Cell Head (Space Capabilities) / Senior Integrator

Post Context

ACT contributes to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of Alliance member states by leading, at Strategic Command level,Warfare Development required to enhance NATO's posture, military structures, forces, capabilities and doctrines.

The Capability Development Directorate (CAPDEV) comprises two Divisions-Requirements and Capabilities. The Directorate supports SACT in his Capabilities Requirement Authority (CRA) role. It is responsible for a holistic through lifecycle Capability Development approach that infuses innovation and transformative efforts that are an integral part of the Warfare Development. This includes responsibilities for elicitation, development, capture and collection, quality review, traceability and visibility of capability requirements.

The Capabilities Division coordinates the development of capabilities from capability planning through acceptance and then disposal with the management entities, NATO Headquarters staff and the NATO Governance Structure. This entails synchronizing horizontally across capabilities to achieve coherent efforts and outcomes.

The Space Branch leads the Space Domain implementation efforts, and all initiatives pertaining to Space for HQ SACT. The Branch provides programmatic, scientific, technical and operational expertise for the development and continuous improvement of modern and agile Space capabilities. The Branch is responsible for capability development, planning, coordination, and monitoring, through the integration of Space across all NATO operational domains (Air, Land, Maritime, Cyberspace and Space). The Branch is responsible for policy and DOTMLPFI lines of development along the capabilities lifecycle and wider Space efforts, which includes Strategic and Battlespace Space Domain Awareness and Coordination as well as Operational Space Support. Finally, the Branch ensures the liaison with the NATO Space COE based on the 4 COE pillars.

The incumbent is the Cell Head of the Space Capabilities Section and Senior Integrator for the Space Domain Implementation for ACT. As such he leads the team composed of one Staff Officer in HQ SACT and coordinates a Staff Officer in SACT SEE in Mons, BEL. The incumbent manages and plans all Space capabilities related activities and reports to the Programme Director and Capability Monitor on the associated developments. The incumbent provides advice and recommendations to the leadership on requirements and the status of the Common Funded Capability Delivery Governance Model (CFCDGM) as required. The incumbent ensures to follow ACT's leadership guidance and timelines, as well as all priorities relevant for future Space capabilities. The incumbent coordinates coherence across programmes, ensuring sufficient efforts to accomplish objectives. integrating Space requirements and status reports as needed to the Command Group. As the Senior Integrator for Space capabilities, the incumbent ensures that the Space Domain is implemented according to DOTMLPFI processes for all Space Capabilities efforts

Principal Duties :

The incumbent's duties are:

Cell Head (Space Capabilities)

• Act as the Section Head for all Space Capabilities development and efforts.
• Support the Branch leadership on relevant Space Branch activities, Implementation efforts and associated resources, by submitting annual resource requirements and spend plans, as well as emergent requirement requests when necessary.
• Represent ACT, as directed by the Branch Head, on appropriate Space related committees, task force, panels and working groups and define coordinated content for ACT participation in scientific and technical workshops, conferences and other events.
• Support Space-related activities and events relevant for achieving NATO Space domain implementation objectives.
• Can be assigned as BH or DBH in their absence and support all relavant activities accordingly for that role.
• Support the BH and DBH by managing the Space related capability efforts throughout the CFCDGM across all the gates of the process. This includes:
  • Coordination with relevant stakeholders within ACT and the other NATO entities.
  • Advise on gaps and risks as required.
  • Propose courses of action and status reports as appropriate.
  • Organise their team to meet required delivery expectations.
  • Support the DBH in managing the Space Branch budget for all capabilities related efforts.
  • Ensure traceable links from Branch Programmes and Projects to formal requirements (NDPP, Operational, and Transformational), with clear and integrated objectives, milestones, outputs, and activities documented in the appropriate ACT management databases.

2. Senior Integrator

• Supervise the development and maintenance of capability architectures for Space domain capabilities in close coordination with NATO Enterprise Architecture (EA) and project architecture custodians in accordance with relevant strategies, policies and directives.
• Support the Capability Monitor and the Programme Director, by developing with the Section and potential external support robust capabilities architectures, schedules and plans as required.
• Support the Branch's activities and all supporting efforts pertaining to Capability Development with all relevant Stakelholders (e.g. SACT Capability Requirements Forward, HQ SACT, NATO HQ), to ensure consistent and smooth transition between the phases of development, implementation and disposal, and to ensure effective relationships with Allied Command Operations HQs.
• Manage the development Space technical and capability roadmaps, and the evolution of capabilities throughout their lifecyble.

3. Space Subject Matter Expert

• Direct and supervise the work of multifunctional teams dealing with complex issues related to Space operations, as delegated by the branch head.
• Having enduring knowledge and expertise on NATO policies and processes to include governance, common-funding, doctrine and training management, and technical standards, they will guide Space Programme integration and architecture efforts to ensure that each has a logical and detailed continuum of development and implementation, making best use of C3 taxonomy, and staying coherent with NDPP target solution implementation.
• Define and develop Space concepts, architectures, capability package contents, PoW activities, exercises, experiments and their respective products contents.
• Assists coordinating the provision of Branch expertise to support other branches, divisions, and directorates as necessary.
• Define, develop and maintain a horizon scan of Space context, environment, technology, policies, procedures and likely threats by overseeing cyberspace scientific initiatives, research efforts, on-going programs, technology, applications and employment development.
• Provide guidance and advice to the Command Group and the HQ staff within the Space area, and inform the command to help shaping Space-related investments, leveraging NATO and national science and technology community, provide innovation, rapid technology insertions, and long-term investment leverage and surge capability in support of high-priority operational issues.
• Represent ACT, as directed by the Branch Head, on appropriate Space related committees, task force, panels and working groups and
• define coordinated content for ACT participation in scientific and technical workshops, conferences and other events.
• Ensure Lessons Learned (LL) is an integrated part of all Space activities. Ensure LL requests, planning, creation, collection, staffing and handling in accordance with the NATO LL Process is an integrated part of any activity.
• Coordinate as necessary with the NATO Space Center of Excellence (COE).

4. The Cell head is responsible to coordinate the work of Space related personnel within SACT SEE.

Essential Qualifications / Experience:

• University Degree in management information systems, accounting, economics, finance, business administration, public administration, operations research, project management or related discipline and 4 years post related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in that discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 5 years post related and 2 years function related experience.
• Six (6) years of demonstrated experience in a role such as Space Support Planning or Training in the Space field.
• Six (6) years recent experience in information system project management
• A minimum of six (6) years' experience supporting the delivery of the full range of space capabilities to a military force.

Language:

English - SLP 3333 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)

Desirable Qualifications / Experience:

• Experience working with a Joint military Commands, in relation with Space operational activities, and/or Operational management of national space capabilities
• Programme and Project management experience (ACT Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3) Course and "Prince 2" or equivalent if possible).
• National or NATO Space Courses (e.g. Space Operations Course, NATO Introduction to Space Support, etc.) if possible.
• Masters Degree in Management, Engineering or Sciences.
• Course: N3-01 - Introduction to NATO's Space operational activities
• Course: S3-169 - Space Coordinator Course
• Introduction to Space Support to NATO Operations (SOP-SP-21390) provided by NATO - School Oberammergau (NSO)
• NATO Orientation Course (ETE-MW-3834) provided by NATO - School Oberammergau (NSO)

Attributes/Competencies:

Personal Attributes:

• This position should show leadership and team management skills in the cell head role, and thought and judgement in the Integrator role. Knowledge of and experience in working in teams will be essential for this position as the expected efforts will require broad coordination with numerous entities.

Managerial Responsibilities :

• Lead working teams as appropriate along all lines of effort for the implementation of the Space Domain, in particular in the field of Space capabilities.
• Support the Coordination of activities pertaining to the Space domain between HQ SACT's directorates in accordance with the Space domain developments.
• Lead capability related teams, in support of SHAPE as required to support NATO Command and Force Structure HQs.

Professional Contacts:

• This position will allow Cross directorate engagements to allow the smooth integration of Space capabilities efforts within the HQ activities. This will include also regular coordination with subordinate ACT entities.
• Bi-SC coordination with the SHAPE Space branch and with ACO stakeholders may be required in all the roles of the positions to help ACT's Space efforts to be taken into account.
• Multiple engagements may be required with the Space governance and other boards and committees at NATO HQ level on a regular base.
• This will include participation in boards remotely or locally as required.
• Engagements with nations, Memorandum of Understanding organizations and NATO agencies will be expected as well on behalf of the ACT Capabilities Cell.

Contribution To Objectives:

• The position is responsible for requesting and effectively utilizing the appropriate resources for all DOTMLPFI pertaining to the Space Domain capabilities. This position will manage ACT efforts pertaining to resources, Travel/Engagement, and for supporting the estimates for Operation and Maintenance of Common-Funded Systems. Finally, the position will support all Space Domain implementation efforts in close Bi-SC coordination with SHAPE and all NATO HQ initiatives related to Space capabilities in particular.

Security Clearance

The successful applicant will be required to apply for and receive a NATO SECRET Security Clearance prior to final confirmation of contract and commencement of employment.

Contract

Serving NATO International Civilian staff will be offered a contract in accordance with the NATO Civilian Personnel Regulations. Newly recruited staff will be offered a three year definite duration contract.

Notes for Candidates

The HQ SACT web site gives full details on the eligibility criteria and application processes to be adopted by all candidates. However, candidates should particularly note:

Please answer each of the pre-screening questions completely in English. Expressions such as: "please see attached CV, please see annex, please see enclosed document, etc" are not acceptable; this is a cause of immediate rejection of the application.

Particular attention should be given to Education and Experience section of your application form, which should be populated with details of your career to date and educational achievements and certifications as they relate to your application.

The candidature of NATO redundant staff at grade G17 will be considered with priority.

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 NATO's sole discretion, and NATO reserves the right to take further steps in such cases as appropriate.

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.

This vacancy will close on 15 May 2025 @ 17:59hrs (EDT)/11:59hrs (CEST).