Space Operations Manager

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.

Who we are supporting

Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is NATOs leading agent for change: driving facilitating and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance. The main objectives of ACT are: providing appropriate support to NATO missions and operations; leading NATO military transformation; and improving relationships interaction and practical cooperation with partners nations and international organisations. ACT therefore leads Alliance concept development capability development training and lessons-learned initiatives and provides unfettered military support to policy development within NATO.

The program

Capability Development & Management Support (CDMS)

DCOS Capability Development (CAPDEV) acts as the Supreme Allied Commander Transformations Director for guidance direction and coordination of the activities and resources of the Capability Development Directorate.

The Requirements Division will execute all tasks and activities needed to support requirements management for NATO capabilities

The 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.

The Requirements Forward Branch (Mons) is responsible for conducting requirements development and management representation and engagement-related functions in Europe.

The 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

The 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.

Strategic Plans and Policy (SPP) supports Allied Command Transformation in formalizing military advice to shape future military strategy political guidance and other policy documents supporting NATOs strategic objectives.

Role ID:ACT-CDMS-26-02C-LC53

RoleDuties andResponsibilities

• Support the ACT Space Branch PMT in the delivery synchronization and implementation of the NATO Space CapabilityProgramme(CPP) across all tranches and associated projects.

• Support Space Theatre Component (STC) inintegrating NATO Space capabilities into Space operational planning and execution activities.

• Coordinate operational requirements and user feedback between STC SHAPE ACT NCIA NSPA and national space organizations.

• Support the development refinement and implementation ofprogrammeartefacts including project proposals implementation plansprogrammereviews risk registers dashboards andcapabilityroadmaps.

• Support operational validation of CPP capabilities and their integration into NATO command-and-control structures.

• Support the synchronization of Operational Space Support (OSS) Space Domain Awareness (SDA)andSpace Domain Coordination (SDC)capabilitiesand associated dependencies.

• Assistin the development of operational procedures playbooks and coordination mechanisms for space-enabled operations including Space capabilities considerations.

• Support trainingexercisesand experimentation activities involving space capabilities.

• Contribute toprogrammegovernance activities PMT meetings Bi-SC coordination mechanisms and senior leader engagements.

• Assistwith the identification and prioritization of operational capability gaps and associated requirements.

• Contribute to the assessment of operational impacts and lessons learned related to the employment of space capabilities.

• Support the identificationanalysisand mitigation ofprogrammerisks interdependencies and critical paths across all space projects.

• Support NATO exercises operational experimentation evaluations and lessons learned activities involving Space capabilities.

• Support experimentation wargaming operational demonstrations and exercises including Arctic Sentry Cosmic Sentinel and/or related activities.

• Contribute to operational acceptance activities readiness assessments and transition planning.

• Support engagement with industry and commercial space actors in support of NATO Commercial Space Strategy implementation.

• Prepare briefings analyses and recommendations for the STC leadership and support the PMT efforts and briefings.

• Directly supports the STC and will berequiredto travel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATOs boundaries for up to 30 days per year.

• Performsadditionaltasks as required by the COTR (in HQ SACT) in close coordination with the STC leadership related to the LABOR category.

EssentialSkills and Experience

• Minimum 5 years experience within NATO capability developmentprogrammemanagement ordefenceacquisition.

• Minimum 3 years of operational experience within NATO or national space operations.

• Demonstrated experience in space operations integration within NATO or national commands.

• Demonstrated knowledge of NATO Space policy CPPgovernanceand PMT processes.

• Demonstrate a minimum of 3 years operational knowledge of C2 systems within the last 10 years either as a military officer or as a civilian.

• Experience supporting multinationalprogrammesand senior-level governance bodies.

• Programmeand Project Management experience in the past 10 years within a complex and dynamicprogrammeenvironment.

• Working knowledge of Configuration Management methods and practices.

• Working knowledge of Capability Architectures.

• Experience with IBM Rational DOORS or equivalent (provide certificates).

Education

• University degree in systems engineering computer science aerospace engineering or related discipline (five years of experience accepted in lieu).

Language Proficiency

• Advanced Proficiency in English

Working Location

• Ramstein Germany

Working Policy

• On-Site

Contract Duration

• January2027 December 2030

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATOSecretpersonal security clearance