Hiring: NATO Military Partnerships Analysts — Three Specialized Roles Company: Ironclad Defense Works Location: Norfolk, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:43:50 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Digital Transformation, Secret Clearance, Security Clearance About the job Required Skills: •Support NATO military partnership activities, outputs, coordination requirements, and recurring Branch activities. •Coordinate partnership-related work across HQ SACT Directorates and Branches, ACO/SHAPE, NATO Headquarters, Partner Nations, and international organizations. •Develop briefings, point papers, speaking notes, reports, decision-support products, and other staff materials for senior officers and decision-makers. •Actively facilitate and support development, review, refinement, and implementation of policies, directives, concepts, processes, and procedures related to NATO military partnerships. •Identify, coordinate, and track ACT exercises, experiments, training, education, Programs of Work, and other opportunities available to Partner Nations. •Maintain knowledge-management products, lessons identified, document traceability, corporate memory, and quality-assurance mechanisms. •Ensure partnership activities and information sharing comply with applicable NATO security, releasability, and information-management requirements. •Prepare and support Key Leader Engagements, including background papers, engagement strategies, read-ahead materials, talking points, reports, and follow-up actions. Qualifications: •Postgraduate degree, master’s or higher, in International Relations, International Security, International Development, Military Studies, Foreign Policy, Public Affairs, Political Science, or a related discipline; or attendance at a NATO or national military staff college at OF-3 level or higher. •Professional experience in foreign or international security, international cooperation, defense, or military affairs. •Defense and security capacity building •Military capability development •Military applications of Operations Research •Demonstrated experience drafting materials for and/or briefing senior leaders and decision-makers, including Flag/General Officers or civilian equivalents. •Direct experience supporting NATO Allied Command Transformation, Allied Command Operations, NATO Headquarters, or another NATO organization. •Knowledge of NATO partnership policies, structures, and engagement mechanisms. Compensation: •$120,000 - $145,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!