Systems Planning and Analysis Australia Pty Ltd (SPA Australia) provides senior decision makers within the Australian Department of Defence with timely and objective assessments affecting their capability employment and investment strategies. Our team of former military professionals and operations research analysts integrate military expertise with advanced analytic methods - including force generation modelling, agent-based tactical simulations, and operational mission analyses - to deliver trusted decision support that directly contributes to national security outcomes.

Together with SPA Australia, our AUKUS, Submarines, and Industrial Base Group (ASIG) provides timely, objective, analytic assessments that integrate technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business analysis to NAVSEA Team Submarine program offices and key stakeholders surrounding submarine platform construction.  Team Submarine unifies submarine platform procurement activities, which includes the Columbia-class SSBN program (a Major Defense Acquisition Program and the Navy’s top acquisition priority), the Virginia-class SSN program and the new SSN-X program (developing the next generation attack submarine), to bring improved capabilities to our undersea forces.  Analysts and Engineers supporting Team Submarine will continue SPA’s decades of support to the SSBN force, as well as supporting oversight of cutting-edge attack submarine construction, assisting in developing the design requirements for the SSN platform of the future, and helping plan and execute new and innovative strategies to strengthen the critical submarine shipbuilding industrial base. These are high-profile, major acquisition and manufacturing programs of significant importance to the future capabilities of the US Navy in an era of renewed strategic competition.

The AUKUS COMSUBFOR team within ASIG is charged with delivering high-quality, timely tracking, analysis and policy solutions to a variety of challenging problems in the man/train/equip (raise/train/sustain) space.  We work in a dynamic environment with new information and bureaucratic realities often forcing adjustments in approach and priorities.  Current chartered lines of effort include workforce modeling and future workforce development, policy development, training strategy implementation, knowledge transfer, and operational process development. #MC

The Analyst will join a small Australia-based team and integrate this effort into the larger multinational AUKUS effort, beginning with U.S. Navy training and eventually transitioning U.K. Royal Navy training curricula.  The Analyst will employ industry best practices (e.g., Australian Defence Force’s Systems Approach to Defence Learning, or SADL).

• Develop expertise in assigned areas through completion of assigned training, written research, and interviews with subject matter experts.
• Maintain status, drive progress and provide frequent updates on all assigned tasks.
• Communicate clearly and concisely across a wide range of products including e-mail, after-action reports, policy or other structured papers, data analytics, and flag-level briefings.
• Organise and support virtual and in-person meetings where much of our difficult trilateral coordination is accomplished.
• Support the Lead Analyst to design, plan, organize deliverables, ensuring that strategic intent of all assigned projects is met. Work collaboratively with colleagues and clients across functional, organisation and international boundaries to accomplish objectives.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent Trade training of 5 years’ experience with Navy operations and training preferred, alternatively, STEM education or background may be suitable
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with senior leaders; strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex topics in written form
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power Point, Word, and Excel.
• International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or ExportAdministration Regulations (EAR) are applicable to this role and as such, the position will or is likely to require access to material controlled by ITAR and EAR (Controlled Material).  Therefore, any person occupying the position must be able to satisfy ITAR and EAR controls, which may require specific authorisation to access Controlled Materials.  Accordingly, your citizenship, previous citizenships, race or nationality, or substantive contacts where such contacts are affiliated with proscribed countries under ITAR may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role. Further information on this requirement can be found at: https://spa.com/about/compliance-statements/. If you are concerned about whether you will satisfy the requirements of the role insofar as they relate to ITAR and EAR, you should contact Talent"at"spa.com, who will be able to provide you with relevant information. 
• Current Australian Security Clearance

Desired Qualifications:

• Submarine experience highly regarded
• Experience working with Defence Force staff  (Desired)