Technical Coordination Officer

Who we are:

For more than 70 years, NATO’s mission has been to preserve peace and security in the Alliance for nearly one billion citizens. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) and its predecessors have worked tirelessly in providing the means that enable the connectedness and togetherness that keep our Alliance strong. We are the NCI Agency, a team of 3000 civilian and military staff in 29 locations throughout Europe, North America and Asia. 

Our technology and cyber experts allow NATO to conduct critical operations, protect NATO’s airspace, make data-driven decisions, defend against cyber-attacks, secure NATO networks and maintain superiority in space. This is all possible because of our greatest force, our people. In order to keep this edge we aim to hire, train and retain the very best staff. 

Our staff members represent both the diversity and unity of our Alliance. When you join the NCI Agency, you will be part of an organization where you can contribute authentically to the mission and purpose of NATO and help us keep our technological edge.

About the job:

Based in Mons, Belgium you will join the Agency as we embark on a journey to transform our IT services to support NATO’s Digital Endeavour. You will join CSU Mons, which is the leading provider of Communications and Information System (CIS) products and services to locally based NATO entities such as the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and the NATO CIS Group. CSU Mons enables end-to-end CIS services and manages critical technological capabilities during peacetime, crisis and war.

We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Technical Coordination Officer who will take on the following roles and responsibilities:

•    Managing and providing mentorship and technical guidance to technicians within your team;
•    Support the Head of Service Operations Support to plan and manage resources to meet SLA targets and additional commitments to projects; 
•    Act as Contracting Technical Officer for local AV maintenance, VHF Radio Systems, and for local Telephony Services;
•    Manage local projects in the delivery of assigned services;
•    Manage the activities of external contractors in the execution of their support to NCI Agency 

For a full list of duties, please review the job description on the NCI Agency career site.

About you:

The valuable knowledge and experience that you bring to this role are:

•    A Bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognized/certified university in a related discipline and 2 years post related experience; or, a secondary educational degree and at least 6 years post related experience;
•    Sound knowledge of ITIL processes and an ITIL Foundation Certification;
•    Working knowledge of fiber optic and copper cable installation, testing and techniques;
•    Working knowledge of secure network topology, LAN and WAN systems;
•    Working knowledge of legacy TDM Voice networks and VoIP deployment;
•    Working knowledge of TCP/IP and standard networking and communication protocols;
•    Experience in managerial roles and managing with administrative processes in a technical environment;
•    Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

What we offer:

•    Genuinely meaningful work as part of the most successful alliance in history;
•    3 year contract with competitive tax-free salary and household and children’s allowances;
•    Privileges for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where appropriate) and additional home leave;
•    Excellent private health insurance scheme;
•    Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays;
•    NATO Pension Scheme;
•    Development programs such as professional training, wellbeing, and more

To learn more about NCI Agency and our work, please visit our website.  

The NCI Agency prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment of mutual respect and value uniqueness and differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnic or cultural origin, age, religion, sexual orientation and physical or neurocognitive ability.  

Additional details on the conditions of application can be found via the NCI Agency career site.