Skills

Leadership

Job Specifications

Primary Location

Belgium-Brussels

NATO Body

NATO International Staff (NATO IS)

Schedule

Full-time

Application Deadline

13-Jan-2026, 11:59:00 PM

Salary (Pay Basis)

5,043.00

Grade

NATO Grade G11-G15

PENDING BUDGET APPROVAL

SUMMARY The Defence Industry, Innovation and Armaments Division (D2IA) leads on the rapid development and delivery of cutting-edge and interoperable defence capabilities, working with innovation ecosystems and industry across the Alliance to meet NATO’s deterrence and defence needs. The Industry Directorate is at the forefront of NATO’s efforts to engage Defence Industry across the Alliance to enable NATO to meet its defence capability requirements, with a clear focus on expanding overall industrial capability and capacity. In doing so, the Directorate cooperates with a range of industry partners from established industry actors, to small and medium-sized enterprises through to start-ups, new technology and innovation ecosystems. It supports the work of the Conference of National Armaments Directors, and its substructure, in particular the Defence Industrial Production Board and the NATO-Industry Advisory Group. The Directorate works closely on industry issues with a set of stakeholders across NATO including Allied Command Transformation, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency and the NATO Communications and Information Agency as well as with the EU and NATO partner nations. The Directorate also places a significant focus on addressing interoperability challenges through standardization to ensure that Allied forces can operate successfully together Within the Industry Directorate, the Industry, Partnerships and Policy Section (IPPS) formulates policies and offers advice on industrial and cooperation matters in D2IA’s areas of responsibility. IPPS coordinates with other NATO entities involved in the development of defence capabilities and defence industrial production, as well as the European Union (EU). The Section is also responsible for advising on the involvement of non-NATO nations in NATO structures supported by D2IA. The Section leads efforts for the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) the senior North Atlantic Council (NAC) body responsible for the promotion of armaments cooperation in the Alliance. The Section leads on the Alliance’s defence production and supply chain agenda. The incumbent’s main responsibility is to support the Defence Industrial Production Board (DIPB or “the Board”), a committee reporting to the CNAD. The DIPB is responsible for exchanging best practices, providing advice and making recommendations on defence industrial production, capacity and procurement issues in support of the delivery of NATO and Allied defence capabilities. As the committee secretary, the incumbent counsels and assists the DIPB Chair and Vice-Chair, provides coordination and policy support, as well as staff support including strategy development, drafting, administrative and organisational functions. The incumbent leads content management for DIPB-relevant information, and contributes to the coordination of the DIPB Working Groups. The incumbent provides organisational and policy support to Divisional leadership and Allies in matters relating to the DIPB, in accordance with the Board’s Strategy and Work Plan.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

The incumbent must:

possess a University degree from an institute of recognised standing or equivalent level of qualification in a relevant field for this position;
have at least 2 years of relevant work experience, such as organising and carrying out activities within a committee setting;
be able to draft quickly, clearly and concisely in one of the official languages of the Organisation;
possess an understanding of NATO and current developments affecting the Alliance, including in the domains of defence industry and capability development;
have strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment as a team member as well as independently;
be computer literate with excellent knowledge of MS Office tools and knowledge of SharePoint;
possess the following minimum levels of NATO’s official languages (English/French): V (“Advanced”) in one; II (“Elementary”) in the other.

DESIRABLE

The following would be considered an advantage:

experience working in an international environment in a similar position;
an understanding of current strategic policies and issues relating to the transatlantic defence and technological industrial base and related defence-critical supply chain security challenges;
knowledge of the civil and military structure of the Alliance, particularly in regards to the overall aspects of the functioning of the NATO Headquarters and the NATO Committee Structure.
MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES Information Management Oversee the efficient flow of information. Advise the Chair and coordinate work for the development of the DIPB agenda, and dr

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