TEMPORARY POST - Staff Officer (Future Planning Support)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Candidates possessing a valid NATO or National security clearance will be given priority consideration.

Applications are to be submitted using NATO Talent Acquisition Platform (NTAP) ( https://nato.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobsearch.ftl?lang-en ) Applications submitted by other means (e.g. mail, e-mail, fax, etc) are not accepted.

NTAP allows adding attachments. A copy of the qualification/certificate covering the highest level of education required by the job description must be provided as an attachment.

Essential information must be included in the application form. Particular attention should be given to Education and Experience section of the application form. The application should be in English.

Shortlisted candidates will be requested to provide original documentary evidence and a set of copies supporting statements in their applications.

After submitting your application, you will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your application.

REMARKS:

A) Only nationals from the 30 NATO member states can apply for vacancies at SHAPE.

B) Applications are automatically acknowledged within one working day after submission. In the absence of an acknowledgement please make sure the submission process is completed, or, re-submit the application.

C) Candidates’ individual telephone, e-mail or telefax enquiries cannot be dealt with. All candidates will receive an answer indicating the outcome of their application.

Essential information must be included in the application form. Particular attention should be given to Education and Experience section of the application form. Each question should be answered completely. Expressions such as “please see attached CV, please see annex / enclosed document” or invitations to follow links to personal webpages are not acceptable and will be disregarded. All answers should be in English.

Shortlisted candidates will be requested to provide original documentary evidence and a set of copies supporting statements in their applications.

Current and past civilians working for NATO or any Coordinated Organization, shall indicate their last grade and step held (next to post title), and specify the name of employing NATO body or Coordinated Organization.

A) Only nationals from the 30 NATO member states can apply for vacancies at SHAPE.

B) Applications are automatically acknowledged within one working day after submission. In the absence of an acknowledgement please make sure the submission process is completed, or, re-submit the application .

C) Qualified redundant staff of the same grade interested in this post should inform this office, via their HR/Personnel Office by not later than vacancy’s closing date.

D) Candidates’ individual telephone, e-mail or telefax enquiries cannot be dealt with . All candidates will receive an answer indicating the outcome of their application.

• Personal Attributes: The incumbent will need to display a high degree of professionalism and planning expertise in performance of his/her duties. The rapidly changing NATO environment, the delineation of responsibilities between different NATO HQs and Agencies, and the growth of the number and the complexity of user requirements creates a requirement to solve numerous complex problems and challenges, which shall require the incumbent to draw upon a comprehensive ability to reason, analyze, act with persuasion and diplomacy. Many of the arising problems will require the ability to analyze complex problems considering varied timelines of the evolution of user requirements and availability of DCIS capabilities.

• Professional Contacts: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Frequent contacts with SHAPE J6/CyOC, JFCs/SSCs, NSB’s, NCIA, NSPA, and other NATO HQ’s and Commands .

• Contribution To Objectives: The incumbent will be personally responsible for the development of DCIS plans supporting operations and exercises.

There are no reporting responsibilities.

This post reports to:OCG OPXX 0010 - Branch Head (Deployable Communications and Information Systems Future Operations) - OF-4

This post does not deputises anybody

This post is not deputised by anybody

WHAT WE OFFER

38 hours per week schedule; 2.5 paid days of leave per month worked; Fulfilling working atmosphere in an international and military community; Contract period: a maximum of 12 months employment period could be offered, ideally from 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023. Salary: the remuneration of temporary personnel will be specified in their contracts. It is exempt from taxation in the Host Nation. Benefits package: temporary personnel are covered by a benefits package which consists of an additional sum of 12% of basic salary for pension purposes + basic medical and accident insurance provided under the NATO Group insurance contract (death and invalidity). The total premium for the medical and accident coverage in 2023 will be at 2.57% of the temporary staff member’s salary (2.32% for the medical benefits and 0.25% for accident), payable 1/3 by the temporary personnel and 2/3 by the Organisation”. For staff eligible under NATO rules, there is also a dependent child allowance and coverage for dependent children for m edical benefits;

a. Professional Experience

b. Education/Training

- 3 years Plans Staff experience.

- 3 years experience with coordinating staff work of a CIS organization.

-4 years working experience in a CIS Office of an international organization/ national environment or military

Headquarters.

- NATO CIS Planning (CII-CS-31306) provided by NATO - Communications and Information Systems School (NCISS)

Attributes/Competencies

b. Education/Training

University Degree and 2 years function related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 4 years post related experience.

c. Language

English - SLP 3333 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)

NOTE: The work both oral and written in this post and in this Headquarters as a whole is conducted mainly in English.

Desirable Qualifications

a. Professional/Experience

Previous Staff experience at large military or governmental organizations. Experience in management and planning of deployable CIS (DC IS). Capture DCIS operational requirements and assign suitable DCIS capability to meet these requirements. Operational experience with Deployable CIS. Operational experience in planning, planning support and preparation of written plans.

The employee may be required to perform a similar range of duties elsewhere within the organisation at the same grade without there being any change to the contract

The incumbent may be required to TDY assignments elsewhere in the organization to support planning.

The work is normally performed in a Normal NATO office working environment.

Normal Working Conditions apply.

The risk of injury is categorised as: No Risk

Essential Qualifications

The incumbent’s duties are:

1. Analyze and execute the direction from the Branch Head FOB.

2. Lead or support CRP (through a NCISG Planning Group (NPG)) for assigned plans including the coordination and development of CIS SUPPLAN and NCISG OPLAN products with supported commands, NCISG Divisions and Units and NCIA.

3. Support DCIS Mission Analysis, Course of Action (COA) Development, through detailed presentations and supporting documents.

4. Support FOB development and review of Standing Operations Procedures (SOPs) related to plans.

5. Support the development of NCISG orders (or FOB specific inputs).

6. Support NCISG DCIS inputs to strategic and operational planning products.

7. Support FOB planning information management for all assigned taskers, EDMS and/or NIP.

8. Support internal and external planning directives and policy development/review.

Special Requirements and Additional Duties

The J3 Division acts as NATO Communications Information Systems Group’s (NCISG) Tasking Authority, central single point of contact for NCISG operational and technical matters, while maintaining situational awareness and Command and Control/Operational Control over NATO Signal Battalion Operations.

The Deployable Communications and Information Systems Future Operations Branch (DCISFOps) is responsible for development of DCIS support options for all future operations and tasks assigned by J3 Division Head.

J3 Division includes Future Operations Branch (FOB), responsible for Crisis Response Planning (CRP) in support of exercises and missions. A portfolio of plans, executable and non-executable are planned and coordinated by FOB, engaging internal and external stakeholders in the planning process, based upon established operational requirements.

The primary outputs of planning are the CIS SUPPORT PLAN (CIS SUPPLAN) and NCISG Operational Plan (OPLAN), which are coordinated by a lead planner from FOB.

This JD represents a Temporary NIC position to mitigate the transfer of an existing OF2 position as it migrates to another lead nation.

Principal Duties