JOB DESCRIPTION

We are seeking an experienced individual to fill the temporary position of Requirements Manager at the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC). This role focuses on developing processes for effective workforce and budget management, while building a long-term planning capability to ensure alignment with the JWC’s mission delivery.

If you hold a degree in business administration, public policy, strategic planning, or a related field, combined with experience in planning or resource management, we want to hear from you. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, clear communication, and the ability to collaborate across teams.

In view of the nature and of the urgency of this temporary position, it is important for candidates to be available for temporary employment on short notice. In practice, this implies either being in possession of valid NATO security clearance at the time of application, or having been in possession of such a clearance with the possibility to reactivate it swi

Summary
The JWC plans, prepares, and executes static and distributed joint operational level training in support of Warfare Development and Warfighting readiness.

To support the establishment of the Plans Directorate, there is a need to establish processes and procedures that support more effective requirements management (workforce/budget) across the JWC as part of the key outputs.

The Requirements Manager will be responsible for the establishment of a long-term planning capability at the JWC and will act as a single point of entry for Allied Command Transformation’s (ACT) Capability Programme Plans (CPP) and Allied Command Operation’s (ACO) Operational Requirements, which may impact upon the ability of the JWC to deliver its mission. This post will form an integral part of the newly formed Directorate focused on future planning requirements.

REPORTS TO

Branch Head (Resources, Analysis and Planning)

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

The incumbent’s duties are:

• To act as the principal interface to the ACT Capability Programme Plans (CPP) process and ACO’s Capability Requirements.
• To track staff level work associated with the Capability Requirements Development process at ACT and provides JWC with early identification of capability programmes likely to impact the JWC outputs.
• To socialize potential Operational Requirements Statements (ORS) and provide visibility to the JWC Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) Plans and DCOS Requirements; ensuring ORS’ have appropriate input from the JWC through the engagement from JWC subject matter experts (SME).
• To be responsible for transferring knowledge from ACT Capability Programme Plans (CPP) to determine specific impacts associated with the JWC’s exercise delivery and warfare development initiatives.
• To work closely with the JWC 2030 Programme Manager to determine requirements, scope, timeline, upcoming activities, and roles and responsibilities; enabling the effective establishment and coordination of JWC focused programme/projects.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Professional/Experience

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in the field of financial management, accounting, and/or internal control, including team management and coordination
• Proven experience in implementing requirements management in International Organizations at a senior level
• At least 3 years of experience in NATO resource management planning
• Understanding of Military Budget Screening and Execution Process
• In-depth knowledge of ACT’s Capability Programme Plans (CPP) practices
• In-depth knowledge of ACO’s Operational Requirements Statements (ORS) processes
• Working knowledge of NATO 2030 and the transformation ambition
  

Education/Training

• University degree in management information systems, operations research, economics, accounting, business process engineering, business administration, public administration, finance, or related discipline

Language

• English – Upper Intermediate/Advanced

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Professional/Experience

• Understanding of comprehensive operations planning
• Knowledge of project management methodologies (such as PRINCE 2, PMP)
• Experience in the use of quantitative analysis techniques
• Experience of process analysis, optimization and automation

Language

• English –Advanced/Proficient

ATTRIBUTES/COMPETENCIES

Capable of working under limited/no supervision, using minor discretion in resolving problems or enquiries without frequent reference to others. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Good health. Incumbent will require maturity and firmness to lead their project. Must be able to analyze data and draw out financial management information. Sound judgement and tact are required when justifying budgets to NATO committees. The ability to adapt to flexible work patterns and work as part of a team. Attention to details is important. Work under pressure, deadlines and have a proactive approach.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work is normally performed in an office environment.
NOTE: The work both oral and written in this post and in this headquarters as a whole is conducted mainly in English.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A TEMPORARY POST AT JWC:

It is a condition of employment that before a temporary staff member can be appointed, the organization must have received a valid security clearance (minimum NATO Secret) from the government of the country or countries of which they are a national.

JWC, as an equal opportunities employer, values diverse backgrounds and perspectives and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and talented workforce. We welcome applications from nationals of all NATO Member States and strongly encourage women to apply.

Applications are to be submitted, in English, using the NATO Talent Acquisition Platform (NTAP) (). Applications submitted by other means (e.g. mail, e-mail, fax, etc.) will not be accepted.

NTAP allows for the adding of attachments. Candidates are to attach a copy of the qualification(s)/certificate(s) covering the highest level of education and vocational qualifications held to support their application.

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.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• 37.5 hours per week
• 2.5 paid days of leave per month
• Fulfilling working atmosphere in an international environment
• Contract: in accordance with the NATO Civilian Personnel Regulations, temporary personnel may not be employed for more than 6 months for the same assignment. However, if later required, contracts may be extended for another period of up to six months
• Salary: the remuneration of temporary personnel will be specified in their contracts. It is not exempt from taxation. Temporary personnel are responsible for acquitting themselves of their responsibilities for the payment of taxes
• Benefits package: temporary personnel are covered by a benefits package which consists of pension contributions by the Organization (12% of basic salary), medical and accident benefits (death and invalidity) provided under the NATO Group insurance contract. For staff eligible under NATO rules, there is also a dependent child allowance and coverage for dependent children for medical benefits.

Applications will not be accepted after the deadline.

Remarks:

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.

For any queries, please contact the Joint Warfare Centre Recruitment Team at [email protected]