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Senior Strategic Advisor – Cyber & ICT Governance

Senior Strategic Advisor – Cyber & ICT Governance

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Brussels, Belgium

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12-03-2025

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Job Specifications

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.

We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who We Are Supporting

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role Background

NATO is undergoing a major adaptation of its overall approach to cybersecurity. As part of its mandate, the NATO Chief Information Officer (CIO) is overseeing the coherence of the NATO Enterprise ICT1 capabilities and services and is the single point of authority for cybersecurity. The NATO CIO is responsible for developing and implementing a cybersecurity strategy through a comprehensive cyber adaptation effort. This includes significant interaction with executive stakeholders within NATO, both military and civilian, national representatives and key cybersecurity leaders.

The NATO Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity deputizes for the NATO CIO on matters related to cybersecurity and Cyber Adaptation. This includes maintaining relations and interactions with national leaders, with national delegates to NATO and other key roles with a special focus on cybersecurity. Additional expertise in this area is required, to support the NATO Deputy CIO in managing appropriate interactions with key decision makers, at the level of A6/OF6 (1-star general) and above.

To support this effort, OCIO requires services that will leverage in-depth knowledge of the NATO political environment, experience with national government agencies and decision-making structures in the area of cybersecurity and cyber defence.

The project will improve the coordination between OCIO and Enterprise stakeholders, national delegations and other key decision-makers in implementing the actions derived from the Council mandate for OCIO.

Role Duties And Responsibilities

They will effectively and efficiently provide the following services, with a special focus on political/military issues and investment programme activities in the area of cybersecurity:

Provide quality executive advice to OCIO leadership, based on relationships with NATO delegations and their representatives on matters related to Cyber Defence, Cybersecurity, capability development, ICT, Cloud Adoption, IT modernization and cybersecurity services. This should include proposing creative, collaborative ways of understanding problems, and crafting recommendations for promising paths forward, with the aim to enhance the “enterprise approach” to cybersecurity; improve coordination across the NATO Enterprise civil and military bodies; and align Enterprise priorities with trends observed in national environments.
Measurement: To the NATO Deputy CIO satisfaction with regards to the tailored advice provided by the consultant. Confirmation by the NATO Deputy CIO with regards to the positive impact of the advice provided on the achievement of the OCIO strategic goals and objectives.
Ensuring a direct liaison function between the NATO Deputy CIO and senior executives within national delegations. This would include building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships, facilitating communications, and acting as a senior NATO CIO representative in official and/or informal meetings (including Allied senior boards and committees), workshops, conferences and exercises;
Measurement: Confirmation by the NATO Deputy CIO with regards to the quality of the engagement with national delegations and the value added to achieving the OCIO strategic stakeholders engagements’ objectives.
Contribute to the design and implementation of the OCIO Program of Work (POW) and high-level strategic documents, such as the Cyber Adaptation Roadmap, with a special focus on cybersecurity. Support the implementation and continuous alignment with the OCIO strategic goals and objectives. Report regularly on progress and provide actionable recommendations on improving performance.
Measurement: Monthly progress reports, complemented by an annual overall progress report; a first one by Q4 2025.
Develop and implement strategies to leverage commercial partnerships and relationships with industry leaders to accelerate NATO’s cyber adaptation efforts. This includes engaging with key technology providers, fostering collaboration between the private sector and NATO’s Cyber Defence Committee (CDC) and NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), and ensuring that national stakeholders support industry-driven cybersecurity advancements.
Measurement: Confirmation by the NATO Deputy CIO with regards to the quality of the engagements with All...

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