Skills

Leadership Quality Assurance Stakeholder Management Change Management Decision-making Programming Team Management Autonomy Organization Strategic Planning

Job Specifications

Primary Location

Belgium-Brussels

NATO Body

NATO International Staff (NATO IS)

Schedule

Full-time

Application Deadline

08-Mar-2026, 6:59:00 PM

Salary (Pay Basis)

11,150.91

Grade

NATO Grade G22

Please note that the expected start date for this position is early September.

SUMMARY

The NATO-Wide Coordination (NWC) Office is an independent office that supports enhanced governance, coherence, and institutional alignment across NATO agencies and bodies. The independent Office reports to the Secretary General through the Director General for Management. NWC serves as the central point of coordination between NATO Headquarters and the governance structures of NATO’s executive bodies, ensuring integrated support to Agency Boards and alignment with NATO’s strategic priorities.

The incumbent administratively reports to the Director of the NATO-Wide Coordination Office, and is functionally under the direction of the NCIO ASB Chair. The role has a high degree of autonomy and manages a dynamic team of specialised professionals. The role also provides leadership and guidance in the implementation of the Secretariat’s mandate. The incumbent will first and foremost provide assistance and advice to the NCIO ASB Chair, as well as to the Chair of the Finance and Audit Committees.

The incumbent is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the staff as summarised below:

Direct the activities of the NCIO staff;
Ensure the delivery of secretarial support and independent advice to National Delegates at the NCIO Governing Bodies;
support the NWC efforts to enhance NATO-wide coherence in governance, policy and execution, as well as collaboration across different offices and committees;
pursue automation and innovation, and establish performance indicators with a view to enhancing NATO’s effectiveness, resilience, and accountability;
promoting consultative relationships and maintaining dialogue with all NCIO stakeholders.

The post holder may be required to travel occasionally and work beyond standard office hours.

Key challenges facing the successful candidate for this post during the next 2-3 years will include:

Strengthen Enterprise-wide coherence and cross-organizational coordination to enhance the overall decision-making processes, ensuring that both voting and non-voting stakeholders contribute in a coherent and well-aligned manner that supports timely, effective and high-quality outcomes.
Reinforce the Organization’s governance foundations to improve resilience and operational robustness, ensuring the NCIA can consistently meet its mandated strategic objectives and delivers on its Mission empowered and accountable.

In addition to completing the application form and the pre-screening questions, candidates will be asked to address these key challenges in an essay of no more than 2 A4 pages into total, which will be evaluated as part of the long listing assessment. Please see full instructions on how to apply at the end of the vacancy notice.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

The incumbent will:

hold a Master’s degree in the field of Political Science, International Relations, International Security, or related to the work of the NCIA;
have at least 10 years of progressively relevant professional experience in the area of strategic planning and programme management, out of which a minimum of five years in team management and coordination;
be familiar with the strategic issues and security challenges facing the Alliance and be conversant with the Alliance’s political and military consultative processes;
have experience with budgeting and resourcing;
possess robust knowledge of planning and reporting techniques in an international environment;
be able to formulate and implement a long-term vision and strategic perspective;
have substantial experience with the governance of international organisations;
possess the following minimum levels of NATO’s official languages (English/French): V (“Advanced”) in one and II (“Elementary”) in the other;

DESIRABLE

The following would be considered an advantage:

certified project and/or programme management, and certified change management skills with a track record of delivering projects and programmes to challenging deadlines.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

Policy Development

Contribute to the development of policy, directive and guidance documents in the areas of responsibility of the NCIO. Coordinate and prepare key strategic documents and statutory reports. Elaborate policy guidelines and support material, as well as quality assurance reviews to ensure that the planning process and related outcome documents are in compliance with the ASB strategic orientations and the programming framework and priorities, the ASB national Chair’s instructions, and the demands of the Alliance continuous adaptation.

Stakeholder Management

Engage and coordinate with all relevant NATO Enterprise stakeholders, ensuring as broad collaboration as possible in the development of

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