[5868] ICT Project Manager

Start date: May 2026
Clearance: NATO Secret or equivalent
Location: Brussels, Belgium

Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• The contracted individual must be in possession of an active and valid security clearance NATO SECRET. A signed Non-Disclosure Agreement will be required.

• Technically oriented university degree (information management, electronic engineering, etc.) or equivalent completed advanced vocational training;
• Minimum 5 years of experience in ICT project management functions;
• Proven experience in security accreditation processes;
• Experience in software development.
• Additionally, the contractor should have experience in working in an international organization or environment.
• Good understanding and technical knowledge of the ICT infrastructure & security services (directory services, database, PKI, firewall, etc.), latest software technologies;
• Good understanding of project management methodologies and tools (PRINCE2);
• Proven experience in organizing workshops and conducting meetings and presentations;
• Excellent drafting and communication skills.

Desirable:
• experience with contract or service-level-agreement management.
• Desirable: experience of implementation of AI solutions and/or migration to the cloud projects.
• Language requirements: Possess the following minimum levels of NATO’s official languages (English): V (“Advanced”)


Objective and Scope of Work:

Background:
The Project Manager is responsible for the implementation of new systems and software packages in support of business requirements as well as the coordination of security accreditation activities. They manage multiple projects of varying size and complexity for applications and systems for use in the NATO Headquarters (HQ) environment. The project manager is responsible for scoping, planning, execution and monitoring the projects to deliver on schedule, to budget and compliant with the relevant NATO CIS policies. S/he manages the relationship between technology and business at the project level and is responsible for the resources management, finance management, quality management, control management and business continuity of the projects.

Objectives:

• Delivery of assigned projects according to the agreed scope, time and cost.
• Follow the existing and approved project management process.
• Organise and attend project board meetings.
• Write reports on a regular basis.

Duties & Role:

• Develop project plans under the guidance of the Project Boards;
• Monitor project progress;
• Maintain projects’ risks and issues registers;
• Ensure the project gets approval from a security perspective;
• Develop project documentation as required, e.g. a Project Initiation Document; Highlight report, Exception report, etc.
• Provide monthly status reports per project to NATO supervisor and respective project board.