Senior Military Advisers (Expression of Interest)

About the Position

Adam Smith International (ASI) seeks highly experienced military advisers to support security and defence sector reform programmes across the Middle East. Potential roles would involve providing strategic guidance, mentoring, and operational support to national institutions, with the aim of enhancing capacity, accountability, and resilience in fragile and conflict-affected environments.

This is a general call for CVs to build our pool of qualified experts.

Potential areas of responsibility

1) Strategic advisory & mentoring

• Provide advice to defence and security institutions (e.g., ministries, staff colleges, specialised units).
• Mentor senior counterparts on strategy, campaign/operational planning, force development, and civil-military coordination.
• Support development or refresh of national/sector strategies, concepts of operations, and institutional mandates.

2) Capacity d...