Project Manager - Multinational Capability Development

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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 NATO’s 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 Transformation's 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 NATO’s strategic objectives.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide continuous project management, administrative, and facilitation support to the Multinational Capability Development Campaign (MCDC), a U.S. Joint staff initiative.
• Assists the MCDC National Director and Executive Steering Group (ESG) member in the management, analysis, execution and delivery planning projects consistent with NATO’s strategic objectives and Allied Command Transformation (ACT)’s program of work.
• Support MCDC projects and working groups to facilitate MCDC operations 2026–2028 campaign activities. Assist in planning for future MCDC cycles 2027–2028 and 2028–2030.
• Monitor ACT participation across projects and provide periodic status summaries and updates.
• Support the ACT MCDC meetings and quarterly workshops, including scheduling, agenda building and facilitation.
• Facilitate meeting coordination, action, and administrative reviews in support of ongoing projects and campaign efforts.
• Maintain oversight of and assist compiling and editing project deliverables, reports and correspondence.
• Maintain coordination and editing of project deliverables in MCDC format.
• Assist with the coordination to include MCDC campaign proposals that are in line with NATO’s strategic goals and ACT’s program of work.
• Support the coordination of activities and deliverables related to the following MCDC Bi-SCD approved projects : Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Building Trust for Multinational Collaboration (AI-BT) and Sustaining Military Training in Wartime (SMT).
• Schedule and organize contributions from partners and SMEs for the AI-BT Guidebook, maintain the integration and version control.
• Support the coordination and update of AI-BT training materials.
• Support the maintenance and review of AI-BT initiative software and guidance tools.
• Support the ongoing research and documentation of the SMT Developing Resilience Maturity Model.
• Support the editing and integration of content for the SMT Commander’s Handbook.
• Schedule, develop the agenda, facilitate and draft and publish the minutes of monthly meetings for the AI-BT and SMT projects.

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