Requirement: Analyst (Operational Analysis)
Location: The Hague, NETHERLANDS
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Not to Exceed Rate: 67 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours): 456
Required Start Date: 5 October 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:
- Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
- Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
- Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position
Duties & 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.
- Carrying out data collection, collation and analysis using a range of tools (this requires being comfortable using a range of tools such as Python , MS Excel, MAVEN Smart System (MSS)).
- 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.
- Supporting OA Centre staff in the development and update of documentation/reports.
- 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 dashboards (e.g. Power BI, MSS), MS PowerPoint presentations and MS Word documents.
- This work may involve occasional short travels to Mons (BEL) and/or Brussels (BEL) to support OA staff (usually a day trip but occasionally this could be up to 3 days).
Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- Recent experience in conducting analysis in support of decision makers.
- Ability to undertake detailed review and analysis of large data sets using commercial and in-house tools (e.g. MS Excel and other data integration and AI tools such as MSS).
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, providing fit-for- purpose, rapid analysis under the direction of OA Centre staff.
- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing, particularly being competent in writing in English and communicating complex results in an understandable way.
