Force Design and Strategy Support – Canberra

Must have an active Negative Vetting Level 1 (or higher) security clearance.

Location: Russell, ACT (Onsite).

Working Arrangements: Flexible work arrangements may be considered. Work from home and flexible working arrangements will be determined following contract award and are subject to operational requirements, security requirements, the nature of the Services and direction of the Entity Representative. The Professional Contractor may be required to work from Commonwealth premises for all or part of the engagement. No guarantee of work from home or flexible working arrangements is provided.

Maximum Hours: 40 hours per week; eight (8) hours per day, not including lunch break.

The Force Design and Strategy Support role is required to support the Director of LC4ISREW in discharging their responsibilities across force design and strategic planning activities. This position works closely with the capability development, delivery and sustainment leads, focused on the assessment, interpretation, and will influence where possible, the strategic military direction.

The Force Design and Strategy Support will establish relationships with key areas, responsible for the development of strategic advice and will prepare information to inform the Director LC4ISREW on any impacts on Land C4ISREW capabilities. The role is integral in understanding, defining, and monitoring C4ISREW dependencies between the LC4ISREW Program, other Land, Air Force, Navy, Joint, and Defence projects.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and maintenance of the LC4ISREW Program strategy and associated strategic and operational planning products.
• Support the Director LC4ISREW in the development of LC4ISREW concepts of operation, concepts of employment, integrated capability directive and inputs to Army and Defence operational and force design documentation.
• Provide specialised force design and strategic analysis expertise to support informed-decision making and capability planning across the Directorate.
• Support the review and coordination of capability planning documentation of dependencies across key LC4ISREW dependencies to ensure coherence between integrated force objectives, capability delivery and Army priorities.
• Support the Director of LC4ISREW to make informed assessment and response to evolving strategic guidance, strengthen alignment between Land C4ISREW capabilities and Army's future force design priorities.

Technical Skills

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, databases and information systems.
• Good knowledge of MS Project.
• Excellent organisational and leadership skills.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Demonstrated experience in Defence Programs, Force Design, or concept development roles.
• Strong/extensive skills including understanding of communications and information systems.
• Sound stakeholder management and communication skills, including ability to interpret technical information from military personnel.
• Technical writing for complex systems.

Desirable Skills and Backgrounds

• Project Management experience within Defence context, including application of project management methodology.
• Additional qualifications or practical experience outside of their immediate field of expertise.
• Understanding of Joint and domain-specific staff processes within operational and tactical level headquarters.
• Knowledge or experience working in the Defence Capability Lifecycle process, governance structures, and committee processes.

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated understanding of the Services, Statement of Work, deliverables, Defence operating environment and any identified risks.
• Demonstrated capability and capacity to provide the Services, including relevant skills, qualifications and experience of the proposed Professional Contractor.
• The extent to which the proposed Professional Contractor satisfies the security, integrity, probity and personnel requirements of the RFQ.
• The whole-of-life costs and total Fees to be incurred by the Entity.
• The extent to which the Service Provider’s response presents risk to the Entity.
• The results of referee checks and any previous performance information available to the Entity relating to similar engagements.