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Battle Damage Assessment Scripter

Confidential employer · Stavanger · Posted 17 Jul 2026

Job summary

This role supports a NATO establishment in Norway focused on enhancing operational capabilities through training and exercises. The position involves producing Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) reports and coordinating targeting missions within joint military exercises. It requires operational targeting experience and familiarity with NATO targeting systems and doctrine. The job is typically on-site in Stavanger with some potential for remote work and involves participation in exercise events lasting several days.

Location and work setup

Location
Stavanger
Work setup
On-site

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for consolidating taskings from Component Commands and matching targeting missions to ISR missions to develop Battle Damage Assessment outcomes. Duties include producing phase 2 BDA reports and related intelligence products, distributing reports to relevant NATO command structures, monitoring the accuracy and completeness of BDA reporting, providing timely feedback to exercise control teams to adapt scenarios, attending coordination meetings as an SME, and supporting exercise improvements through feedback. Additional duties as directed by the targeting cell leadership may also be required.

Qualifications

Candidates should possess national and/or NATO training in targeting with at least three years of operational targeting experience. A strong understanding of operational and tactical staff processes and campaign synchronization is needed. Familiarity with key NATO targeting tools and methodologies such as the Joint Targeting System, FAST for time-sensitive targeting, JCHAT communications, and NATO collateral damage estimation practices is essential. Business-level English proficiency is required. A valid national or NATO Secret security clearance is mandatory.

Skills

Operational targeting experienceKnowledge of operational and tactical staff processesCampaign synchronizationFamiliarity with Joint Targeting System (JTS)Experience with FAST (Flexible Advanced Command and Control Services)Knowledge of JCHAT communication systemUnderstanding of NATO Collateral Damage Estimation methodologyTargeting doctrine understandingBusiness level English proficiencyUse of intelligence reporting systems