Officer Human Security
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Job Description
1SUMMARY
Within the Office of the Secretary General the Human Security (HS) Unit operates under the leadership of the Secretary Generals Special Representative for Women Peace and Security (SGSR WPS).
The SGSR WPS provides guidance and oversight on the implementation of NATOs WPS and HS Agendas across the Alliance by facilitating coordination and integration of gender perspectives and human security considerations into NATOs policies and activities across the Alliances three core tasks of deterrence and defence crisis prevention and management and cooperative security.
At the Madrid Summit in June 2022 Heads of States and Governments endorsed the NATO HS Approach and Guiding Principles that provides the Alliance with a common understanding of HS. HS is a multisectoral approach to security that gives primacy to people. For NATO it encompasses five areas of work: Protection of Civilians (POC) Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings (CTHB) ConflictRelated Sexual Violence (CRSV) Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) and Cultural Property Protection (CPP).
The incumbent will contribute to advancing the implementation of the Human Security Agenda.
The Officer HS will: 1 Support the drafting oversight and implementation of the Human Security policies; 2; Provide support to NATO civilian and military staff on the integration of HS into their work; 3 Conduct research and monitor trends related to HS and manage related projects as needed; 4 Prepare background notes talking points and other written content and participate in relevant meetings and conferences; 5 Engage with internal stakeholders and external ones as necessary in support of NATOs work on HS and assist in raising awareness mobilizing commitment and facilitating practical collaboration.
ESSENTIAL
The incumbent must:
- possess a university degree from an institute of recognised standing in a field relevant for the position;
- have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience in working on foreign/security/defence affairs/international humanitarian law;
- possess a good understanding of the HS Agenda its Policies and their implementation;
- be familiar with NATO political and military processes and priorities;
- possess excellent drafting and editing skills;
- possess the following minimum levels of NATOs official languages (English/French): V (Advanced) in one; I (Beginner) in the other;
- be prepared to travel when required.
The following would be considered an advantage:
- demonstrate experience implementing the HS Agenda within an organisational setting;
- experience working with the military;
- experience in academic research;
- be familiar with the network of actors outside NATO with expertise on HS including International Organisations civil society and academia.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Policy Development
Contribute to development and review of policy documents relevant for the efficient implementation of the HS Agenda. Liaise with the other divisions to maintain a high level of awareness on policy areas. Contribute to the development and provide input to policy strategy and conceptual papers developed by colleagues and Allies including by integrating gender perspectives in all Human Security areas of work. Contribute to the organisation of events on specific policy areas.
Expertise Development
Provide support to NATO offices as well as NATO Military Authorities on their work to implement the HS Agenda as appropriate. This may include research and consultations to better understand how to integrate the five HS strands of work across NATOs three core tasks as well as in strategic communication.
Project Management
Contribute to the advancement of special projects within the Unit and in cooperation with other Divisions such as projects developed within the framework of the Comprehensive Assistance Package (CAP) for Ukraine. This may include working with a range of stakeholders including external contractors.
Stakeholder Management
Contribute to the development and maintaining a strong network of contacts within NATO Allies and Partner nations other International Organisations academia and research institutes in the field of Human Security to better develop and implement projects of common interest. This may include engagement with civil society academia and experts from national and international organisations among others as directed and at the appropriate level.
Information Management
Ensure coordination of input from various parts of the Organisation looking both at content and timeliness. Support the timely sharing of information within the Unit.
Knowledge Management
Follow the development of relevant issues within NATO as well as external trends in HS and share knowledge on these within the Organization. Contribute to the preparation of briefing packages and speaking notes on HS for senior leadership.
Support HS public diplomacy efforts including on social media. Draft public information material for the media and other audiences including for the NATO website and support the development of articles and briefings.
Representation of the Organization
Brief and lecture visiting groups; represent the Alliance at conferences workshops and seminars and other activities connected to HS as appropriate. Deliver speeches briefings and present papers as directed and at the appropriate level.
Perform any other related duty as assigned.
The incumbent reports to the Special Representative through the Senior Officer for WPS/HS and collaborates and coordinates closely with colleagues within the same team. Under the guidance/advice of the Senior Officer for the WPS/HS they assist with the implementation of the HS Agenda within the HSU and with other divisions of the International Staff with NATO Military Authorities representatives and representatives of NATO Allies. They liaise with Partners and other International Organisations as required.
Direct Reports: N/a
Indirect Reports: N/a
The incumbent must demonstrate:
- Analytical Thinking: Sees multiple relationships.
- Clarity and Accuracy: Checks own work.
- Conceptual Thinking: Applies learned concepts.
- Customer Service Orientation: Takes personal responsibility for correcting problems.
- Impact and Influence: Takes multiple actions to persuade.
- Initiative: Is decisive in a timesensitive situation.
- Organizational Awareness: Understands organisational climate and culture.
- Teamwork: Expresses positive attitudes and expectations of team or team members.
7.USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Please note that we can only accept applications from nationals of NATO member must be submitted using erecruitment system as applicable:
- For NATO civilian staff members only: please apply via the internal recruitment portal link;
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More information about the recruitment process and conditions of employment can be found at our website ( will be subject to receipt of asecurity clearance(provided by the national Authorities of the selected candidate) approval of the candidatesmedical fileby the NATO Medical Adviser verification of your study(ies) and work experience and the successful completion of theaccreditationand notification process by the relevant authorities.
NATO will not accept any phase of the recruitment and selection prepared in whole or in part by means of generative artificialintelligence (AI) tools including and without limitation to chatbots such as Chat Generative Pretrained 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 NATOs sole discretion and NATO reserves the right to take further steps in such cases as appropriate.
8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 and strongly encourages women to apply.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
