Project Management (Technical Event Planning)

Project Management (Technical Event Planning)

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 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.

Role Duties And Responsibilities

• Coordinate and contribute to the activities of the CIS Branch Digital Backbone Capability development Team.
• Define / refine demonstration, test, and experimentation (DTE) event objectives that are aligned with capability development and operational needs.
• Develop, refine and track for performance to plan of the project plan using project management toolset for events.
• Develop and provide final versions of event resource requirements that identifies host nation support requirements consistent with existing Memorandum of Understanding.
• Support the planning meetings associated with DTE venues and support the integration of capability teams into the events.
• Support advanced technologies industry selection for DTE events by developing criteria, soliciting inputs from nations / industry, scoring of proposal.
• Provide required save-the-date, calling notices and other administrative documentation for soliciting action for internal and outside entities.
• Provide draft and finalize event design and management document in sufficient detail to track implementation.
• Support the elaboration of DOTMLPFI requirements as outputs from the execution of technical demonstration, test and experimentation event.
• Support the development of DTE event risk management plan.
• Support the development of the DTE event security plan.
• Support the development of the DTE registration, observer day and VIP engagements.
• Supports the development of use cases in which to base the design of the technical DTE.
• Developments and refines the post DTE report that is provided to stakeholders.
• Conduct cross ACT event coordination to synchronize efforts.
• Directly supports the event directors and will be required to travel to planning, integration and execution sessions within NATO's boundaries for approximately 4 weeks per year event planning and execution.
• Performs additional tasks as required by your line manager related to the role.

Essential Skills And Experience

Education

A University / Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business management.

Language Proficiency

Advanced Proficiency in English

Working Location

Norfolk, VA, USA

Working Policy

On-Site

Contract Duration

January 2026 – December 2029

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.

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