[5544] Provision of services related to the implementation of Space

Start date: December 2025
Location: The Hague, Netherlands
Clearance: NATO Secret or equivalent

Technical Qualifications

10.1.1 Essential

• Minimum 6 months experience in international organisation
• Motivated, good communication skills, team player;
• Operational ISR experience;
• Good understanding of the Alliance’s political and military consultative processes, including at NATO HQ, and key security policy issues on its agenda;
• Experience with NATO Multinational Space Initiatives and developing political and multinational programme products;
• Experience of engaging with Allied stakeholders to effectively discuss their national space capability needs;
• Experience & knowledge of Space capabilities sector and in an international environment;
• Knowledge of security studies;
• Experience with the NATO Intelligence Enterprise related activities;
• Have experience, knowledge and interest with Space technologies, Space Intelligence and security;
• Hold a degree in the field of political science, business administration/development or crisis and security management; Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate’s abilities and track experience record in the field of intelligence, international security, Space, IMINT and GEOINT
• Excellent English writing and communication skills. Concise and clear.

Desirable

• NATO Headquarters experience;
• Strong and persuasive communication and negotiation skills;
• Comfortable performing in a fast-paced, dynamic environment;
• Be proactive and show a high interest in learning and continuous improvement.
10.2 Professional Qualifications
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization;
• Experience with Space implementation strategy within NATO;
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office;
• Motivated, good communication skills, team player.

SCOPE OF WORK

• Under the direction of the CTO-STAR and HQ-D2IA, the service provided will deliver services having the following main activities:
• To the CTO-STAR team, provide products needed to support the development of THOR and other space initiatives;
• To the HQ-D2IA Space Section, facilitate the establishment of potential multinational cooperation arrangements for Allied contributions to the THOR and APSS programmes, including through industry and Allied engagements in close coordination with the HQ-D2IA Head of Space Section;
• Provide products needed to support to establish alignment of purpose between THOR and the NATO HQ and NATO nations.
• Provide products needed to support CTO-STAR activity to ensure THOR processes are coherent with ACO processes, systems and services.
• Provide products needed to ensure coordination with IS-D2IA, NCIA and other stakeholders of THOR or other space initiatives are understood and supported.
• The services will be delivered in Sprints, and each sprint will have the duration of 3 months.
• The content and scope of each sprint will be agreed during the sprint-planning meeting, in writing, based on the activities mentioned above. These may include but not limited to:
• Research and write an Allied Nation centric programme description of THOR/APSS and outline the national perspectives;
• Research and write a description/recommendation of a forum for nations to coordinate space effects and outline the national perspectives;
• Research and outline implications commercial space strategy for THOR/APSS capabilities;
• Research and outline potential national capabilities for THOR/APSS;
• Define options for THOR/APSS national forum Terms of Reference;
• Outline communications plan for THOR/APSS;
• The following deliverables are expected from this statement of work:
• Complete the activities/tasks agreed in each sprint meeting as per sections 2 and 3 above.
• Produce sprint completion reports (format: e-mail update), which include details of activities performed. Specifically, the reports and products delivered and meeting attended to support the product development