CDT NATO Integrated Cyber Defence Centre Coordinator

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·       The contractor must have more than 3 years of experience as an OF4

·       The contractor must have a significant experience within a national military organisation in a management role

·       The contractor must have strong familiarity with the technical, military and political aspects and structures of cybersecurity capabilities within NATO

·       The contract must have experience in the management or delivery of cybersecurity programs across multiple focus areas, including, but not limited to, incidents, risk, and cyber defence

·       The contractor must have demonstrated experience in project administration and tracking in multi-discipline environments.  Program management of cybersecurity projects would be an asset

·       The contractor must have demonstrated experience in leading and operating in an environment with cross functional teams and complex reporting structures

·       The contractor must have demonstrated communication skills to senior decision makers and stakeholders in a multi-national environment. They must be able to address the technical, military, as well as policy aspects of ICT capabilities and cybersecurity in multinational environments

·       The contractor must have excellent English writing skills and the ability to brief on their work in English (NATO equivalent SLP 4343)

·       Demonstrated relevant experience in NATO, defence, or government projects in the area of cyberdefence

·       Knowledge of relevant NATO security requirements and policies

·       Prior experience of working in an environment comprising both military and civilian elements

·       A thorough knowledge of one of the two NATO languages, both written and spoken, is essential and some knowledge of the other is desirable

DUTIES/ROLE:

·       NICC Enterprise Coordinator Office Head Support

ü  Provide continuous and quality on-site support to the Cyber Operations Section and NICC Enterprise Coordinator Office (CDT) in the context of all NICC related activities. This includes tracking decisions, actions, planned NICC activities and status in support of intra-NICC activities, including, but not limited to, the NICC communities; forward, with the aims to enhance the “enterprise approach” to ICT coherence and cybersecurity, and to improve coordination across the NATO Enterprise civil and military bodies

ü  Review and authorize reports from planning groups, working groups, conferences, workshops, table-top exercises, seminars or brain storming sessions. Plan and direct the preparation and delivery of briefings and workshops. Brief the Head of the NCT, Office Head and NICC Coordinators on key issues. Organise weekly meetings to update the Office Head and prepare Coordinators meetings. Meetings: Monitors, attends and reports on cross-community NICC activities to the Office Head. Weekly NICC report: Capturing all items of awareness and actions required by the NICC Enterprise Co-Ordinator and the CDT NICC community members

·       CDT Support to the NICC

ü  Track all CDT activities in support of the NICC.  This will involve direct interaction with all CDT members of the NICC Communities, including their formal and informal deliverables in support of the NICC. The expert contractor will also have to coordinate with elements of CDT or other stakeholders that are not located in SHAPE. Oversight and management of the CDT workplan supporting the NICC implementation, which tracks deliverables (and their status), stakeholder engagement and program risk in support of CDT’s engagement with NICC. Lead the engagement with NICC stakeholders, in order to support the collaborative work strands of the team, taking forward the views of CDT leadership at various levels and ensuring they are well understood within the NICC community, and communicating to CDT leadership the views of NICC stakeholders. Ensure the NCT builds and sustains relationships with NICC stakeholders

·       On-Site CDT Representation

ü  Support in representing the Section/Office head in activities where presence at SHAPE is needed

·       CDT Community Support to the NICC

ü  Provide support to CDT contributions regarding the three NICC communities.  This shall include development and review of relevant CDT inputs related to risk, incident and cyber defence operations

·       CDT NCT Support

ü  Act as CDT staff element within the NICC Coordination Team (NCT), through support to all NCT meetings, contribute to NCT work products and deliverables, act as a liaison between the NCT and the Enterprise Coordinator Office Head and ensure that CDT community members are aware of relevant NCT taskings

ü  Provide continuous and quality on-site support to the NICC Enterprise Co-Ordinator (CDT) in the context of all NICC related activities. This includes tracking decisions, actions, planned NICC activities and status in support of intra-NICC activities, including, but not limited to, the NICC communities

·       CDT Engagement at SHAPE

ü  Provide senior liaison function on CDT topics at SHAPE as requested from CDT Senior Leadership. Participate in weekly meetings and coordination activities with the DCOS Cyberspace and his office/team, and through the provision of required related products and deliverables (in support of this function). Additionally, report on relevant updates from such meetings and activities to CDT and CYOP Leadership through appropriate reports