NATO Special Operations Education and Doctrine Editor in Remote, United Kingdom

Description

NATO Special Operations Education and Doctrine Editor

Location: This position is home-based in the U.K., with some travel possible to the NATO Special Operations University in Belgium (home-based work 90%; 10% travel)

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Role Overview:

You will work closely with other members of the editing team, as well as Course Authors and Project Leads, to produce academic curriculum materials, e-Learning solutions, doctrinal manuals, and other publications for Allied Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM).

This position is on a unique, diverse, international, geographically-distributed team that offers challenging work requiring a candidate who can work effectively alone or collaborate as a member of a team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

You will be expected to produce high quality educational materials that are error free and easy to read. These materials will adhere to style guides prescribed for a range of academic products and publications whilst fitting within a quality management framework. The range of duties include:

• On-screen editing, to ensure quality, consistency, format, and style standards.

• Edit and create graphics and coordinate the use of copyrighted material by conducting research to locate and contact sources for approval as needed

• Maintain good communication and coordinate timelines for multiple projects

• Resolve routine problems and adjust processes as necessary

• Additional responsibility: Assist in the development of Advanced Distributed Learning modules for existing courses and other e-Learning solutions

• Additional responsibility: Develop and customize SharePoint solutions to enable collaboration among geographically dispersed team members

The successful candidate must demonstrate they are a diligent ‘self-starter’ who can excel in a working environment with little supervision in order to meet NATO special operations education and training support requirements and deadlines.

Required Skills:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field/discipline; relevant professional vocational qualifications may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s level degree

• Strong relevant editing experience

• Ability to collaborate effectively with the editing team, Course Authors, Project Leads, and Instructional System Designers across multiple international time zones

• Familiarity with content management systems (CMS) and learning management systems (LMS)

• Strong English writing and oral communication skills

• Understand and apply guidance in accordance with mandated style guides

• Must possess and maintain a valid passport for international travel

• Demonstrable attention to detail

• Possess the ability to work independently

• Fully competent with Microsoft Office® suite of tools including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, and SharePoint

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of multi-media content editing

• Experience with e-Learning curriculum or solution design, development, and implementation

• Working knowledge of Blackboard LMS

• Experience with Adobe InDesign and Acrobat Pro

• NATO and/or NATO Special Operations training and education experience

Clearance Requirements:

• BPSS Pre-screening required to Start

• NATO SC Required for role

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a NATO SECRET level security clearance after hiring

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What we do for you:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme

• Private Medical Insurance

• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)

• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

• Dynamic Working (http://www.leidos.com/sites/g/files/zoouby166/files/2022-02/UK-dynamic-working-brochure.pdf)

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE (http://www.leidos.com/company/global/uk-europe) – we work to make the worldsafer,healthier, andmore efficient through technology, engineering andscience.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing . We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

Original Posting Date:

2025-01-29

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.