Staff Officer (Joint Targeting/Training & Non-Lethal Process)

Principal Duties

The incumbent's duties are:

1.    Support the Joint Targeting and Fires Requirement Authority, identifying and coordinating ACO Training requirements, activities and events relevant to Joint Targeting and Fires, for individual and collective training and exercise.

2.    Support the JTE effort to staff a longer term of Update NATO Joint Fires Initial Roadmap to be submitted to DGIMS.

3.    Integrate Joint Targeting and Fires in Strategic Standing Training Objectives and support its integration in Operational and Domain specific training objectives.

4.    Manage and update the Strategic Training Plan (STP) for Joint Targeting and Fires iaw MC directed task MCM-0016-2023 that is SASP compliant. This requires integration and liaison with ACT and with Global Programming.

5.    Maintain oversight of all Targeting related courses at NSO, liaising with ACT to ensure compliance with the STP and be the lead for engagement with the Training Audience. This includes undertaking external evaluation of current courses, being the project lead for the update of existing or development of new courses, and to be the principle point of contact for other external approved training providers (to include liaison with the NATO Centers of Excellence).

6.    Develop and implement non-lethal processes and capabilities in coordination with ACT, Chief Effects, J2T, OLA, PSA, J9 and J10.

7.    Responsible for effective integration with J9, OLA and J10 for non-lethal effects, processes and targeting capabilities, to include the application and consideration of these effects across the full spectrum of joint targeting. This includes virtual, cognitive and physical effects dimensions.

8.    Advocate and lead target development and targeting process related to non-lethal effects, up to SACEUR and NAC level, as required. This needs to include analysis of the political environment to ensure integration and coordination of the full range of effects across, full staff functions at the SHAPE level.

9.    Maintain specialist skillsets and strategic awareness as to be Subject Matter Expert to Chief Effects and directly prepare and participate in Joint Target Coordination Boards or Target Clearance boards as required.

10. Maintain oversight and manage non-lethal effects participation in exercise ensuring realistic output and adherence to policy and doctrine.

11. In support of Strategic CONOPS planning and development, to develop and draft Joint Effects content in coordination with J9, OLA and J10.

Special Requirements and Additional Duties

The incumbent may be required to undertake deployments in support of military operations and exercises, and/or TDY assignments, both within and without NATO boundaries up to 180 days. The employee may be required to perform a similar range of duties elsewhere within the organization at the same grade without there being any change to the contract.

Essential Qualifications

A.        Professional/Experience

1. Knowledge of the NATO organisation and roles and responsibilities of its components.

2. Experience within a National, Coalition, Joint or Allied Strategic-level Headquarters.

B.       Education/Training

University Degree in history, geography, politics, economics, operations research or related discipline and 2 years post-related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in that discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 4 years post-related experience.

C.       Language

English - SLP 3333 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)

Desirable Qualifications

A.   Professional Experience

1.    Staff experience within SHAPE

B.   Education/Training

1.    University Degree

2.    NATO (or equivalent national) Targeting Qualifications; to include Joint Targeting Staff Course, Intermediate Target Development, Battle Damage Assessment and Collateral Damage Estimation courses. If the selected candidate does not have these qualifications then these will be undertaken with NATO in the first 6 months of hire. 

3.    Previous experience in course or curriculum development or organization and, or Training of Military courses. 

4.    NATO (or equivalent national) training regarding non-lethal, non-kinetic planning, information operations, psychological operations, strategic communications, or related fields. 

5.    Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word Processing, Spreadsheets, E-mail and Presentations) and SharePoint.

Attributes/Competencies

• Personal Attributes: The candidate must be able to have a broad vision of complex subjects and reach a balance between many different points of view. The candidate should have the capacity to adapt to fast changing situations and integrate new inputs being provided regularly by its leadership.

• Professional Contacts: The candidate will have to deal with a large community of targeteers in the ACO. Furthermore, regular discussions with NATO political structure will require diplomacy and extended professional network.

• Contribution to Objectives: This position may have in impact on the whole Alliance and especially on the ACO. Processes and solutions proposed may be implemented in doctrine and become the reference if NATO gets involved in a conflict.

REMARKS:

Duration of contract: The successful candidate will fill this post as a Project Related NATO International Civilian (PLN) with a three-year definite duration contract within the NATO 2030 Agenda. On expiry of this term the PLN will be deleted or absorbed into the ceiling pending approval or will exceptionally be considered for extension.

The salary will be the basic entry-level monthly salary defined by the NATO Grade of the post, which may be augmented by allowances based on the selected staff member’s eligibility, and which is subject to the withholding of approximately 20% for pension and medical insurance contributions.

NATO is committed to diversity and inclusion, and strives to provide equal access to employment, advancement, and retention, independent of gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, cultural background, sexual orientation, and disability. NATO welcomes applications of nationals from all member Nations.

Building integrity is a key element of NATO’s core tasks. As an employer, NATO values commitment to the principles of integrity, transparency, and accountability in accordance with international norms and practices established for the defence and related security sector. Selected candidates are expected to be role models of integrity, and to promote good governance through ongoing efforts in their work.

Applicants who prove to be competent for the post but who are not successful in this competition may be offered an appointment in another post of a similar nature, which might become vacant in the near future, albeit at the same or lower grade, provided they meet the necessary requirements.

We believe that all people are capable of great things.  Because of this, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the criteria listed within this job description.

HOW TO APPLY FOR A NATO CIVILIAN POST AT SHAPE:

Applications are to be submitted using NATO Talent Acquisition Platform (NTAP) (https://nato.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobsearch.ftl?lang-en).  Applications submitted by other means (e.g. mail, e-mail, fax, etc) are not accepted.

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Application Process 

Shortlisted candidates will be requested to provide original documentary evidence and a set of copies supporting statements in their applications. Appointment is subject to obtaining a NS security clearance and a medical certificate.

Remarks:

     A) Only nationals from the 32 NATO member states can apply for vacancies at SHAPE. 

     B) Applications are automatically acknowledged within one working day after submission. In the absence of an acknowledgement please make sure the submission process is completed, or, re-submit the application.  

     C) Qualified redundant staff of the same grade interested in this post should inform this office, via their HR/Personnel Office by not later than vacancy’s closing date.

     D) NATO will not accept any phase of the recruitment and selection prepared, in whole or in part, by means of generative artificial-intelligence (AI) tools, including and without limitation to Chatbots, such as Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (Chat GPT), or other language generating tools. NATO reserves the right to screen applications to identify the use of such tools. All applications prepared, in whole or in part, by means of such generative or creative AI applications may be rejected without further consideration at NATO’s sole discretion, and NATO reserves the right to take further steps in such cases as appropriate.

      E) All candidates will receive an answer indicating the outcome of their application.