Information Environment Assessment Officer

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division (JOID) provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues.

SPAs NATO Allied Command Transformation Group, within JOID, provides capability development, portfolio management, program management, quality management, cost estimation analysis, standardization, reporting, software solutions and information management, and capability management support. We also provide an improved capability requirements capture process, including the generation, documentation, and tracing of user requirements, with appropriate technical scrutiny, over the entire lifecycle of the requirements from capability definition through capability realization and capability usage.

We have a near-term need for a Information Environment Assessment Officer to provide onsite support out of HQ SACT in Norfolk, VA.

The candidate will work collaboratively with NATO Stakeholders to support the Communications Branch in ACT. Identify specific narratives and their role in the IE, specifically about NATO activities and issues of concern; to include audiences that are of interest to NATO. Identify key media stakeholders (operators, owners, financers) and their perception of NATO and its activities. Assess and report on the effectiveness of HQ SACT and its subordinate communications. Assess and report on the effectiveness of NATO adversary and competitor information efforts, particularly disinformation or propaganda campaigns, on NATO audiences, operations, and activities. Use historical data points to gauge the success of previous hostile Information Activities; identify Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and forecast their potential use in future hostile communications; and provide real-time data insights to allow NATO communicators the ability to capitalize on NATO's own communications and mitigate the impact of hostile communications in the IE. Prepare Strategic Command-level briefs on designated aspects of the Information Environment when required. Provide support to NATO's comprehensive approach to crisis management operations. Perform other duties as assigned by Director of Communication/STRATCOM adviser, and undertake additional duties and assume other responsibilities as directed by the Chain of Command.

Required:

Active Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as information technology, statistical analysis, or similar
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in communications assessments and marketing data analysis
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with statistical analysis and the use of analytical tools
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with attribution modelling and forecasting
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in analytical data interpretation and presentation
• Working knowledge of how to conduct industry research, including methods with which to gather data on audiences and how to track behaviours, preferences, and actions
• Proven knowledge of communication principles and practices (how to promote a product or service, which channels to use, how to run campaigns, how to segment audiences, and more)