Staff Officer

Post Context Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) provides an integrated Strategic Effects framework, employing a multi-domain and multi-region focus to create a 360-degree approach, with the flexibility to enable, upon direction, a seamless transition from Baseline Activities and Current Operations (BACO) up to the Maximum Level of Effort (MLE). SHAPE supports SACEUR in fulfilling his terms of reference, as directed by the North Atlantic Council.

Primary Location

Belgium-Mons

Schedule

Full-time

Application Deadline

26-Oct-2026, 11:59:00 PM

Salary (Pay Basis)

6,713.06

Grade

NATO Grade G15

Post Context Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) provides an integrated Strategic Effects framework, employing a multi-domain and multi-region focus to create a 360-degree approach, with the flexibility to enable, upon direction, a seamless transition from Baseline Activities and Current Operations (BACO) up to the Maximum Level of Effort (MLE). SHAPE supports SACEUR in fulfilling his terms of reference, as directed by the North Atlantic Council.

The Defence Planning Capability Requirement Section (CR) co-ordinates ACO’s contribution to NATO Defence Planning Process and represents SHAPE in all related activities.

This post contributes to the CR section.

Principal Duties

• Provide Joint Enabling expertise to the CR section, ensuring coordination with relevant staff officers from SHAPE divisions and the subordinated commands.
• Support the inclusion of the Enablement of SACEUR AOR through the Strategic Subordinate Plans (SSP-R) and Host Nation Support (HNS) development in the NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP).
• Support the NDPP step 2, coordinating ACO inputs to the Capability Codes and Capability Statements (CC&CS) and the Minimum Capability Requirements (MCR) in the Joint Enabling domain;
• Provide domain expert staff analysis to support the NDPP step 3 apportionment, ensuring the consideration of operational priorities;
• Act as the ACO country officer for the step 3 apportionment process, including the participation to the joint consultation meetings, multilaterals and support the development of the capability targets;
• Ensure the Joint Enabling domain part of the NDPP step 3 Impact Assessment;
• Lead the Joint enabling part of the nations DPCS analysis, in the provision of ACO contribution to the countries impact analysis;
• Act as the Country officer for some countries in the step 5 process, including the participation to the bilateral and multilateral discussions;
• Lead the Joint Enabling Domain part of the Bi-SC Suitability and Risk Assessment;
• Support Force generation and verification with NDPP step 5 analytical data in the relevant domain expertise;
• Support the directorate activities in the development of relevant concepts, studies, ACO force standards (AFS), interoperability with J/E expertise;
• Assists the section head in all relevant domain matter, activities, meetings and document production;
• Provides liaison with SHAPE divisions, Subordinate commands, ACT and NCIA in support of Defence Planning documents.

Special Requirements and Additional Duties

The employee may be required to perform a similar range of duties elsewhere within the organisation at the same grade without there being any change to the contract.

The incumbent may be required to undertake TDY assignments both within and without NATO’s boundaries and be willing to work unsocial hours.

The incumbent may be required to undertake deployments in support of military operations and exercises, and/or TDY assignments, both within and without NATO boundaries. Such operational deployment may exceed 30 days duration up to 183 days in any period of 547 days and may be on short notice. For NATO International Civilian Staff, acceptance of an employment contract linked to this post constitutes agreement to deploy in excess of 30 days if required.

The work is normally performed in a Normal NATO office working environment.

Normal Working Conditions apply.

The risk of injury is categorised as No risk / risk might increase when deployed.

Essential Qualifications

• Professional/Experience
• Previous relevant experience in Operations Planning, specifically in Joint Tactical, Operations and/or Strategic Headquarters;
• Ability to coordinate and follow up timely, accurately and tactfully with internal and external stakeholders;
• Ability to collate, analyze and synthesize information.

Education/Training

University Degree and 2 years function related experience, or Higher Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with