Junior Officer, NATO-EU Relations
Junior Officer, NATO-EU Relations
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Job Description
1. SUMMARY
The Political Affairs and Security Policy (PASP) Division leads on the political aspects of NATOs core tasks and it is the political hub for partnerships within the Alliance. Within the Security Policy Directorate (SPD) of the Division the Multilateral Organizations (MO) team is responsible for NATOs relations with other International Organizations (IOs) in particular the United Nations (UN) the European Union (EU) the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) the African Union (AU) and with Economic Organizations or Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
Under the general guidance of the Head of Section the incumbent is primarily responsible for contributing to the development of NATOs relations with the European Union. The incumbent also deals with other International Organisations as required.
Within this framework the main functions of the Officer will include: drafting a wide range of documents and briefing material for the Secretary General Deputy Secretary General PASP management and other senior NATO officials; assisting in the drafting of reports and documents for NATO Committees; drafting documents for public use including for the NATO Website; coordinating NATO-EU cooperation within NATO; and representing the PASP Division within and outside NATO. They liaise with representatives of Allied delegations other NATO units staffs of the EU institutions other international organisations and NGOs.
2. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
The incumbent must:
- possess a university degree preferably with an emphasis on political science or contemporary international relations;
- possess at least 2 years of relevant professional experience preferably including contacts with the EU;
- be familiar with the Alliances as well as EUs political and military consultative process and with the key issues involved;
- have a clear understanding of and experience in handling major current international political and politico-military problems (including European security and defence related issues) particularly as they relate to the Alliance and the EU;
- have the ability to draft quickly and concisely and to make presentations in at least one of the two official languages of the Organisation;
- possess the following minimum levels of NATOs official languages (English/French): V (Advanced) in one; II (Elementary) in the other.
DESIRABLE
The following would be considered an advantage:
- experience in governmental administration or multilateral service dealing directly with the EU;
- background on NATO-EU relations.
3. MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
Expertise Development
Contribute to the preparation and/or coordination of frequent briefing packages on NATO-EU issues for the Secretary General and other high-level NATO officials. Contribute to coordinating substance and food for thought inputs from various stakeholders on issues of a political nature with regard to NATO-EU relations.
Representation of the Organization
Make presentations to visitors to NATO draft public information material for the media and larger audiences on NATO-EU related issues; including for the NATO Website. Represent the Alliance at conferences workshops and seminars. Attend and assist NATO working groups and committees as required.
Policy Development
Assist in the drafting of relevant documents for NATO Committees in particular for the Council the Deputies Committee the Political Committee and the Partnerships and Cooperative Security Committee and follow the development of issues. Contribute to policy development pertaining to areas of responsibility.
Stakeholder Management
Develop and sustain a strong network of contacts within the Organization with capitals as well as with assigned international organisations and subject-matter experts in academic institutions. Assist in managing institutional relationships between NATO and the EU and actively address issues with the Sections management. Assist in coordinating NATO-EU cooperation within NATO.
Information Management
Ensure coordination of input from various parts of the Organization looking both at content and timeliness.
Knowledge Management
Monitor political developments in the EU and other international organisations (UN OSCE etc.) as well as within NATO. Share knowledge on these within the Section the Division as well as with relevant stakeholders within the Organization.
Project Management
Contribute to the management of special undertakings within the Section for example the preparation of activities leading up to a Summit.
Perform any other related duty as assigned.
4. INTERRELATIONSHIPS
Working under the close guidance of the lead officer for NATO EU relations the incumbent reports to the Head of the Multilateral Organizations Section and works under the overall direction and guidance of the Director of Security Policy. The incumbent assists in the coordination of the Sections work within the Division with other Divisions of the International Staff with the NATO Military Authorities and with national delegations and other international organisations and will interact with representatives of these entities at various levels.
Indirect reports: N/a
5. COMPETENCIES
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 time-sensitive 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 e-recruitment 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 artificial-intelligence (AI) tools including and without limitation to chatbots such as Chat Generative Pre-trained 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 e-mail 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 work-life 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 non-smoking environment.
For information about the NATO Single Salary Scale (Grading Allowances etc.) please visit ourwebsite. Detailed data is available under the Salary and Benefits tab.
NATO does not charge any application processing training interviewing testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. For more info please click here.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
