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div class="content-intro"pSpektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations./p pWe are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you./p/divpSpektrum 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./p hr pstrongWho we are supporting/strong/p pstrongAllied Command Transformation (ACT) /strongis 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./p hr pstrongThe programnbsp;/strong/p pstrongCapability Development amp; Management Support (CDMS) /strong/p pstrongnbsp;/strongstrongDCOS Capability Development (CAPDEV) /strongacts as the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation's Director for guidance, direction and coordination of the activities and resources of the Capability Development Directorate./p pstrongThe Requirements Division/strong will execute all tasks and activities needed to support requirements management for NATO capabilities/p pstrongThe Capability Requirements (CR)/strong 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./p pstrongThe Requirements Forward Branch (Mons)/strong is responsible for conducting requirements development and management representation and engagement-related functions in Europe./p pstrongThe Capability Division/strong coordinates the development of capabilities from capability planning through acceptance and then disposal with management entities, NATO Headquarters staff and the NATO Governance Structure/p pstrongThe Capability Forward Branch (Mons)/strong coordinates with ACO, NCIA, NSPA, NATO HQ, territorial Host Nations, and NATO Centres of Excellence (COEs) to support the development of capabilities./p pstrongStrategic Plans and Policy (SPP)/strong supports Allied Command Transformation in formalizing military advice to shape future military strategy, political guidance, and other policy documents supporting NATO’s strategic objectives./p hr pstrongRole Responsibilitiesnbsp;/strong/p ul liBuild and support a tool or set of tools using Microsoft 365 applications (e.g., PowerApps) to accelerate HQ administration./li liInitially focus on building and supporting a robust travel management tool to include TDY travel, home leave travel, children's education travel, and recruitment and separation travel. The broader scope is to include any HQ administrative process where there is a demand for digital transformation, including but not limited to human resources, business management, and legal./li liDevelop tools that facilitate travel planning, retain historical information about executed travel, and allow leadership to assess travel patterns for military, civilian, and contractor personnel./li liDeliver a tool by the end of October 2025 to identify, standardize, and integrate HQ annual travel plans for 2026, which will act as the basis for travel requests. This tool should also integrate PDFs and checklists for travel claims./li liThe contractor shall integrate the HQ SACT travel plans into a Power Apps version f the existing travel request tool, currently implemented, using SharePoint Online and Power Automate./li liExpand the functions of the travel portal to cover support to travel claims and adopt desk booking app support ./li liDevelop a process for regularly and automatically informing management about staff travel plans./li liThe contractor shall investigate the feasibility of integrating the travel tool(s) with the NATO Financial System (FinS), which is an Oracle-based ERP system. If deemed viable and approved by NATO stakeholders, support the development and implementation of an API integration./li liSupport for human resources with staff onboarding automation and other processes. This includes: Developing a SharePoint tool for civilian oversight and management and enhancing the internal HR library organization./li liTaking over administration and oversight of the HR workforce plan dash board and its back end, to include embedding budget information./li liMaintaining the existing "Revalidation of allowances" PowerApps solution./li liSupport to the business management and legal with process automation./li liProvide in-house expertise and support for ongoing development of automated solutions as required ./li liPerform additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the labor category./li /ul pstrongEssential Skills and Experience/strong/p ul liMinimum of 5 years of proven professional experience in Microsoft software development/DevOps will be accepted in lieu of the degree./li liMinimum of 3 years in the last 5 in developing solutions across the Microsoft Power Platform suite (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI)./li liDemonstrated experience of 3 years in the last 5 in developing and customizing SharePoint Online./li liDemonstrated experience working on projects that require API integration./li liExperience working within a constrained and dependencies-heavy network environment, similar to the NATO network/li liExperience in establishing or operating within a Power Platform or intelligent automation governance framework, including environment strategy, security/li lipolicy, public affairs, political science, or related discipline; or have attended a NATO or national military staff college (OF-3 level or higher)/li /ul pstrongnbsp;/strongstrongLanguage Proficiency/strong/p ul liAdvanced Proficiency in English/li /ul pstrongnbsp;/strongstrongWorking Location/strong/p ul liNorfolk, VA, USA/li /ul pstrongWorking Policy/strong/p ul liOn-Site/li /ul pstrongContract Duration/strong/p ul liNov 2025 – December 2026/li /ul pstrongSecurity Clearance/strong/p ul liValid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance/li /uldiv class="content-conclusion"pWe never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isn't for you please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.nbsp;/p/div div class="content-intro"pSpektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations./p pWe are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you./p/divpSpektrum 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./p hr pstrongWho we are supporting/strong/p pstrongAllied Command Transformation (ACT) /strongis 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./p hr pstrongThe programnbsp;/strong/p pstrongCapability Development amp; Management Support (CDMS) /strong/p pstrongnbsp;/strongstrongDCOS Capability Development (CAPDEV) /strongacts as the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation's Director for guidance, direction and coordination of the activities and resources of the Capability Development Directorate./p pstrongThe Requirements Division/strong will execute all tasks and activities needed to support requirements management for NATO capabilities/p pstrongThe Capability Requirements (CR)/strong 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./p pstrongThe Requirements Forward Branch (Mons)/strong is responsible for conducting requirements development and management representation and engagement-related functions in Europe./p pstrongThe Capability Division/strong coordinates the development of capabilities from capability planning through acceptance and then disposal with management entities, NATO Headquarters staff and the NATO Governance Structure/p pstrongThe Capability Forward Branch (Mons)/strong coordinates with ACO, NCIA, NSPA, NATO HQ, territorial Host Nations, and NATO Centres of Excellence (COEs) to support the development of capabilities./p pstrongStrategic Plans and Policy (SPP)/strong supports Allied Command Transformation in formalizing military advice to shape future military strategy, political guidance, and other policy documents supporting NATO’s strategic objectives./p hr pstrongRole Responsibilitiesnbsp;/strong/p ul liBuild and support a tool or set of tools using Microsoft 365 applications (e.g., PowerApps) to accelerate HQ administration./li liInitially focus on building and supporting a robust travel management tool to include TDY travel, home leave travel, children's education travel, and recruitment and separation travel. The broader scope is to include any HQ administrative process where there is a demand for digital transformation, including but not limited to human resources, business management, and legal./li liDevelop tools that facilitate travel planning, retain historical information about executed travel, and allow leadership to assess travel patterns for military, civilian, and contractor personnel./li liDeliver a tool by the end of October 2025 to identify, standardize, and integrate HQ annual travel plans for 2026, which will act as the basis for travel requests. This tool should also integrate PDFs and checklists for travel claims./li liThe contractor shall integrate the HQ SACT travel plans into a Power Apps version f the existing travel request tool, currently implemented, using SharePoint Online and Power Automate./li liExpand the functions of the travel portal to cover support to travel claims and adopt desk booking app support ./li liDevelop a process for regularly and automatically informing management about staff travel plans./li liThe contractor shall investigate the feasibility of integrating the travel tool(s) with the NATO Financial System (FinS), which is an Oracle-based ERP system. If deemed viable and approved by NATO stakeholders, support the development and implementation of an API integration./li liSupport for human resources with staff onboarding automation and other processes. This includes: Developing a SharePoint tool for civilian oversight and management and enhancing the internal HR library organization./li liTaking over administration and oversight of the HR workforce plan dash board and its back end, to include embedding budget information./li liMaintaining the existing "Revalidation of allowances" PowerApps solution./li liSupport to the business management and legal with process automation./li liProvide in-house expertise and support for ongoing development of automated solutions as required ./li liPerform additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the labor category./li /ul pstrongEssential Skills and Experience/strong/p ul liMinimum of 5 years of proven professional experience in Microsoft software development/DevOps will be accepted in lieu of the degree./li liMinimum of 3 years in the last 5 in developing solutions across the Microsoft Power Platform suite (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI)./li liDemonstrated experience of 3 years in the last 5 in developing and customizing SharePoint Online./li liDemonstrated experience working on projects that require API integration./li liExperience working within a constrained and dependencies-heavy network environment, similar to the NATO network/li liExperience in establishing or operating within a Power Platform or intelligent automation governance framework, including environment strategy, security/li lipolicy, public affairs, political science, or related discipline; or have attended a NATO or national military staff college (OF-3 level or higher)/li /ul pstrongnbsp;/strongstrongLanguage Proficiency/strong/p ul liAdvanced Proficiency in English/li /ul pstrongnbsp;/strongstrongWorking Location/strong/p ul liNorfolk, VA, USA/li /ul pstrongWorking Policy/strong/p ul liOn-Site/li /ul pstrongContract Duration/strong/p ul liNov 2025 – December 2026/li /ul pstrongSecurity Clearance/strong/p ul liValid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance/li /uldiv class="content-conclusion"pWe never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isn't for you please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.nbsp;/p/div

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