Expert On Enterprise Cyber-related Exercises Support

**Location**:
Brussels, Belgium

**Security Clearance**:
NATO Secret

**Reference No**:
OCIO-0020 / Brussels

**Introduction**:
The NATO Chief Information Officer (CIO) function brings Information and Communications Technology (ICT) coherence across NATO Enterprise’s civil and military bodies. The NATO CIO is empowered to realize the Allies’ vision for the NATO Enterprise, is accountable to the Secretary General and is responsible for the development of Enterprise directives and advice on the acquisition and use of information technologies and services. The NATO CIO provides Enterprise oversight on cybersecurity issues, and, in close coordination with all relevant NATO civil and military bodies, works towards the continual improvement of the cyber hygiene and cybersecurity posture in the NATO Enterprise.

The Office of the NATO CIO (OCIO) is an integrated staff organization comprised of International Staff (IS) and International Military Staff (IMS) members.

The OCIO organizes Enterprise cyber incident and risk management exercises. The OCIO furthermore supports the planning, development and execution of exercises involving entities across the NATO Enterprise, in particular those exercises with cyber-related components.

The incumbent will be responsible for the planning, development, and supporting the execution and after-action review of the annual NATO Enterprise cyber incident/risk/operations exercise. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring appropriate coordination of Enterprise Cyber Exercises, that require the support of the Office of the CIO.

**Skills, knowledge, experience required**:

- A degree from a university or establishment of similar standing;
- At least 3 years of experience in the organization, management and support of international operations, activities, units and projects related to defense, security, electronics and communications;
- At least 3 years of experience in planning and supporting exercises, preferably in a large organization at Enterprise-level;
- Experience in exercise planning processes, including but not only, exercise objectives setting, development of storylines, scenarios, exercise specifications, etc;
- Experience in supporting NATO Exercises;
- Experience in mapping and visualizing complex processes in support of storylines development;
- Knowledge of cyber incident management process and risk management process in a large organization at Enterprise level;
- Good planning skills;
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills;
- Excellent English writing skills, the ability to draft clear and concise reports, and the ability to brief on their work in English.

**Desirable**:

- Knowledge of and experience in NATO Bi-SC 75-03 Exercise design and Execution;
- Knowledge of and experience in NATO Lessons Learned process.

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**Duties/role**:

- Supporting the planning, developing, executing and reporting phases of NATO exercises with cyber-related components;
- Developing NATO cyber-related Enterprise exercise storylines, identifying interdependencies and prerequisites;
- Preparing NATO cyber-related Enterprise exercise materials such as specifications, handbooks, process flow diagrams, and other supporting materials;
- Advising on exercise best practices for NATO Enterprise exercise planning, conduct and evaluation;
- Supporting the after action review process as Exercise Chief Analyst and supporting post exercise analysis and reporting (NATO Lessons Learned Process);
- Supporting the EXCON in the different phases of NATO Exercise;
- Advising on the cyber-related Exercise portfolios that may require involvement of the OCIO;
- Liaising with the relevant stakeholders involved in the planning, development, execution and evaluation phases of NATO Exercises.

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