About The Role

Deadline Date: Monday 7 September 2026

Requirement: Analyst (Operational Analysis)

Location: The Hague, NL

Full Time On-Site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%
Total Scope of the request (hours): 456

Required Start Date: 5 October 2026

End Contract Date: 31 December 2026

Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET

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.

Desirable Skills/Experience

Experience in supporting analysts in a military environment. In particular a basic understanding of logistics military operations and/or air operations would be useful.
Experience with data science techniques, Power BI or other statistical software (such as R), MAVEN Smart System.
Being comfortable programming in Python.
Knowledge/experience on Defence Planning and/or operational planning related work, either nationally or NATO.