Principal Programme/Transition Coordinator

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Job Number: 140341 - 

Belgium-Brussels

Application Deadline: 17-Jun-2015  

 

 

 

Job Description 

Principal Programme/Transition Coordinator-140341

 

Primary Location Belgium-Brussels

Organizational Element  AIR C2 PROGRAMME OFFICE & SERVICES

Schedule  Full-time

Salary (Pay Basis)  : 7,508.48Euro (EUR) Monthly

Grade A.4

 

 

Description

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Please note that due to the Agency’s transition into a new structure in the near future, this post may be subject to transfer to one of our other locations, as well as to a change of reporting lines. The final decision will be made at the time of a firm offer.

 

Role Responsibilities

 

The Principal Programme/Transition Coordinator is responsible to the Director Air Command & Control Programme Office and Services (DAir C2 PO&S) for all internal and external aspects of AirC2 Information Management.  He/she is also responsible for the Air C2 PO&S elements of budget oversight for all non-ACCS programme funds and the General Services functions where he/she acts as the Air C2 Interface to the Head of General Services.  As Transition Coordinator he/she is responsible, in coordination with the Location Principal at Glons, for the preparation and management of the factual, cultural and geographic transition of the Air C2 PO&S elements to The Hague.

 

Under the direction of the D AircC2c PO&S, the postholder will:

• Oversee AirC2 PO&S implementation and management of time accounting and other related activities in accordance with the customer funding regime;
• Manage any NCI Agency projects which support the Office of the DAir C2 PO&S;
• Coordinate on all aspects of the transition/migration of Air C2 PO&S staff elements from Brussels and Glons (in close coordination with Glons Location Principal) to The Hague, and the new NATO HQ’s building and advise the Director of any risks and mitigation actions;
• Manage the Air C2 PO&S’ mission essential IT, including the Trusted Information Exchange with partners;
• Supervise, from a subject matter expert perspective, and support the Air C2 PO&S Information Management;
• Represent Air C2 PO&S in the development activities for IT Modernisation and the introduction of the Agency Enterprise Resource Planning functionality;
• Oversee the Air C2 PO&S’ financial affairs and coordinate with FC as required;
• Coordinate the Air C2 PO&S contribution to the NCI Agency Financial Plan with Branch Chiefs and the Project Managers;
• Represent the Air C2 PO&S at the Service Level Management Board;
• Deputise for the Air C2 PO&S’ Executive Officer when required. 

 

Personal Specification

 

Qualifications Required

 

A university degree or equivalent education from a recognised civilian or military acadamy or institute. Exceptionally, the lack of formal qualifications can be compensated by the demonstration of expertise and experience in the domain.

 

Experience Required

 

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate at least 8 (eight) years recent extensive experience in the the following -

• Practical resource planning and management experience;
• The procurement and support of complex systems;
• Knowledge of information technology and information management matters;
• Thorough experiences in staff issues. 

The ideal candidate would also possess the following experience -

• Working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
• As a Project Manager or training in PRINCE2 or equivalent project management tools;
• As a Branch/Section Chief in the high technology or communications or IT environment;
• Experience in information technology and information management matter;
• Knowledge of ITIL.
• Thorough knowledge of the NATO and military command, control and communications organisation;
• Thorough knowledge of overall NATO policies;
• Knowledge of the NATO budget processes;

 

Competencies Required 

 

Organising - Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently; arranges information and files in a useful manner.

 

Process Management - Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.

 

Peer Relationships - Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; can represent his/her own interested and yet be fair to other groups; can solve problems with peers with a minimum noise; is seen as a team player and is cooperative; easily gains trust and support of peers; encourages collaboration; can be candid with peers;

 

Interpersonal Savvy - Relates well to all kinds of people—up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even hightension situations comfortably.

 

Listening - Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees.

 

 

Travel

Business travel to NATO and national (NATO and non-NATO) facilities as well as frequent travel between the NCI Agency offices in Belgium and Netherlands; May be required to undertake duty travel to operational theatres inside and outside NATO boundaries.

 

 

Language Skills

A thorough knowledge of one of the two NATO languages, both written and spoken, is essential and some knowledge of the other is desirable. NOTE: Most of the work of the NCI Agency is conducted in the English language.

 

 

What do we Offer?

Excellent tax-free salary, including (where eligible) expatriation household and children's allowances and additional privileges for expatriate staff.

• Education allowance for children (where appropriate) and an excellent private health insurance scheme;
• Generous annual leave and home leave (if eligible).
• Retirement Pension Plan.

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