Cyber Defence Centre Coordinator

Start date: Negotiable
Clearance: NATO Secret or equivalent
Location: Mons, Belgium

Duties and Role:

The expert contractor will guarantee full support to the Section/Enterprise Coordinator Office Head in actively participating in the CDT daily activities, coordinate with the other CYOP members that are collocated in Mons and regularly report on NICC implementation.

Thus, the contractor will carry out the following services:

- NICC Enterprise Coordinator Office Head Support
Provide continuous and quality on-site support to the Cyber Operations Section and NICC Enterprise Coordinator Office (CDT) in the context of all NICC related activities.

- CDT Support to the NICC
Track all CDT activities in support of the NICC. This will involve direct interaction with all CDT members of the NICC Communities, including their formal and informal deliverables in support of the NICC.

- On-Site CDT Representation
Support in representing the Section/Office head in activities where presence at SHAPE is needed.

- CDT Community Support to the NICC
Provide support to CDT contributions regarding the three NICC communities. This shall include development and review of relevant CDT inputs related to risk, incident and cyber defence operations.

- CDT NCT Support
Act as CDT staff element within the NICC Coordination Team (NCT), through support to all NCT meetings, contribute to NCT work products and deliverables, act as a liaison between the NCT and the Enterprise Coordinator Office Head and ensure that CDT community members are aware of relevant NCT taskings.

- CDT Engagement at SHAPE
Provide senior liaison function on CDT topics at SHAPE as requested from CDT Senior Leadership. Participate in weekly meetings and coordination activities with the DCOS Cyberspace and his office/team, and through the provision of required related products and deliverables (in support of this function).

Requirements:
• The contractor must have more than 3 years of experience as an OF4.
• The contractor must have a significant experience within a national military organisation in a management role.
• The contractor must have strong familiarity with the technical, military and political aspects and structures of cybersecurity capabilities within NATO.
• The contract must have experience in the management or delivery of cybersecurity programs across multiple focus areas, including, but not limited to, incidents, risk, and cyber defence.
• The contractor must have demonstrated experience in project administration and tracking in multi-discipline environments. Program management of cybersecurity projects would be an asset.
• The contractor must have demonstrated experience in leading and operating in an environment with cross functional teams and complex reporting structures.
• The contractor must have demonstrated communication skills to senior decision makers and stakeholders in a multi-national environment. They must be able to address the technical, military, as well as policy aspects of ICT capabilities and cybersecurity in multinational environments.
• The contractor must have excellent English writing skills and the ability to brief on their work in English (NATO equivalent SLP 4343).
• Demonstrated relevant experience in NATO, defence, or government projects in the area of cyberdefence.
• Knowledge of relevant NATO security requirements and policies.
• Prior experience of working in an environment comprising both military and civilian elements.
A thorough knowledge of one of the two NATO languages, both written and spoken, is essential and some knowledge of the other is desirable. (Note: Most of the work of the CDT-NATO HQ is conducted in the English language).