Staff Officer

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Mons, Walloon Region, Belgique NATO - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) Temps plein
Primary Location

Belgium-Mons

Schedule

Full-time

Application Deadline

30-Aug-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 Strategic Planning and Prioritisation Section (SPP) provides medium- and long-term planning, prioritsation and synchronisation for common funded programmes/projects requirements in accordance with the Capability Development Plans (CDP), ensuring the necessary alignment with the Strategic Capability Development Plan (SCDP).

This post plays a key role in the implementation of the NATO 2030 Resourcing programme and the requirements in support of DDA implementation. The post has a pivotal role in the operationalization of the expanded Common Funding policies in support of the Deterrence and Defense for the Euro-Atlantic Area and the associated requirements across ACO. The post is also responsible for the analysis, operationalisation and institutionalisation of long-term efficiencies across ACO.

  • Principal Duties The incumbent's duties are:
  • Development of the implementation plans across ACO for the operationalisation of expanded common funding policies, including the establishment and coordination of multiple working groups covering the main capability areas to support the executability of the DDA Family of Plans.
  • Engage and coordinate with multiple stakeholders across ACO, ACT and NATO HQ, on the identification of operational requirements to be resourced in the context of expanded common funding policies.
  • Coordinate the efforts across ACO on the identification, development, analysis, operationalization and institutionalization of common-funded cross-cutting resource efficiencies.
  • Lead the ACO efforts, in coordination with ACT, for the development of an efficiencies framework to optimize key operational processes, improve resource utilisation and enhance capability delivery, including efficiency metrics, workstrand interdependencies and prioritized improvement areas.
  • Enable ACO stakeholder strategic alignment between SPP initiatives and common funding policies, ACO strategic priorities, and Governance decisions in the context of strategic requirement prioritisation, planning and implementation across the common funding resource pillars.
  • Support the representation of ACO at the Resource Policy and Planning Board (RPPB) and Military Committee Working Group for Resources (MCWG-RES) regular meetings and Plenary preparatory sessions, coordinating the development and presentation of coordinated ACO positions on resource policies, requirements and capabilities issues under deliberation.
  • Report to ACO stakeholders and leadership on the RPPB and MCWG deliberations and decisions, including the participation to the SHAPE Operational Requirements and Review Board (ORRB).
  • Assist the Principal Resource Advisor in the analysis, identification and promotion of potential synergies and opportunities for the resourcing of ACO operational needs through common funding based on the common funding eligibility policies, while ensuring strategic alignment across ACO for the implementation of common funded policies and relevant Governance decisions.
  • Contributes to the continual improvement of systems and processes internal to the organization with the identification of areas and proposals for further challenging the efficiency and quality of procedures while offering and implementing change solutions towards the achievement of organizational efficiencies.
  • Support the promotion and establishment of a culture of long-term efficiencies, continuous support and improvement, encouraging collaboration, standardisation and solving problems related to the development and implementation of strategic requirements.
  • 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.