Maritime Operations Analyst

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations. We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you. 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 *]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" data-turn-id="request-6a69f819-71c4-83eb-9e0d-bd685fbcf222-4" data-turn-id-container="request-6a69f819-71c4-83eb-9e0d-bd685fbcf222-4" data-testid="conversation-turn-14" data-turn="assistant"> The Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) , officially established in 2004 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, is a key element of NATO’s training community and serves as a focal point for combined and joint operations and warfare at the tactical level. Since moving into its state-of-the-art facility in 2009, equipped with advanced Communication and Information System (CIS) architecture, the Centre has provided NATO with a flexible and cost-effective environment for current operations, readiness activities, certification exercises, and experimentation. The JFTC delivers a wide range of capabilities, including: Collective Training: Planning, preparing, and executing static and distributed combined and joint training to support warfighting readiness. Exercises and Certification: Delivering complex, multi-domain and high-intensity exercises, including support for NATO Command Structure and NATO Force Structure exercises, as well as certification and pre-deployment training. Experimentation and Innovation: Supporting warfare development, concept development, experimentation, doctrine validation, and interoperability through advanced training environments, analytical wargaming, and its dedicated battle laboratory. Partnerships and Interoperability: Strengthening relationships with Allied and Partner nations while supporting the integration of national training organisations, regional security organisations, and NATO partnerships. Professional Development: Conducting training events, conferences, courses, and key leadership programmes that enhance NATO’s operational effectiveness and readiness. Overall, the JFTC plays a critical role in improving NATO’s interoperability, operational effectiveness, and readiness by providing world-class training, exercises, experimentation, and innovation capabilities for the Alliance. Role ID – JFTC-16-26-1 Role Duties and Responsibilities Provides Maritime subject matter support and advise to JFTC Opposing Force (OPFOR) and to Scenario Teams during the exercise planning, especially during the development of (iteration-specific) OPFOR Campaign Plans and during OPFOR workshops. Provides Maritime support to OPFOR team during exercise executions and/or executions of wargamings including maintaining the OPFOR Maritime Ops operational picture. Provides Maritime Subject Matter Expert (SME) expertise in support of MEL/MIL workshops. Identifies requirements for external Maritime SME in support of MEL/MIL Workshops and coordinates a formal sourcing of them. Distributes available Maritime expertise across MEL/MIL workshops’ syndicates, guides, coordinates and controls Maritime SMEs’ MEL/MIL production. Supports the exercise’s MLI efforts. Provides Maritime component SME support to the exercise regarding MDO. Acting as a functional area expert on the contribution and integration of Maritime Operations in Joint Operational Planning and Command and Control. Providing advice on Maritime Ops issues in the context of Joint Operational Planning, Command and Contro…