Director, Defence Institution and Capacity Building

**1. SUMMARY**
The mission of the Operations Division of the International Staff is to prepare NATO for the defence of Alliance territory, to respond to crises at home and abroad, and to strengthen the capabilities of partners. The Operations Division advances the core tasks of the Alliance (Collective Defence, Crisis Management, Cooperative Security) by providing situational awareness, advance planning, well-exercised and executed crisis-response, and outcome-oriented defence and related security cooperation programmes.

Within the Operations Division, the Director, Defence Institution and Capacity Building facilitates political-military decision-making and programme implementation with partner nations to strengthen resilience, promote integrity, transparency, accountability and good governance in the defence and related security sector, and enhance the institutional and defence capabilities of partner nations so that they can better respond to crises at home and abroad. As the focus for NATO defence and related security cooperation initiatives, the Directorate uses an integrated set of planning and programme implementation tools to develop effective and efficient state defence institutions under democratic control that comply with international norms and practices, and to develop forces and capabilities that can operate effectively with NATO forces when and where appropriate. The Directorate plays a substantial role in ensuring coherence of NATO-wide partnership programme implementation, and it collaborates closely with the Political Affairs and Security Policy (PASP) Division which leads on partnership policy and political engagement with partner nations.

The Defence Institution and Capacity Building Directorate fulfills the following key functions:

- Partner nation capacity building - provides practical, tailored support, including education, training and exercises for civilian and military personnel, to assist partner nations strengthen resilience, promote integrity, transparency, accountability, and good governance in the defence and related security sector, and enhance the institutional and defence capabilities of partner nations so that they can better respond to crises at home and abroad;
- Partner nation defence planning - assists partners to develop forces and capabilities that can operate effectively with NATO forces, when and where appropriate.

1. To implement decisions made at the Madrid Summit which are likely to affect NATO’s approach to capacity building and the work of the Directorate;
2. Strengthening a unified, NATO-wide approach to the planning, delivery and assessment of NATO’s partnership programmes;
3. Implementing objective measurement tools for assessing the outcomes and effectiveness of NATO’s partnership programmes.

**2. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**
**ESSENTIAL**The incumbent must:

- possess a university degree in a relevant field;
- have 15 years’ relevant and progressively responsible experience executing similar duties, including recent experience in senior management and leadership positions; out of which at least 10 years leading and coordinating large, cross-functional teams within sizeable governmental organisations or industry, preferably in an International Organisation, or in a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or in a Ministry of Defence;
- have a proven track record of creating a high-level vision and directing organisations to develop and implement the necessary policies;
- have experience in the development, planning, implementation and assessment of partner capacity building and good governance initiatives, as well as in partner defence planning;
- be familiar with NATO policies and partnership programmes;
- have strong and successful experience in financial management and programme budgeting;
- possess strong political sense and negotiating skills and have experience working in a multilateral environment or an environment with a variety of stakeholders from multi-cultural backgrounds;
- possess the following minimum levels of NATO’s official languages English/French): V (“Advanced”) in one; I (“Beginner”) in the other;
- be prepared to work outside of normal office hours and to travel.

**DESIRABLE**The following would be considered an advantage:

- a Master’s degree in a relevant field;
- have a good understanding of general military forces, functions, capabilities, and defence resource planning considerations;
- proficiency level in one of the NATO official languages.

**3. MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES**
**Vision and Direction**Develop, communicate and implement a vision to successfully meet the challenges of the Directorate. Federate the team around common objectives, ensuring that vision guides its mid
- and long-term programme of work. Play an important role in supporting the NATO decision-making process on the development, planning, implementation and assessment of NATO’s partnership programmes and contribute to the development of NATO’s