Deadline Date: Friday 11 October 2024
Requirement: Analyst (Operational Analysis)
Location: The Hague, NL
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Total Scope of the request (hours): 300
Required Start Date: 25 November 2024
End Contract Date: 31 December 2024
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Duties and Role:
The main role for this junior contractor position is to undertake a range of analytical and data related tasks, under the direction and supervision of Operational Analysis (OA) staff. More specifically duties will entail:
- Undertaking Data and Operational Analysis. This will include being comfortable with large data sets and supporting analysis of complex problems using simple tools.
- The work may involve the use of various OA techniques including wargaming, modelling, what-if analysis, etc.
- Translating existing military logic and documented rules from pseudocode into more efficient Python Code in a DevOps environment.
- Supporting data collection, collation and analysis using a range of tools (including Python, Excel, etc.).
- Supporting OA Centre staff in the development and update of documentation/reports.
- Being able to undertake in a methodical way data collection using a range of sources and presenting data back in a concise, clear and logical manner.
- Producing, under time pressure, accurate (i.e. verified, validated and consistent) data sets using MS Office tools at an expert level.
- Summarising results to be presented in PowerBI Dashboards, MS PowerPoint presentations and MS Word documents
Specific Working Conditions: This work is to be carried out in NCI Agency offices in The Hague (NLD) with the majority of the work being carried out on NATO Secret systems, hence on site at NCIA The Hague.
This work may involve occasional short trips to Mons (BEL) and/or Brussels (BEL) to support OA staff (usually a day trip but occasionally this could be up to 3 days).
Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- A bachelor's degree from a nationally recognized/certified University in a relevant discipline such as computer science, maths/science, operational research/analysis, or economics
- A minimum of 1 year of experience in a professional environment conducting analytical studies to supporting decision- makers using operational research/analysis tools and techniques such as modelling & simulation, statistical analysis, what-if analysis or optimisation.
- A minimum of 1 year of experience using Python to support data analysis
- Ability to undertake detailed review and analysis of large data sets using commercial and in-house tools (e.g. MS Excel and other data analysis tools).
- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing, particularly being competent in writing in English and communicating complex results in an understandable way.
