LQ-68 Section Chief AGS & UAS Program ( Alliance Ground Surveillance & Uncrewed Aerial Systems) Job at NATO Support and Procurement Agency
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Location:
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Salary:negotiable / YEAR
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Job type:FULL_TIME
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Posted:5 months ago
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Category:Aviation, Information and Communication Technology, Management and Strategy, Project Management
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Deadline:01/07/2024
JOB DESCRIPTION
Post N° LQ-68 / Ref. No. 134/2024
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This role has a definite duration till December 31, 2026.
General Qualifications
- University degree in engineering.
- Minimum five years of combined experience in aircraft maintenance and logistics of aerospace technical/maintenance systems in a sizeable civilian or military organisation.
- Experience and familiarity with aspects of requirements capture and specification of aircraft systems, preferably Uncrewed Air Vehicles (UAVs).
- Experience in complex multi-disciplined projects in a large multi-national contract environment.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills and the ability to work well in a team and with commercial contractors while exercising personal authority in the field of activity.
- Ability to multi-task, manage time and work effectively under pressure while producing high-quality products under short-notice deadlines.
- Ability to develop resourceful and effective solutions to problems (including personnel), focus on team performance goals and track metrics to measure performance improvements.
- Knowledge of contract administration, Logistics Principles, Supply Techniques and Procedures.
- Sound digital literacy with experience in using office automation systems and software applications, e.g. Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
Specific Qualifications
- Thorough knowledge in aircraft maintenance and logistics.
- Knowledge and experience with US FMS processes.
- Minimum five years of experience in military or civilian aircraft programmes, aircraft systems and/or associated equipment, on single-engine aircraft types, preferably UAV.
- Experience in the negotiation and administration of contracts with servicing contractors.
- Proficiency in technical, administrative and business writing and in the use of aircraft/equipment Technical Data (TD) publications.
- A recognised project management certification [e.g. PRINCE 2™ Practitioner, Project Management Professional (PMP)].
- Knowledge of SAP would be an asset.
LANGUAGE QUALIFICATIONS
- NATO’s two official languages are English and French. The work of this post is mainly conducted in English, therefore fluency in that language is essential and working knowledge of French is desirable
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
- Multicultural environment
- Initial three year contract with competitive monthly tax-free salary (subject to Article 19 of the Ottawa agreement on exemption of Taxation)
- Additional benefits for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where applicable) and additional home leave
- Excellent health coverage
- Great work/life balance
- Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays
- Pension Scheme
POST DETAILS
- Basic monthly salary: EUR 9 083,62 tax free.
- This post has a definite duration till December 31 2026.
HOW TO APPLY?
All candidates (internal and external) should refer to the FAQs before applying.
NSPA internal candidates must submit additionally their latest completed performance report.
NSPA staff members of the same grade can submit a transfer request till 23 June 2024.
Applications sent via e-mail will be automatically rejected.
IMPORTANT NOTES
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Qualified redundant NATO civilian candidates of the same grade will be considered in priority.
Interviews are expected to be held approximately six weeks after the application closing date. The Talent Acquisition and Development Office shall let you know in due course the outcome of the screening process.
Moreover, due to the broad interest in NSPA and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or email enquiries cannot be dealt with.
The Agency would appreciate it if addressee countries could provide their support by submitting candidates whose security clearance can be effected (or confirmed) rapidly and who could report for duty as soon as possible after selection.
NSPA as an employer values diverse backgrounds and perspectives and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and talented workforce. NSPA welcomes applications of nationals from all Member States and strongly encourages women to apply.
NSPA COVID MEASURES:
All deployable vacancy announcements include the requirement to be fully vaccinated at the time of receiving the offer of employment. No offer of employment shall be made to deployable candidates who refuse to be vaccinated.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Your application should be submitted in one go and you will not be able to modify your data once submitted.
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