Senior Manager, Space Operations Technology Services

Who we are:

For more than 70 years, NATO's mission has been to preserve peace and security in the Alliance for nearly one billion citizens. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) and its predecessors have worked tirelessly in providing the means that enable the connectedness and togetherness that keep our Alliance strong. We are the NCI Agency, a team of 3000 civilian and military staff in 29 locations throughout Europe, North America and Asia.

Our technology and cyber experts allow NATO to conduct critical operations, protect NATO's airspace, make data-driven decisions, defend against cyber-attacks, secure NATO networks and maintain superiority in space. This is all possible because of our greatest force, our people. In order to keep this edge we aim to hire, train and retain the very best staff.

Our staff members represent both the diversity and unity of our Alliance. When you join the NCI Agency, you will be part of an organization where you can contribute authentically to the mission and purpose of NATO and help us keep our technological edge.

About the job:

Based in The Hague, Netherlands you will be part of the Chief Technology Office, a strategic business function leading the NCI Agency Technology Strategy and associated strategic change initiatives required to deliver NATO's digital transformation.

This new post within the CTO will be a leader within the newly formed Space Technology Adoption and Resilience (STAR) team, a lean group of highly specialised and international staff.  STAR has been established to deliver consolidated and integrated support to the Alliance across all areas of the space domain. The STAR team will enable the exploitation of space domain technology for NATO's defence and deterrence ensuring NATO's technological edge to benefit from secure, resilient and effective employment of space domain technologies for the Alliance.   

The Senior Manager, Space Operations Technology Services will be responsible for developing and supporting the implementation of the NCI Agency technology strategy for space support to operations. This role will be responsible for:

       Leading, planning, directing and supervising the work of members of the STAR Team activities related to space support to operations. Coach, mentor assigned staff members whilst support in attracting, and retaining visionary, competent and ambitious people in the team.

       Delivering research and development projects related to space support to operations technologies, architectures, threat and resilience.

       Coordinating the space support to operations portfolio delivery across NCI Agency and support Space Capability Package development as appropriate.

       Delivering projects of conceptualized future services opportunities to be implemented into the current NCI Agency Chief Operating Office service portfolio, as well as be responsible to develop and manage a Space Engineer Subject Matter Expert team.

For the full and detailed list of duties, please review the job description on the NCI Agency career site.  Please note that internally to the NCI Agency the post is titled 'Principal Engineer (Space)'.

About you:

The valuable knowledge and experience that you bring to this role are:

       A Master's degree in Space Engineering, Engineering or a related discipline with 5 years post-related experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related subject with 8 years post related experience

       Formal qualification in Project Management and Programme Management Techniques (preferably PRINCE2, PMP or MSP)

       Extensive experience (at least 5 years) in space engineering and delivering space capabilities

       Experience in use of space and potential opportunities in the Defence areas

       Experience in discussions with industry, international organization and government representatives in the context of space capabilities development

       Knowledge of Space domain applications

       Knowledge of Space data, products and services used within the military

       Knowledge of key space actors within the Alliance; national, military and commercial

       Experience in leading and managing personnel from diverse backgrounds in complex scenarios

       Experience leading teams as well as with Financial and Resource management;

       Experience in application of state-of-the-art project, programme, portfolio management processes, procedures and tools, including risk management, benefits realisation, stakeholders management

       Ability to explain complex problems in a concise and clear manner

       Proven ability to communicate effectively in English both in writing and orally with excellent briefing skills to different types of audiences, including authoring high-quality reports and providing briefings to senior stakeholders

What we offer:

       Genuinely meaningful work as part of the most successful alliance in history

       3 year contract with competitive tax-free monthly salary of EUR 9,596 and household and children's allowances

       Privileges for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where appropriate) and additional home leave

       Excellent private health insurance scheme

       Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays

       NATO Pension Scheme

       Development programs such as professional training, wellbeing, and more

To learn more about NCI Agency and our work, please visit our website.    The NCI Agency prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment of mutual respect and value uniqueness and differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnic or cultural origin, age, religion, sexual orientation and physical or neurocognitive ability.    

Additional details on the conditions of application can be found via the NCI Agency career site.

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