordinate with staff involved in these tasks.
- Conduct expert coordination with NATO bodies, entities and Nations with a focus on LTMSS products, and military strategic shaping.
- Provide input to papers, presentations, guidance, and direction for all ACT pillars on issues relating to NATO strategy and policy on Russia.
- Execute complex and strategic work using research and analytical frameworks.
- Collaborates with other analysts within and outside NATO, such as academia.
Required Experience
- At least 3 years of demonstrable experience in analyzing and researching Russia, its strategic culture, military doctrine and capabilities.
- At least 2 years of demonstrable experience in developing policy or strategy on Russia for a national government, or international organization.
- Previous experience of working within NATO enterprise or other defence related International Organization or national government on foreign/security/defence affairs.
Qualifications
University Degree in history, geography, politics, economics, operations research or related discipline and 2 years function related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in that discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 4 years post related experience.
