Officer, Crisis Response Systems and Exercises
Officer, Crisis Response Systems and Exercises
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Job Description
1. SUMMARY
The mission of the Operations Division (OPS) 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 situational awareness advance planning wellexercised and executed crisis response and outcomeoriented defence and related security cooperation programmes.
Within the OPS Division the Crisis Response Systems and Exercises (CRSE) Section provides direction and coordination on the elaboration of the Alliances crisis management and response system policy organisation and procedures; high level exercising; and Alliance lessons learned policy.
The incumbent will assist the Head Crisis Response Systems and Exercises (CRSE) Section in the preparation of advice and recommendations to the Council Operations and Exercise Committee (COEC) and associated bodies with regard to lessons identified. In addition they will support the development coordination planning conduct and afteraction reporting to the Council on highlevel crisis management exercises short notice exercises as well as scenariobased discussions. This may also include the maintenance revision and operation of the NATO Response System (NRS) and the maintenance and improvement of operating procedures for crisis management at NATO Headquarters (HQ).
2. QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL
The incumbent must:
- have a university degree from an institute of recognised standing;
- have at least 8 years of experience at the strategic level in the crisis management field;
- have a broad knowledge and understanding of current international events impacting the security of the EuroAtlantic area;
- have recent experience in coordinating politicalmilitary activities particularly in the field of crisis management;
- demonstrate knowledge of the Alliances political and military consultative processes and their related policies and procedures;
- demonstrate knowledge of conceptual and operational aspects of NATOs deterrence and defence;
- have excellent communication skills both oral and written providing coordinated policy advice and recommendations;
- possess the following minimum levels of NATOs official languages (English/French): V (Advanced) in one; II (Elementary) in the other;
- be flexible and willing to travel and to work outside of usual working hours at short notice.
DESIRABLE
The following would be considered an advantage:
- experience working for a national administration or International Organisation on multilateral security affairs;
- familiarity with the interrelationships between NATO HQ the NATO Strategic Commanders national authorities in the capitals of member countries of the Alliance and the EU and of other countries that have a formal relationship with NATO such as Partnership for Peace (PfP) Mediterranean Dialogue (MD) Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) and partners across the Globe;
- knowledge of other International Organisations such as the United Nations (UN) the European Union (EU) and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE);
- knowledge of and experience in dealing with other nonNATO countries.
Project Management
Provide effective and timely advice draft proposals and recommendations to support the North Atlantic Councillevel exercising of the NRS. Maintain and improve the general crisis management operating procedures for NATO HQ. Liaise closely with the International Military Staff (IMS) Chief Situation Centre and the Strategic Commands (SCs) as well as Alliance training establishments and national crisis management bodies regarding Alliance crisis management policy procedures and arrangements in support of the above. Contribute to the organisation and running of associated conferences meetings and training activities.
Policy Development
Coordinate and draft papers briefs and recommendations on Lessons Learned and crisis management procedural policy in support of the effective maintenance of the NRS and highlevel exercising for consideration in the appropriate allied conferences the COEC the Operations Policy Committee (OPC) the Civil Emergency Planning Committee (CEPC) as well as the Council and Defence Policy Planning Committee (DPPC) and other committees as required.
Stakeholder Management
Develop contacts and cooperation in support of the conduct of political/military activities in designed to cooperate with International Organisations and to enhance partner countries crisis management capabilities and cooperation and to support such activities conducted within such countries through the preparation and coordination of expert meetings and visits.
Representation of the Organization
Present briefings to senior national and NATO partner and other nonNATO countries and International Organisations civil and military officials and groups on NATO crisis management. Provide a point of contact within NATO and with other organisations and countries for enhancing interaction with other International Organisations on issues related to crisis management and related activities. Represent NATO interests in an international environment by remaining informed and attending relevant conferences when required.
Expertise Development
Apply background expertise and be prepared to provide recommendations for and undertake activities designed towards improving understanding and expertise in the field of international crisis management.
Knowledge Management
In cooperation with various stakeholders (inside and outside NATO as required) develop enhance and shape knowledge related to crisis management high level exercising and lessons learned to improve awareness of the Alliance and of international actors.
Perform any other related duty as assigned.
4. INTERRELATIONSHIPS
The incumbent reports to the Section Head CRSE and through them to the Director Operations. They work in close liaison with other sections of the Operations Directorate and with the Operations and Plans Division of the IMS. They also coordinate with other Divisions of the International Staff the International Military Staff the Situation Centre the NATO Strategic Commands and national delegations as necessary and be prepared to establish appropriate coordination with other nonNATO entities when so directed.
Direct reports: N/a
Indirect reports: N/a
5. COMPETENCIES
The incumbent must demonstrate:
- Achievement: Creates own measures of excellence and improves performance;
- Analytical Thinking: Sees multiple relationships;
- Change Leadership: Expresses vision for change;
- Impact and Influence: Uses indirect influence;
- Initiative: Is decisive in a timesensitive situation;
- Organisational Awareness: Understands organisational politics;
- Teamwork: Solicits inputs and encourages others;
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.
NATO is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible working environment where all candidates living with disabilities can fully participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require reasonable accommodation please inform us during your selection process.
Candidates will be required to provide documented medical evidence to support their request for accommodation.
Building Integrity is a key element of NATOs 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.
Due to the broad interest in NATO and the large number of potential candidates telephone or email enquiries cannot be dealt with.
Applicants who are not successful in this competition may be offered an appointment to another post of a similar nature albeit at the same or a lower grade provided they meet the necessary requirements.
The nature of this position may require the staff member at times to be called upon to travel for work and/or to work outside normal office hours.
The organization offers several worklife policies including Teleworking and Flexible Working arrangements (Flexitime) subject to business requirements.
Please note that the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels Belgium is a nonsmoking environment.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
