NATO Training – Contractor opportunities
Join our team of collective training subject matter experts
Our subject matter experts (SMEs) are at the heart of our vital work supporting the design, planning and execution of computer assisted defence exercises across current and future collective training contracts both in the UK and overseas.
As such, we’re expanding our pool of SMEs from the UK and NATO member states to join us in working side-by-side with the NATO and national training centres to support Alliance readiness, helping us to create a safe and secure world, together.
Our SMEs have a range of experience
Our Military, cross government and societal SMEs are drawn from across all services and departmental staff branches and domains (land, maritime, air, space, cyber and information). We utilise their skills and experience to support delivery of operating environment detail (physical and human terrain), develop the exercise scenario, script specialist annexes to Blue / Red / Green Operational Staff Work, as Role Players to conduct exercise play and in Wargaming design and delivery.
These branch areas include:
Generalist: NATO or national collective training design and delivery for formation level events
Former Commanders: at 2/3/4* level to mentor current formation commanders
J2: intelligence analysis, JISR, targeting
J3: multi-domain operations, targeting, CBRN, information warfare, psychological operations
J4: formation level logistic planning and operations
J5 (future plans): strategic and operational planning in multi-domain operations
J6: CIS planning and operations
J9: CIMIC operations and planning, IO/NGO liaison
OPFOR: experience in design, delivery of multi-domain, hybrid peer or peer + operations
Political/legal advisor
Gender advisor
Defence attaché
We also seek SMEs with recent experience in the following areas:
Resilience
National intelligence services
Wargaming
Government Interior Ministry
Government Foreign Ministry
Strategic communications
Media
Academia: geopolitics, contemporary war studies, human sciences
Opportunities in a variety of locations:
NATO Joint Warfare Centre, Stavanger, Norway
NATO Joint Forces Training Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Other NATO or NATO assigned headquarters and training centres located in NATO member states
UK Ministry of Defence sites in UK and abroad
NATO member states’ training centres
Why join Babcock as a subject matter expert?
Early notice of opportunities with direct points of contact to liaise with and guide you throughout the contract process
Multiple opportunities in existing and forthcoming contracts in the UK and across Europe
Single occupancy rooms provided during training delivery
Competitive day rates with additional allowances for travel and subsistence as appropriate
UK Nationals’ Security Clearance sponsored, or held by Babcock
We need your expertise
If you would like to be considered for upcoming opportunities, please register your interest by sending your resume or CV and Security Vetting Status to [email protected]. Our team will be in touch to discuss how your expertise can support our collective training programme.
You’ll need hold a valid NATO SECRET security clearance (required by all SMEs) or be a UK National which will allow us to support your vetting process
You’ll need to operate as a limited company or be prepared to establish a limited company, to undertake the work
Your personal information will be held in the strictest of confidence in our secure database and in accordance with UK GDPR.
