Programme Coordinator - Cyber Adaptation Roadmap

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Who we are supporting 

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role Background 

The Enterprise Security Branch maintains Enterprise oversight on cybersecurity. It supports the NATO CIO in managing cybersecurity risks and incidents at Enterprise level. 

The Branch leads NATO’s cyber adaptation efforts through a multi-year Cyber Adaptation Roadmap, in order to steadily increase the cybersecurity posture. The Roadmap serves as the NATO Enterprise’s main cybersecurity strategy, providing the strategic work strands, objectives, and a multi-year horizon for implementation, which also facilitates resource and capability planning for all Enterprise stakeholders. 

Role Duties and Responsibilities  

• They will be responsible for the coordination and oversight of the NATO Cyber Adaptation Roadmap, which comprises ten strategic work strands in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment. 

• They is expected to be the primary action officer and working level point of contact for the Cyber Adaptation Roadmap, reporting directly to the Enterprise Security Branch Head who maintains the overall lead for NATO’s cyber adaptation efforts. 

• They will also participate in the annual progress assessments underpinned by the NATO Enterprise Cybersecurity Scorecard, ensuring the linkage to the implementation of the Cyber Adaptation Roadmap. 

• Enterprise oversight of Cyber Adaptation Roadmap implementation: 

• Developing metrics and measurements for tracking Roadmap implementation progress; 

• Continuously reflecting up-to-date status for all activities, milestones, and lines of effort; 

• Maintaining and sharing progress information about the Roadmap implementation through centralized information portals, managing their content and maintaining status; 

• Regularly engaging with all Enterprise stakeholders through written communication, implementation oversight portals, as well as physical and virtual meetings; 

• Reporting to staff-level senior bodies as well as Allies as appropriate 

• Establish the annual refinement cycle for the Cyber Adaptation Roadmap: 

• Preparing discussions for follow-on activities to be included; 

• Conducting workshops and meetings with all Enterprise stakeholders for extending the implementation horizon annually; 

• Continuously liaising with Roadmap annex leads. 

• NATO Enterprise Cybersecurity Scorecard development and annual refinement: 

• Developing measures and metrics for tracking cybersecurity performance; 

• Maintaining and refining the methodology of assessing cybersecurity maturity and performance Enterprise-wide; 
• Publishing the updated Cybersecurity Scorecard every year to inform the following annual assessment cycle; 

Essential Skills and Experience 

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in project and/or programme/portfolio management 

• Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement 

• Experience as a project manager in medium or large-scale project(s) in multi-stakeholder environments 

• Have professional experience in project(s) that include risk management, cyber governance, technology change management 

• Demonstrate relevant experience in the domains of defence, cybersecurity, digital transformation 

• Exhibit an understanding of the NATO organisational environment; 
• Ability to operate with minimal supervision, well-organized and collaborative, with customer-oriented approach and excellent communication and coordination skills 

Education 

• Possess a University Degree in a relevant domain; 

• Have expert knowledge of Project and Programme Management concepts and processes; 
• Certifications and /or Good working knowledge of relevant project management methodologies, preferably linked with cybersecurity 

Language Proficiency 

• Business English or French 

Working Location 

• Brussels, Belgium 

Working Policy 

• On-Site 

Travel 

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required 

Security Clearance 

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance 

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