Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

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 ID – C005361

Role Duties and Responsibilities

Provides support to Quality and Risk Management Branch and Chief Quality Office by:

• Create and maintain dashboard for process performance management
• Support process owners with the design of processes
• Create, maintain and manage Microsoft Office Templates.
• Content Management for SharePoint sites under control of CQ

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

Required:

• Process designing and optimization
• Process measuring and monitoring (definition of critical success factor, key performance indicators etc.)
• Knowledge of language coding (i.e. Python, React, etc.)
• SharePoint "Design Privilege" to create Lists, set-up libraries, define and maintain attributes maintain site-pages, content management, etc.
• Administration and customisation of Microsoft SharePoint 2013 and 2019
• Knowledge of the Quality Tools.
• MS Word: template management, document reformatting, Macro knowledge, styles management
• MS Excel: pivot tables, graphics, data management
• MS PowerPoint: template management
• MS Visio

Desired:

• Advanced knowledge and experience in Workflow automation tools such as SharePoint Designer
• Customizing SharePoint sites, pages and layouts and forms including third party forms designer tools (i.e. InfoPath).
• Experience and understanding in Quality Assurance/Quality Control activities
• Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
• Microsoft Access

Working Location

• The Hague, Netherlands.

Working Policy

• On-site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance