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Senior Military Strategic Advisor

Confidential employer · Stavanger · Posted 17 Sep 2026

Job summary

This role involves providing expert advice and representation of a fictitious nation's military posture in NATO training exercises, supporting operational and strategic scenarios at a senior staff level. The position requires coordination within Exercise Control to ensure realistic and coherent military engagements aligned with exercise objectives, primarily based in Stavanger, Norway, with potential for adhoc remote work.

Location and work setup

Location
Stavanger
Work setup
On-site

Responsibilities

You will represent the military position and policies of a designated nation within NATO exercises, providing expertise on operational and strategic military use. Responsibilities include coordinating military operational matters, developing operational concepts and plans, assisting training audiences in planning, analyzing plans for impacts on defense, generating exercise material aligned with NATO standards, and ensuring a realistic depiction of joint military posture. Coordination within the Exercise Control team and briefing senior leaders are key duties.

Qualifications

Candidates must have at least three years of senior staff experience in national, international, or NATO headquarters within the last ten years, including at least two years of command experience at higher military formations. Rank of OF-6 (or equivalent) during the military career is required. A university or bachelor's degree or completion of staff college with ongoing professional military education is necessary. Fluency in business English is required. Candidates must hold a valid National or NATO Secret security clearance.

Skills

strategic military operationsoperational planningsenior leadership briefingconcept of operations developmentscenario representationNATO doctrine familiarityexercise control coordinationmulti-national military command