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Post Number: OMC RLXX 1010

Job Title: Programme Coordinator (Resources)

NATO Grade: NATO GRADE 15

NATO Body: Headquarters Allied Maritime Command (HQ MARCOM)

Location: Northwood, Middlesex, UK

SECURITY CLEARANCE: NATO SECRET (NS)

Basic Monthly Salary: £5,554.35 tax free

Contract Length: 3 Years (see Contract section below)

Closing Date: 30 September 2023

POST CONTEXT

Headquarters Allied Maritime Command is the Maritime Theatre Component Commander delivering 360 degree maritime focussed awareness and connectivity while planning and commanding the full range of maritime operations.

The Support Directorate directs the delivery of operational support functions and activities.

The N4 Division directs, coordinates, supervises, plans and conducts maritime logistics in current for future operations and exercises.

The incumbent will provide a dedicated single entry point of contact at MARCOM N4 Division for the implementation of the NATO 2030 regarding Logistics matters. Working across the staff, the Coordinator will track higher-level tasking, monitor and manager multiple work strands, milestones, and supporting tasks in line with strategic and operational direction and tasking. The Coordinator will further facilitate, within MARCOM Resource Coordination Framework, cross-functional integration; provide coherence of approach; and deliver objectives against prescribed timelines and other deliverables for the HQ.

DUTIES

The incumbent’s duties are:

–        Advise MARCOM on all matters related to the implementation of NATO 2030 projects impacting on all functional areas, ensure that MARCOM positions on connected resources, requirements and capabilities and their implications for the three resource pillars (NSIP, Military Budget, Workforce) is coordinated and integrated across the HQ.

–        Ensure continuous executive level correspondence and coordination with SHAPE and other ACO HQs counterparts is conducted and properly supported.

–        Acts as primary advisor to the MARCOM Staff and leadership for any matter concerning the development and implementation of all the initiatives included in the NATO 2030; this includes advice to the MARCOM Command Group for their attendance to any meeting, VTC, Conference, Board including this topic in the agenda.

–        Advise the MARCOM Staff and Leadership on follow-up actions resulting from the development and implementation of the NATO 2030 implementation plan.

–        Provide cross-functional advice to MARCOM Staff and leadership on the resource implications of new initiatives, operations and missions (including Requirements and Resources Plans), considering the inter-dependencies between NATO resource pillars, on-going tasks and initiatives in relation to NATO 2030 projects (including ACO Strategic Management Plan, NCS-A).

–        Support the MARCOM Resource Coordination framework by reviewing and providing inputs to documentation related to resource requirements, maintaining up-to-date dedicated databases, preparing reports, and managing web­page content; act as alternate secretary of the Resource Coordination meeting as required.

–        Assist in the activities related to NATO 2030 Common Funded requirements, working within the parameters of the NATO Security Investment Programme and ACO Directives, and in accordance with NATO resource management policy.

–        Track higher-level asking, monitor and manage multiple work strands, milestones, and supporting tasks in line with strategies and operational direction and tasking.

–        Responsible to plan and oversee all NATO 2030 projects within MARCOM N4, liaising internally with identified requirement owners, DCOS Support Staff and N8, and externally with SHAPE and other HQs.

–        Develops and maintains a sound understanding of NATO resource planning and implication at the operational level.

–        Monitor and report to the MARCOM Staff and Leadership the status of the MARCOM requirements within the NATO 2030 framework and advises on actions required to manage risks and opportunities.

–        Analyzes the NATO 2030 NFM programme to identify the logistic initiatives and the implications of these initiatives on the maritime logistics environment.

–        Acts as primary advisor to the MARCOM N4 Staff and leadership for any matter concerning the development and implementation of all the logistic initiatives included in the NATO 2030.

–        Acts as the N4 project officer for the implementation of the Logistics initiatives.

–        Ensures continuous executive level correspondence and coordination on NATO 2030 topics with other ACO HQs counterparts is conducted and properly supported.

–        Advises MARCOM/N4 HQ Staff and Leadership on follow-up actions resulting from the development and implementation of the NATO 2030 implementation plan.

–        Monitors and reports to the MARCOM Staff and Leadership the status of the Logistic initiatives within the NATO 2030 framework and advises on actions required to manage risks and opportunities.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND ADDITIONAL DUTIES

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

The incumbent may be required to undertake operational deployments and/or TDY assignments both within and without NATO’s boundaries for up to 183 days in any period of 547 days.