Officer, Human Security

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Primary Location

Belgium-Brussels

NATO Body

NATO International Staff (NATO IS)

Schedule

Full-time

Application Deadline

21-Apr-2025, 5:59:00 PM

Salary (Pay Basis)

6,467.30

Grade

NATO Grade G15-G17

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Within the Office of the Secretary General, the Human Security (HS) Unit operates under the leadership of the Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security (SGSR WPS).

The SGSR WPS provides guidance and oversight on the implementation of NATO’s WPS and HS Agendas across the Alliance by facilitating coordination and integration of gender perspectives and human security considerations into NATO’s policies and activities across the Alliance’s three core tasks of deterrence and defence, crisis prevention and management and cooperative security.

At the Madrid Summit in June 2022, Heads of States and Governments endorsed the NATO HS Approach and Guiding Principles that provides the Alliance with a common understanding of HS.HS is a multi-sectoral approach to security that gives primacy to people. For NATO, it encompasses five areas of work: Protection of Civilians (POC), Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings (CTHB), Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV), Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), and Cultural Property Protection (CPP).

The incumbent will contribute to advancing the implementation of the Human Security Agenda.

The Officer, HS will: (1) Support the drafting, oversight and implementation of the Human Security policies; (2); Provide support to NATO civilian and military staff on the integration of HS into their work; (3) Conduct research and monitor trends related to HS and manage related projects, as needed; (4) Prepare background notes, talking points, and other written content and participate in relevant meetings and conferences; (5) Engage with internal stakeholders, and external ones as necessary in support of NATO’s work on HS and assist in raising awareness, mobilizing commitment and facilitating practical collaboration.

• QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
  

Essential

The incumbent must:

• possess a university degree from an institute of recognised standing in a field relevant for the position;
• have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience in working on foreign/security/defence affairs/ international humanitarian law ;
• possess a good understanding of the HS Agenda, its Policies and their implementation;
• be familiar with NATO political and military processes and priorities;
• possess excellent drafting and editing skills;
• possess the following minimum levels of NATO’s official languages (English/French): V (“Advanced”) in one; I (“Beginner”) in the other;
• be prepared to travel when required.
  

DESIRABLE

The following would be considered an advantage:

• demonstrate experience implementing the HS Agenda within an organisational setting;
• experience working with the military;
• experience in academic research;
• be familiar with the network of actors outside NATO with expertise on HS, including International Organisations, civil society, and academia.
• MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
  

Policy Development

Contribute to development and review of policy documents relevant for the efficient implementation of the HS Agenda. Liaise with the other divisions to maintain a high level of awareness on policy areas. Contribute to the development and provide input to policy, strategy and conceptual papers developed by colleagues and Allies, including by integrating gender perspectives in all Human Security areas of work. Contribute to the organisation of events on specific policy areas.

Expertise Development

Provide support to NATO offices, as well as NATO Military Authorities, on their work to implement the HS Agenda, as appropriate. This may include research and consultations to better understand how to integrate the five HS strands of work across NATO’s three core tasks, as well as in strategic communication.

Project Management

Contribute to the advancement of special projects within the Unit and in cooperation with other Divisions, such as projects developed within the framework of the Comprehensive Assistance Package (CAP) for Ukraine. This may include working with a range of stakeholders including external contractors.

Stakeholder Management

Contribute to the development and maintaining a strong network of contacts within NATO, Allies and Partner nations, other International Organisations, academia and research institutes in the field of Human Security to better develop and implement projects of common interest. This may include engagement with civil society, academia, and experts from national and international organisations, among others, as directed and at the appropriate level.

Information Management

Ensure coordination of input from various parts of the Organisation, looking both at content and timeliness. Support the timely sharing of information within the Unit.

Knowledge Management

Follow the development of relevant issues within NATO as well as external trends in HS and share knowledge on these within the Organization. Contribute to the preparation of briefing packages and speaking notes on HS for senior leadership.

Support HS public diplomacy efforts, including on social media. Draft public information material for the media and other audiences, including for the NATO website and support the development of articles and briefings.

Representation of the Organization

Brief and lecture visiting groups; represent the Alliance at conferences, workshops and seminars and other activities connected to HS, as appropriate. Deliver speeches, briefings and present papers, as directed and at the appropriate level.

Perform any other related duty as assigned.

• INTERRELATIONSHIPS
  

The incumbent reports to the Special Representative through the Senior Officer for WPS/HS and collaborates and coordinates closely with colleagues within the same team. Under the guidance/advice of the Senior Officer for the WPS/HS, they assist with the implementation of the HS Agenda within the HSU and with other divisions of the International Staff, with NATO Military Authorities representatives and representatives of NATO Allies. They liaise with Partners and other International Organisations, as required.

Direct Reports: N/a

Indirect Reports: N/a

• COMPETENCIES
  

The incumbent must demonstrate:

• Analytical Thinking: Sees multiple relationships.
• Clarity and Accuracy: Checks own work.
• Conceptual Thinking: Applies learned concepts.
• Customer Service Orientation: Takes personal responsibility for correcting problems.
• Impact and Influence: Takes multiple actions to persuade.
• Initiative: Is decisive in a time-sensitive situation.
• Organizational Awareness: Understands organisational climate and culture.
• Teamwork: Expresses positive attitudes and expectations of team or team members.
  

6.CONTRACT

Contract to be offered to the successful applicant (if non-seconded): Definite duration contract of three years; possibility of renewal for up to three years, during which the incumbent may apply for conversion to an indefinite duration contract.

Contract clause applicable:

In accordance with the contract policy, this is a post in which turnover is desirable for political reasons in order to be able to accommodate the Organisation’s need to carry out its tasks as mandated by the Nations in a changing environment, for example by maintaining the flexibility necessary to shape the Organisation’s skills profile, and to ensure appropriate international diversity.

The maximum period of service foreseen in this post is 6 years. The successful applicant will be offered a 3-year definite duration contract, which may be renewed for a further period of up to 3 years. However, according to the procedure described in the contract policy the incumbent may apply for conversion to an indefinite contract during the period of renewal and no later than one year before the end of contract.

If the successful applicant is seconded from the national administration of one of NATO’s member States, a 3-year definite duration contract will be offered, which may be renewed for a further period of up to 3 years subject also to the agreement of the national authority concerned. The maximum period of service in the post as a seconded staff member is six years.

Serving staff will be offered a contract in accordance with the NATO Civilian Personnel Régulations.

NOTE: Irrespective of previous qualifications and experience, candidates for twin-graded posts will be appointed at the lower grade. Advancement to the higher grade is not automatic, and will not normally take place during the first three years of service in the post.

Under specific circumstances, serving staff members may be appointed directly to the higher grade, and a period of three years might be reduced by up to twenty four months for external candidates. These circumstances are described in the IS directive on twin-graded posts.

• USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
  

Please note that we can only accept applications from nationals of NATO member countries. Applications must be submitted using e-recruitment system, as applicable:

• For NATO civilian staff members only: please apply via the internal recruitment portal ( link );
• For all other applications: www.nato.int/recruitment
  

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Appointment will be subject to receipt of a security clearance (provided by the national Authorities of the selected candidate), approval of the candidate’s medical file by the NATO Medical Adviser, verification of your study(ies) and work experience, and the successful completion of the accreditation and notification process by the relevant authorities.

NATO will not accept any phase of the recruitment and selection prepared, in whole or in part, by means of generative artificial-intelligence (AI) tools, including and without limitation to chatbots, such as Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (Chat GPT), or other language generating tools. NATO reserves the right to screen applications to identify the use of such tools. All applications prepared, in whole or in part, by means of such generative or creative AI applications may be rejected without further consideration at NATO’s sole discretion, and NATO reserves the right to take further steps in such cases as appropriate.

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
  

NATO is committed to diversity and inclusion, and strives to provide equal access to employment, advancement and retention, independent of gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, cultural background, sexual orientation, and disability. NATO welcomes applications of nationals from all member Nations, and strongly encourages women to apply. NATO is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible working environment, where all candidates living with disabilities can fully participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require reasonable accommodation, please inform us during your selection process. Candidates will be required to provide documented medical evidence to support their request for accommodation. Building Integrity is a key element of NATO’s core tasks. As an employer, NATO values commitment to the principles of integrity, transparency and accountability in accordance with international norms and practices established for the defence and related security sector. Selected candidates are expected to be role models of integrity, and to promote good governance through ongoing efforts in their work. Due to the broad interest in NATO and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or e-mail enquiries cannot be dealt with. Applicants who are not successful in this competition may be offered an appointment to another post of a similar nature, albeit at the same or a lower grade, provided they meet the necessary requirements. The nature of this position may require the staff member at times to be called upon to travel for work and/or to work outside normal office hours. The organization offers several work-life policies including Teleworking and Flexible Working arrangements (Flexitime) subject to business requirements. Please note that the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium is a non-smoking environment. For information about the NATO Single Salary Scale (Grading, Allowances, etc.) please visit our website . Detailed data is available under the Salary and Benefits tab. NATO does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. For more info please click here .