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If you are an experiencedDatabase Managerlooking to join a dynamic team working in a multi-national environment, JFTC would be interested in hearing from you Post Context: The Joint Force Training Centre supports Warfare Development, contributing to concept development and maintenance of joint doctrine and standards while coordinating the integration of experimentation, capability development, and interoperability to improve NATO’s interoperability, capabilities, and operational effectiveness. The Training and Exercise Enabling Division (TEED) enables training and exercises, and warfare development events. Likewise, the Division provides the basis for the Joint Force Training Centre’s engagement with Allied Command Transformation Doctrine validation activities. The Division also maintains the JFTC’s analysis and lessons learned capability for both training/exercise/experimentation and institutional improvement. The Command, Control, Communications & Computers and Modeling and Simulation (C4/MS) Branch ensures availability of the JFTC technical platform in support of the JFTC core business and Programme of Work (POW), to include communications and exercise support systems at JFTC and in support of the execution of static and distributed as well as single- and multi-echelon training, exercises, tests and experiments. The Modeling and Simulation Section (MS) Section is responsible for Computer Assisted Exercise (CAX) and simulation support to combined and joint, single and multi-echelon training and exercises in a static or distributed environment for tactical and operational-level headquarters, staffs, and forces across the full spectrum of Alliance operations; and, supports testing and experimentation. This includes planning for the maintenance and improvement of the technical environment, and the delivery of the CAX infrastructure. The incumbent is a Wargaming Database specialist, supporting the MS Section in all wargaming simulation aspects. Reports to:Section Head (M&S) - OF-3 Principal Duties: The incumbent’s duties are: a. Creates, manages and modifies Computer Assisted Wargaming (CAW) databases for CAW exercises and any other NATO 2030 Agenda activities supported by JFTC. b. Is responsible for the effective operation of databases. c. Leads the database development process in coordination with wargaming event planners. d. Liaises with the wargaming team and the training audience for parameter input, to ensure database accuracy. e. Maintains effective CAW databases of units and performance parameters. f. Configures the database building tools with relevant data. g. Trains database tool operators in the use of tools. h. Leads wargaming database review and validation sessions with wargaming planners and force providers. i. Co-ordinates with systems engineers – wargaming planners, the conduct of wargaming database validation sessions. j. Is responsible for a timely database delivery. k. Monitors simulation during the CAW events and implements coordinated modifications. l. Maintains a library of CAW databases of units and performance parameters. m. Assists in the documentation of CAW databases as required by training audiences and exercise control staff. n. Co-ordinates the CAW database requirements and tool developments with modelling and simulation service providers. o. Co-ordinates with systems engineers – wargaming planners on the use of new releases of simulations. p. Provides wargaming planning support to event project teams. q. Acts as the knowledge base within JFTC for wargaming databases-related issues in support of NATO 2030 activities. Decision Authority - Authorized to make decisions regarding the work priorities of supporting staff assigned to specified initiatives. Authorized to adjust the day-to-day work priorities of the staff to ensure it is in-line with the higher HQs, JFTC Commander, JFTC Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff, JFTC DH’s, JFTC BH, and the JFTC SH. Special Requirements and Additional Duties: Lessons Learned (LL) is an integrated part of all activities. LL requests, planning, creation, collection, staffing and handling in accordance with the NATO LL Process as an integrated part of any activity. The employee may be required to perform a similar range of duties elsewhere within the organisation at the same grade without there being any change to the contract a. Flexibility Clause: In order for the command to deal with emergent requirements, the incumbent may be required to perform other related duties as directed (in particular, the incumbent can expect to work as a member of Working Groups, Project Teams, etc. for defined periods of time). b. Annual TDY Requirement: The incumbent may be required to undertake Temporary Duty (TDY) and/or travel within and outside NATO’s boundaries for up to 65 days per year. c. Represent the JFTC in NATO and International Modelling and Simulation related working groups’ meetings, conferences, workshops and events. d. Attends training courses/seminars to maintain functional and professional competence in the fields of Modelling and Simulation, Information Technology and Management. Personnel are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the current NATO Code of Conduct agreed by the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and thus display the core values of integrity, impartiality, loyalty, accountability, and professionalism. The work is normally performed in a Normal NATO office working environment. Normal Working Conditions apply. The risk of injury is categorised as No Risk. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS Professional Experience: 1) Four years’ experience in relational database management systems. 2) Four years’ experience in software design or computer programming in a high-level language. 3) Four years’ experience in developing technical policy level documents. 4) Four years’ experience in common Internet protocols and management and diagnosis software (ftp, telnet, etc.) and simulation concepts for time representation, entity representation, data management and interoperability and the design of simulation verification and validation processes. Education/Training: Higher Secondary education and completed higher vocational training leading to a formal technical or professional certification with 3 years function related experience, or Secondary education and completed advanced vocational trainingleading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 5 years post related experience. Language: English - SLP 3333 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) NOTE: The work both oral and written in this post and in this Headquarters as a whole is conducted mainly in English. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS Professional Experience: 1) Five years of relevant experience. 2) Knowledge of NATO IS and networks. 3) Two years’ experience in the preparation and execution of computer assisted exercises. 4) Two years’ experience in creating, managing, and modifying databases for constructive military simulation systems, preferably Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation, Joint Theatre Level Simulation and Virtual Battle Space models. 5) Knowledge of military functions, units, systems and modes of operation at the tactical and operational level of warfare. 6) Supervisory experience in a technical field. Up-to-date knowledge of emerging Modelling & Simulation technologies. 7) Knowledge of theory, methodology and technologies pertaining to computer assisted exercises. 8) Previous relevant experience in an international organization, preferably NATO. Education/Training: 1) Masters’ degree in Computer Science, operations Research, or related subject. 2) To meet the organizational requirements, the incumbent attends training courses/seminars to maintain or achieve functional qualifications in the subject field of service. 3) NCI Academy Course: 3123 PostgreSQL Administration ATTRIBUTES/COMPETENCIES: • Personal Attributes: 1) The incumbent m