TITLE:             NATO 2030 – Staff Officer (Capability Development)

LOCATION:    Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command Naples; Naples, Italy

DIVISION:       Joint Engineer Division

GRADE:          G15

SECURITY CLEARANCE: NATO S E C R E T

VACANCY N°:  OJS REPI 1020

Employment contract:  Three-year definite duration contract within NATO 2030 Agenda in compliance with the Project Linked NIC (PLN) concept.

1.  POST CONTEXT

Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command Naples is a Joint Headquarters, operating at the Operational Level, capable of executing effective command and control over assigned forces in order to achieve Operational effects in an assigned Joint Operating Area.  As a Joint Force Command the relationships with other NATO Command Structure and NATO Force Structure Component Command Headquarters will change between baseline activities, crisis and conflict.  It also provides Joint competencies to assigned NATO Force Structure Headquarters tasked to deploy as Joint Task Force Headquarters

The Support Directorate is responsible for planning, directing, monitoring, assessing and coordinating support staff functions.

The Joint Engineer (JENG) Division is responsible for providing Military Engineering (MilEng) advice on all matters pertaining to Force Support Engineering and Combat Support Engineering for NATO operations and activities.

The Engineer Plans Branch is responsible for operational planning efforts, Joint MilEng doctrine & policy development and for managing long-term NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) activities.

The Engineer Infrastructure and Environmental Protection  Section (EIEP) is responsible for providing advice on Land, AIR, Maritime, Petroleum, Oil & Lubricants (POL) infrastructures and on Environmental Protection matters.

The incumbent within the JENG Infra Section assists the Staff Officer (Infra Engineer/JRRB Secretary/NSIP) in the activities related to NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) and connected Military Budget (MB) Common Funded requirements and in particular, considering that NATO 2030 is expected to significantly increase the Military Budget, the NSIP funding and the Workforce requirements. The incumbent will support the management, consolidation, coordination and review of all related NATO 2030 operational requirement Analysis Development Capability. The incumbent works within the parameters of the NATO Security Investment Programme and ACO Directives, and in accordance with NATO resource management policy.

This post reports to:  OJS REPI 0010 – Section Head (Engineer Infrastructure and Environmental Protection) – OF-4

2.  DUTIES

The incumbent’s duties are:

– Assist the Staff Officer (Infra Engineer/JRRB Secretary/NSIP) in the activities related to NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) and connected Military Budget (MB) Common Funded requirements.

– Assist in maintaining NSIP documentation up to date, including SOPs, SOIs, Manuals, dedicated databases, periodical reports, web-page contents;  act as alternate secretary of the Joint Requirements Review Board meeting as required.

– Liaise with SHAPE counterparts in order to ensure that relevant EIEP information are properly reported in PITT (Project Implementation Tracking Tool) and other applicable Information Management systems

– Support JFCNP Staff, and notably JENG EIEP Section, for the identification, definition and development of operational requirements throughout the life cycle, including change management.

– Enable the staffing and coordination, across the HQ, of administration products for all the NSIP procedures including Urgent Requirements (UR), Crisis Response Operations Urgent Requirements (CURs), Minor Works (MWs), Capability Programme Plans (CPPs), Pre-Financing.

– Prepare and deliver required NSIP documentation on behalf of JENG EIEP Section and scrutinize the contents of products to be submitted by JFCNP to ensure coherence and compliance with current policies and instructions.

– Assess the implications of EIEP requests for Common Funded Capabilities (CFCs), URs, CURs, MWs, Pre-Financing on ongoing or planned CPPs, including NSIP, Military Budget and Workforce implications, in order to support a coherent and integrated resource analysis.

– Enable the harmonization of benefits to deliver through common funded projects within the proper JFCNP framework (operations and missions, operation plans, strategic goals or initiatives) and proper risk management within JFCNP policies and procedures.

– Monitor and report on the status of assigned and/or supported common funded EIEP projects and on required actions.

– Develops and maintains a sound understanding of NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) funding mechanisms.

The incumbent may be required to undertake TDY assignments both within and without NATO’s boundaries and be willing to work unsocial hours.

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

The work is normally performed in a Normal NATO office working environment / Secure office environment with artificial light and air (e.g. Bunker).

Normal Working Conditions apply.

The risk of injury is categorised as: No Risk

3.  QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL

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

Practical experience in activities that identify, design, construct, lease, or provide complex systems, including infrastructure, equipment, CIS, services.

Practical experience in identifying the minimum essential engineering requirements, technical specifications and costs in support of project planning.

Previous experience in management of complex projects in international, multicultural environments.

Must have an English Standard Language Proficiency level of “professional” in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing (SLP 3333 based on NATO standards).

DESIRABLE

Practical experience in operations planning to identify the minimum essential engineering services and requirements to support the commitment of military forces.

Previous experience in a NATO Tactical or Operational level HQ.

Previous experience in NATO organization responsible for planning and management of NATO resources.

COURSES (DESIRABLE)

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAMME (RMEP) COURSE (NU)  (LSR-LC-3030) provided by NATO – School Oberammergau (NSO)

4.  POSITION AND CANDIDATE PROFILE

Personal attributes

Good communication and negotiation skills. Ability to effectively manage a number of diverse stakeholders. Adaptive to a rapidly changing environment, balancing procedures and goal achievement effectively. Communicates fluently, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences. Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives. Plans, schedules and monitors work to meet time and quality targets. Rapidly absorbs new information and applies it effectively. Maintains an awareness of developing technologies and their application and takes some responsibility for driving own development.

Contribution to Objectives: 

Practical experience in operations planning to identify the minimum essential engineering services and construction requirements required to support the commitment of military forces.

Professional contacts

Liaises with higher, parallel and lower NATO headquarters, NATO agencies and Host Nations for the processing and development of CPs and AOM requirements.

5.  CONTRACT 

The successful candidate will fill this post with a three-year definite duration contract within NATO 2030 Agenda in compliance with the Project Linked NIC (PLN) concept.

The basic entry-level monthly salary for a NATO Grade 15 in Italy is Euro 5,743.74, which may be augmented by allowances based on the selected staff member’s eligibility, and which is subject to the withholding of approximately 20% for pension and medical insurance contributions.

6.  INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY:

HQ JFC Naples uses NATO Talent Acquisition Platform. In order to apply for this vacancy, please visit the platform at: https://nato.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en, and search for vacancies within HQ JFC Naples with duty location Naples, Italy.

Please attach relevant certificates to the application.

Note that once you create your profile, you will be able to use it to apply for other vacancies within NATO.

Please note: 

Staff members are appointed to and hold posts on the establishment of a NATO body only on condition that:

They are nationals of a NATO member country.

They are over 21 and under 60 years of age at the time of taking up their appointments.  Appointments of definite duration may be offered to candidates of 60 years of age or more, provided that the expiry date of the contract is not later than the date at which the candidate attains the age of 65.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A NATO security clearance and approval of the candidate’s medical file by the NATO Medical Adviser are essential conditions for appointment to this post.  Applicants are not required to possess a clearance at the time of applying, but they must be eligible for a clearance.  HQ JFC Naples will take action to obtain the required security clearance from the successful candidates’ national authorities. The selected candidate will be affiliated to the NATO Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (DCPS). For info please visit https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/86790.htm