Exercise Support Officer - Mons, België - Spektrum

Spektrum

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Mons, België

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Geplaatst door:

Sophie Dubois

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Beschrijving

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.

We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.

Who we are supporting

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners.

The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
Command and

Control Systems:
The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.

Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO's principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider.

It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

In order to provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance engaged workforce.

The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorises:
NATO International Civilians (NIC)s, Military (Mil) and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)s.

The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Act as Agency OPR
Act as SPOC for specified exercises within the Agency
Lead the Agency Response Cell during execution phase
Act as main contact to the customer and towards NATO Command Structure, NATO Force Structure and Nations
Attend exercise conferences, represent the Agency and collect CIS requirements
Allocate resources for those requirements and coordinate required resources
Set up project for those exercises
Prepare and staff the Tasking Order for those exercises
Represent the Agency on DV-Days during exercise execution phases
Participate at ARF Standby meetings and conferences (including preparation and aftermeeting work)
Coordinate support coordination in case of incidents to NRF CIS readiness
Attend exercise preparation conferences (EXSPEC, IPC, MPC, TCC, FCC)
Participate in exercise (deployment)
Afteraction work (Lessons Learnt, Lessons Identified)

Essential Skills and Experience

Profound knowledge of the NATO exercise Planning Process
Profound knowledge of the Agency R2P process
Team leading skills
Assertive in dealing with other people, internally and externally, in order to accomplish Agency exercise support in narrow timeframe
Adaptive Team member
Knowledge and experience of pertinent modern communications and information systems
Knowledge of NATO CIS
MS-SharePoint, MS-Projects and MS-Office
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
Good briefing skills

Certified Prince

Experience with coordinating NATO staff work, a minimum of three years' experience with NATO exercises
Experience as an Officer Primary Responsibility (OPR) for NATO exercises, including leading a response cell
Experience with Agency crossService Line resource allocation and coordination
Experience in leading exercise/project teams
Experience with Resource Management
Experience in representing teams or entities

Specific Working Conditions

TDYs to exercise planning conferences, deployment to exercise site during execution phase; Possible deployment to Operation area

Working Location

Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

On-Site

Travel

Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Contract Duration

May Dec 2024

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon.

If this opportunity isn't for you please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.