NATO offers you more than a job. It gives you a mission: building peace and security for one billion people in Europe and North America. The NATO Communications & Information Agency is leading NATO’s Digital Endeavour.

We are NATO’s technology and cyber leaders, helping NATO Nations to communicate and work together in smarter ways. Our work is challenging and meaningful, and you will develop and apply your expertise as part of a dynamic international team of civilian and military professionals.

What do we offer?

·        Genuinely meaningful work as part of the most successful alliance in history

·        Initial three year contract with competitive monthly tax-free salary and household & children’s allowances

·        Privileges for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where appropriate) and additional home leave

·        Excellent private health insurance scheme

·        Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays

·        Retirement Pension Plan

About the job 

The Command and Control (C2) Centre is responsible for planning and executing all lifecycle management activities (design, transition and operations) for Land; Maritime; Joint; Special Operations and Nuclear C2.

Based in Northwood, United KIngdom and reporting to the Group head,  you will join The Military Message Handling Service Area, responsible for the end-to-end management of distributed Military Message Handling Systems (MMHS) in support of NATO operations and exercises. Your role will be to; Support all phases of distributed Military Message Handling Systems (MMHS) Lifecycle including the likes of troubleshooting, on-site assistance, maintenance and upgrades, transitions, software test and support, technical support, guidance and assistance for projects within and between NCI Agency Service Lines and assist in the fielding of systems into the operational environment

About you

We are looking for a talented and knowledgeable Principal Technician who holds a higher vocational training in a relevant discipline with 3 years post-related experience. Or a secondary Educational qualification with 5 years post-related experience.

For a full list of duties please review the job description. Here.

Language Proficiency:

Knowledge of English, both written and spoken, is essential.

Ability to communicate effectively in written English to produce technical documents, such as; technical notes, training material, reports, and reference documents, as well as experience in producing and supporting the development of proposals with technical inputs is essential.

NOTE:  Most of the work of the NCI Agency is conducted in the English language.

Competencies

The NCI Agency is looking for individuals have tangible experience and knowledge across the following areas: 

• Creating and Innovating
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Relating and Networking
• Adapting and Responding to Change

To learn more about NCI Agency and our work, please visit our website.

Please note that ALL SELECTED CANDIDATES, with the exception of currently employed NATO International Civilians (NIC’s) will be appointed at the first Increment of the indicated NATO Grade, i.e. NATO Grade X, Increment 1.This is the salary referred to in this vacancy notice. Extra increments can only be considered for candidates from another Co-Ordinated Organisation.

Selected candidates who are not nationals of the host country and who have not been continuously resident in the host country for at least one year may be eligible for an expatriate allowance. For the purposes of determining continuous residence, NATO considers mainly the work location at the time recruitment started, independent of whether various ties were kept with the home country. For more information on our allowances click here.

All selected candidates are required to complete a Security Clearance, Medical Clearance and Pre-employment Screening process before joining the NCI Agency. This process will require time, so please keep in mind that you will not be able to start working with us right away.