Officer, Partnerships

NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Job Description - Officer, Partnerships (261645)

Officer, Partnerships - 261645

Primary Location

NATO Body

Science and Technology Organization (STO)

Schedule

Full-time

Application Deadline

11-Nov-2026, 10:59:00 PM

Salary (Pay Basis)

Grade NATO Grade G15

Description

Description :

1. Post Context.

The mission of the NATO Science & Technology Organization (STO) is to help position the Nations and NATO’s S&T investments as a strategic enabler of the knowledge and technical advantage for the defence and security posture of NATO and Partner Nations. The Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) is chartered to provide executive and administrative support to the Chief Scientist in fulfilling his/her roles as the Chair of the STB and the senior scientific advisor at NATO Headquarters. The Strategy & Policy Branch (GSX) provides the primary support to the Chief Scientist in policy development and the implementation of policies and programmes. The Branch drafts and develops the STB guidance for the STO, the NATO S&T Enterprise and the wider S&T ecosystem, and oversees its implementation. Furthermore, SPO performs strategic outreach to NATO S&T Enterprise and ecosystem, promotes STO partnerships, and prepares strategic messages for the Chief Scientist at STO corporate level.

Candidates are requested to provide a motivation letter outlining their interest in the position and relevant experience. The motivation letter will be taken into consideration as part of the selection process.

2. Principal Duties.

• Managing and developing STO institutional partnerships (with other NATO entities, and other organisations such as the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the NATO Innovation Fund, and the NATO-accredited Centres of Excellence) by:
• Maintaining oversight over STO Partnerships with other entities;
• Developing new and revising existing partnership agreements, as directed by the Chief Scientist and in close coordination with the Head, Strategy and Policy;
• Coordinating the implementation of STO institutional partnerships across STO and with the respective institutional partner, e.g., through annual action plans (as defined in the specific partnership agreements agreed by the STB);

• Managing and developing STO political partnerships (with non-NATO countries), in accordance with extant NATO partnership policies, by:
• Maintaining oversight over NATO’s Individually Tailored Partnership Programmes (ITPP), in particular the S&T elements therein;
• Draft STO contributions to ITPPs, and coordinate those drafts within the STO and with NATO HQ staffs;
• Engage with Partner country representatives on ITPPs.

• Maintaining an overview of NATO partnership policies relevant to STO;
• Supporting the Head, Strategy & Policy by:
• Advising on updates and revisions of STO partnership policies;
• Formulating recommendations and promoting new organisational schemes of cooperation aimed at institutionalising partnerships.

• Acting as principal PoC for all partnership-related questions, both internal to the STO (from STB, STCs, CSO, CMRE) and external to the STO (in particular from IS/PASP and IMS/CS);
• Contributing to the development and implementation of the STB priorities, including the NATO S&T Strategies and NATO S&T Priorities, as well as STB initiatives and policies.

3. Special Requirements and Additional Duties.

• Performing other related functions, as directed by the Chief Scientist.
• The functions involve irregular working hours and frequent travel abroad, including on weekends.

4. Essential Qualifications.

a. Professional/Experience.

• Broad knowledge of research and development organisations.
• Broad knowledge of programmes and activities within NATO member states’ S&T communities.
• Broad operational knowledge of military technology.
• A significant previous experience, minimum 3 years, of working in a Science & Technology environment at different management levels.
• 3-year experience in working in an international environment having demonstrated the capability of working in a multinational and multicultural environment with scientific and military personnel at all levels. This pertains in particular to NATO or comparable organizations.
• Proven skills in authorship of clear and concise documents; and giving effective presentations.
• Sufficient managerial experience in the same or related career field at various levels of responsibility.
• Working knowledge of office word processing, spreadsheet, graphics presentations and database software.

b. Education/Training.

• A degree f