Officer Southern Neighbourhood Section
Officer Southern Neighbourhood Section
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Job Description
1. SUMMARY
Within the OSRSN the Officer is responsible for supporting the SRSN in implementing his mandate including the drafting of speaking notes speeches and memos for SRSN political engagements. The incumbent will also support the SRSN in the coordination of NATOs efforts in the Southern Neighbourhood and in his engagements with other regional and international organizations. They support the organization of events and conferences under SRSN responsibility and engage with Allies partners and relevant actors in the Southern Neighbourhood and across the NATO enterprise to achieve the goals set by the SRSN.
Within the SNS the incumbent contributes to the development and implementation of NATOs policies and programmes related to dialogue and cooperation with the Southern Neighbourhood. Within this framework the main functions of the Officer include: assisting in the drafting of documents and briefing material for the Secretary General other senior NATO officials for NATO Committees and for public use (e.g for the NATO website). They also represent PASP as necessary within and outside NATO. They liaise with representatives of nations other NATO units International Organisations nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) think tanks and academic institutions.
2. QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL
The incumbent must:
- possess a degree from a university or from an institute of recognised standing preferably in political science international relations or another relevant discipline;
- have at least 2 years experience in working on foreign/security/defence affairs for an International Organisation national administration or NonGovernmental Organisation (NGO);
- have excellent analytical and drafting skills in one of the two official NATO languages;
- have experience in lecturing briefing and public speaking;
- have an in depth understanding of and experience in dealing with the countries in the southern neighbourhood and issues affecting them;
- have previous experience in programme development and project management;
- possess the following minimum levels of NATOs official languages (English/French): V (Advanced) in one: IV (Upper Intermediate) in the other;
- be able and willing to travel to locations where enhanced security and safety measures are required for which s/he will be required to undertake Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT);
- be willing to work outside of normal working hours and to travel when required.
DESIRABLE
The following would be considered an advantage:
- experience of working onsite in any of the countries in the Southern Neighbourhood
- experience in working with diplomatic missions and government agencies.
- possess a good knowledge of oral and written Modern Standard Arabic (MSA);
Expertise Development
Serve as organisational expert for assigned regional and country portfolios and provide guidance in these areas as necessary. Monitor and analyse political developments in the countries under the Sections purview and keep abreast of regional developments in the southern neighbourhood. Draft reports from meetings falling under the responsibility of PASP in particular for the Partnerships and Cooperative Security Committee (PCSC) and follow the development of issues. Assist in communication and knowledge sharing efforts through the preparation of briefing memoranda talking points questions/answers speaking notes and background materials for meetings at and visits to/from NATO. Manage the SRSN public diplomacy engagements.
Policy Development
Based on subjectmatter expertise help develop and implement policies related to the Southern Neighbourhood by providing advice to nations and officials.
Project Management
Contribute to the development and management of cooperation programmes in the Southern Neighbourhood. Contribute to supporting visits to NATO HQ and NATO participation to international conferences and seminars involving officials opinion leaders and multipliers from the region. Partner with other PASP Sections and with other International Staff (IS) elements in order to develop support and implement planned programmes and to ensure consistency in quality. Assist in the preparation and coordination of briefing packages and background materials for Senior Officials and for the relevant NATO committees and meetings.
Representation of the Organization
Represent as appropriate the Alliance at conferences and other activities on issues falling within the Sections area of competence. Contribute to NATOs public diplomacy and information efforts on these issues.
Stakeholder Management
Develop and sustain relations with national delegations NATO civilian and military agencies and other institutions (governmental NGOs think tanks and academic organisations) concerned with issues related to the Southern Neighbourhood.
Knowledge Management
Filter and store relevant data and documents ensuring quality control. Update country profiles. Assist with the management of the Internet web modules for Southern Neighbourhood and intranet sites.
Perform any other related duty as assigned.
4. INTERRELATIONSHIPS
The incumbent will report to the Head Southern Neighbourhood Section and through them to the SG Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood. They will work in close coordination with other Sections within the PASP Division and with other Divisions in the IS with the NATO Military Authorities and with national and partner delegations.
Direct Reports: N/a
Indirect report: N/a
5. COMPETENCIES
The incumbent must demonstrate:
- Analytical Thinking: Sees multiple relationships.
- Flexibility: Adapts to unforeseen situations.
- Impact and Influence: Takes multiple actions to persuade.
- Initiative: Is decisive in a timesensitive situation.
- Organizational Awareness: Understands organisational climate and culture.
- Teamwork: Cooperates.
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
