Officer Capacity Building in Counter Terrorism
Officer Capacity Building in Counter Terrorism
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Job Description
1. SUMMARY
The mission of the Operations Division of the International Staff is to prepare NATO for the defence of Alliance territory to respond to crises at home and abroad and to strengthen the capabilities of partners. The Operations Division advances the core tasks of the Alliance (Collective Defence Crisis Management Cooperative Security) by providing policy recommendations situational awareness advance planning wellexercised and executed crisisresponse and outcomeoriented defence and related security cooperation programmes.
The Counter Terrorism Section coordinates Counter Terrorism (CT) efforts across the Alliance in accordance with the CT Policy Guidelines and the Updated Action Plan on Enhancing NATOs Role in the International Communitys Fight against Terrorism. It provides policy leadership on NATOs CT efforts and specific support to Allies underpinned by substantial dialogue and cooperation on CT related issues with International Organisations and partner countries. The section also supports the Assistant Secretary General for Operation in their role as NATO Secretary Generals Special Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
The incumbent will support CT capacity building work in order to implement primarily the Action Plan on Enhancing NATOs Role in the International Communitys Fight against Terrorism. In particular they will support capacity building CT efforts with the North African partners of the Mediterranean Dialogue including by supporting the potential development of Defence and Security related Capacity Building (DCB) packages and CT (mobile) education and training activities as well as the implementation of those packages and activities already in place. They will also contribute to CTrelated support to the work of the Global Coalition against Daesh and for the CT capacitybuilding initiatives with other international organizations such as the EU and the UN. They will also contribute as required to other capacity building initiatives and programmes and support the development of policy related to counterterrorism capacity building.
2. QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL
The incumbent must:
- possess a university degree in political science international relations or related fields;
- have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience;
- have experience in capacitybuilding;
- have knowledge of international relations and current affairs with particular emphasis on terrorism issues;
- have excellent drafting and oral communication skills and previous experience working in a dynamic environment with diverse stakeholders;
- possess knowledge of security and military matters and knowledge of international and multinational mechanisms procedures and structures.
- possess the following minimum levels of NATOs official languages (English/French): V (Advanced) in one: II (Elementary) in the other;
The following would be an advantage:
- a graduate degree (Masters or Ph.D. in a related filed
- knowledge of the civil and military structure of the Alliance particularly regarding the functioning of NATO HQ and the NATO Committee structure;
- Good knowledge of NATOs policies and partnership engagement in the field of counter terrorism and related issues;
Policy Development
Participate in the further elaboration and implementation of NATOs counter terrorism policy. Support the development of the capacity buildingrelated serials of the CT Action Plan. Ensure that aspects related to CT capacity building are properly taken into account in the development of NATO partnership policies and programmes.
Expertise Development
Support the coordination of CT capacity building counter terrorismrelated work across the Alliance (including in education and training) provide policy guidance and enhance NATOs dialogue and cooperation on these issues with international organisations and partner countries. This includes contributing to NATO CT partnerships. Advise on CTrelated developments in capacitybuilding initiatives within and outside NATO. Support the implementation of CT agreed areas of cooperation and explore the development of new ones through appropriate processes.
Stakeholder Management
Develop an effective internal network as well as a network of stakeholders in nations NATO Military Authorities various agencies other international organisations and others where relevant for the capacity building programmes under the purview of the Section. Coordinate closely for the partners under their purview with the Political Affairs and Security Policy (PASP) Division who have the overall lead for political relationships with Partners. Cooperate with the International Military Staff and NATO Command Structure as well as with relevant NATO Centres of Excellent and NATO Education and Training Facilities.
Project Management
Support the develop and implement CTrelated projects as appropriate including taking into account political and CT relevant priorities agreed through the respective partner Individual Tailored Partnership Plan. Ensure complementarity with Allied bilateral assistance and other donors. Monitor progress and evaluate impact of NATO CT programmes and projects with partner countries and relevant International Organisations. Travel to the partner countries and organise CT consultations at NATO HQ. Analyse ongoing and completed projects and programmes identifying innovations to improve working practices procedures and performance. Report regularly to NATO committees on the activities conducted.
Knowledge Management
Monitor counter terrorism developments in NATO countries and in other countries of the EuroAtlantic area keeping abreast of developments outside Europe and in international organisations (EU UN OSCE INTERPOL etc. as well as within NATO. Share knowledge on these within the Section and the Division as well as with relevant stakeholders in the Organization
Perform any other related duty as assigned.
4. INTERRELATIONSHIPS
The incumbent reports to the Head of the CT section and closely coordinates work with other officers of the Section. They will maintain close working relationships within the division and liaise with other NATO Divisions (from the International Staff and the International Military Staff) with NATOs Strategic Commands and with Nations in order to ensure proper coordination and communication regarding counter terrorism activities. They will maintain good working relations in the field of counter terrorism with relevant international organisations and where appropriate with nongovernmental organisations and thinktanks/academia.
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:
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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
