NATO Internship - NATO Office of Resources
NATO Internship - NATO Office of Resources
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Job Description
INFOSESSION ON THE VACANCY AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
NATO is organising an infosession webinar on the recruitment process for this programme which will take place on11/06/2025 at 4pm CET (Brussels time).
This will be the opportunity for applicants and professionals to gain more insight into
the steps of the recruitment process and to have the opportunity to ask questions to
Talent Acquisition Service. Some interns and/or former interns will also share their experience of the programme with the audience.
Please register using the following link:
The NATO Office of Resources (NOR) provides independent and integrated expert advice to the Secretary General NATO Resource Committees Allies and other stakeholders on the planning allocation and utilisation of military common funding made available to achieve NATOs goals and objectives.
NOR advice is based on sound judgement underpinned by facts figures expertise and knowledge. It follows NATO policies procedures and standards and is independent of external stakeholders viewpoints. It supports efficient and effective use of public funds by assessing the policy compliance eligibility affordability technical viability and lifecycle implications of military requirements and proposed solutions.
Furthermore the NOR facilitates resourceinformed political decisionmaking.
The NATO Office of Resources consists of the Office of the Director and Front Office the Committees Secretariat and five branches:
The Resource Committees Secretariat provides staff support including drafting administrative organisational coordination and policy support as well as procedural advice to the resource committees supported by the NOR.
The Resource and Portfolio Management (RPM) Branch provides quality timely and relevant advice and support to NATO resource committee deliberations; in the planning management and oversight of NATO commonfunded resources; and in the central coordination and development of NATOwide accounting and financial guidance fully taking into account current best practices in the field of public finance. The Branch promotes further integration of the NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) and the Military Budget processes to ensure that lifecycle costs are considered planned and budgeted. Additionally the Branch leads the Capability Implementation and Resource Information Management System support and development.
The Operations and Strategic Capabilities (OSC) Branch advises on technical financial economic and political perspective and supports the implementation of NATO commonfunded capabilities in particular capital investments under the NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) and operations & maintenance funded by the NATO Military Budget.
The Policy and Plans (P&P) Branch is responsible for the initiation and development of common funding resource strategies and policies and for developing mid to longterm planning documents such as the multiannual Common Funded Resource Plans and the Joint Resource Policy and Planning (RPPB)/Military Committee Annual Reports. The Branch also provides expert support on NATOwide issues relating to resource policy and planning.
The CIS and Cyber Capabilities (CCC) Branch covers various domains of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) including security cyberdefence and service management and control aspects. The work of the Branch is focused on implementation operation administration and maintenance of modern digital CIS including CIS security and Cyber aspects as well as on ICT service provisioning in support of the NATO Command Structure in both static and deployed environments including military operations in Article 5 and nonArticle 5 situations.
The Air and Space Capabilities (ASC) Branch provides technical financial economic and political advice and support regarding implementation of NATO commonfunded capabilities in particular capital investments under the NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) funded by the NATO Military Budget. The Branch ensures the delivery of Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) NATOwide Air Command & Control (AirC2) Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) and Space capabilities.
How the daily work will look like
The NOR team will foster and hone the skills of our Interns and offer opportunities to acquire new skills through daily engagement with our experts and stakeholders as we work together on NOR projects. Our interns will learn about the implementation of the 2021 Brussels and 2022 Madrid Summit decisions. These decisions have reshaped and energised the importance of common funding at NATO its ability to act as a key enabler to deliver the capabilities the Alliance needs and how we can act collectively to deliver common funded capabilities better faster and smarter. In a unique dynamic and multicultural environment our interns will gain an indepth knowledge of NATO common funding and see how decisionmaking by consensus really works through their interactions with Resource Committees.
What do we offer
- 6month traineeship at NATO Headquarters in Brussels starting in March / September 2026.
- Fulltime traineeship (38 hours a week).
- Monthly grant of 1286.09 and a travel reimbursement upon joining and leaving the organisation.
- Teleworking subject to business requirements.
- Rich programme of activities attending regular events and participating in meetings with several stakeholders.
- NATO HQ Staff Centre which promotes employee wellbeing and fosters a healthy work environment (click here for more info special membership price for NATO interns)
Selection Criteria
Please note that you can apply for up to three (3) different NATO HQ Internship Programme vacancies!
Apply until 22 June 2025 at 23.59 Brussels time
Essential:
The candidate must:
- be a national of a NATO member state
- be at least 21 years old
- have at least two years of university level studies OR equivalent education OR be currently a student OR a recent graduate (degree obtained no longer than 12 months ago)
- have proficiency in one of the two official NATO languages (English/French).
Desirable:
The following criteria will be considered an advantage:
- Bachelors degree or in the final stage of a Masters degree relevant to the requested area of expertise
- elementary knowledge of the second official NATO language (English/French)
- be an advanced user of IT tools including Microsoft Office SharePoint;
- previous experience with other international organizations national administration research or industry.
Competencies required:
The candidate must demonstrate the following competencies:
- Achievement: Works to meet standards.
- Analytical thinking: Breaks down problems and sees basic relationships.
- Clarity and accuracy: Shows general concern for order and clarity and checks own work.
- Customer service orientation: Responds appropriately maintains clear communication.
- Empathy: Listens actively.
- Flexibility: Acts with flexibility.
- Initiative: Reacts to shortterm opportunities or problems.
- Organizational awareness: Understands the organizations structure.
- Teamwork: Cooperates shares information and knowledge freely offering support and cooperation.
Our Values:
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 and those living with disability to apply (please click here for more information).
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.
Special Notice:
In order for the Internship Office to assess your eligibility for the Internship Programme please attach the following documents:
- Copy of university qualifications you have completed and/or
- Proof of ongoing studies with the dates clearly mentioned if you are still studying.
We prefer that these documents are in one of the NATO official language (English or French). If you dont have these documents in English or French please attach a self translation.
Please ensure that all information is complete and accurate before submitting your application.
Please note that the application cannot be updated after the relevant deadline.
The pool of candidates will be available to all NATO IS / IMS Divisions Offices and NATO Bodies in case there is a need for a similar profile.
Due to the broad interest in NATO and the large number of potential candidates telephone or email enquiries cannot be dealt with.
Read more about the Internship Programme including terms and conditions and what we offer at our website (please click here).
Kindly note that 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.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Full-Time
