Subject to formal establishment, Joint Boarding process and sS Policies, a vacancy will arise for an OF5 to serve as Head Digital International Interoperability to Director Strategy & Military Digitisation (DSMD) supporting the DSMD in leading MSHQ digital international interoperability strategy and delivery, within MOD Main Building on Voluntary Ex-Regular Reserve (VeRR) Terms and Conditions of Service (TaCoS), with an initial proposed start date of Aug 26.
Up to 90 RSDs per year are available for the right candidate to conduct the role. Initial contract is for 12 months, but extendable by mutual agreement to up to 3 years.
Unit Function:
DSMD leads Defence’s digital strategy, interoperability, and transformation across UK Defence and with international partners (including NATO and FVEY), ensuring coherence across C4ISR, data, and digital capability development.
Position Role:
The postholder leads the UK Armed Forces’ FVEY, NATO and wider international digital interoperability effort. They command a small, specialist team delivering NATO digital interoperability outputs, oversee the CIAV team, and coordinate international-facing teams across Defence. The role ensures coherent UK positioning across NATO digital standards, architectures, and capability integration.
Responsibilities:
- Support DSMD in leading MSHQ digital international interoperability strategy and delivery.
- Command the NATO Digital Interoperability Team.
- Oversee the Coalition Interoperability Assurance and Validation (CIAV) team and integration of allied capability activity.
- Represent UK at FVEY / NATO / Partner digital, C4ISR, and interoperability forums.
- Align UK positions across MOD, FVEY, and NATO partners.
- Drive interoperability standards, architectures, and policy coherence.
- Advise senior leaders (e.g. VCDS-level) on interoperability risks / and opportunities.
- Support DSMD in leading on digital and C4I related elements of E3, Trinity House and Lancaster House international agreements.
