C004179 Resource Manager (Portfolio Managment) (NS) - THU 19 Jun RELAUNCH

Previously proposed candidates were non-compliant for the following reasons:

• While the candidate has some relevant experience, it doesn’t clearly reflect hands-on responsibility for managing resources in a dynamic or operationally complex setting.
• The submission lacks indication that the candidate is familiar with tools or systems typically used in workforce or resource planning

Deadline Date: Thursday 19 June 2025

Requirement: Resource Manager (Portfolio Managment)

Location: Mons, BE 

Full Time On-Site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%

Total Scope of the request (hours): 836

Required Start Date: 28 July 2025

End Contract Date: 31 December 2025

Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET

Duties and Role:  

Workforce related duties:

• Gathers, maintains and analyses workforce capability data.
• Performs gap analysis to identify workforce strengths and shortfalls with reference to business strategy and specific future needs.
• Contributes to the development of workforce plans to meet current and future demand.
• Coordinates and schedules ongoing workforce planning activities.
• Assists in maintaining a skills and capability inventory.
• Supports managers and teams in resourcing and recruitment activities.
• Uses recommended tools for planning, scheduling and tracking resourcing activity.
• Provides guidance on resource management and recruitment software, procedures, processes, tools and techniques.

Portfolio management related duties:

• Engages and influences senior managers to ensure the portfolio will deliver the agreed business objectives.
• Leads the definition of a portfolio of programmes, projects, and/or on-going service provision.
• Plans, schedules, monitors and reports on portfolio-related activities.
• Ensures that each part of the portfolio contributes to the overall achievement of the portfolio.
• Identifies portfolio-related issues.
• Notifies projects/programmes/change initiatives of issues and recommends and monitors corrective action.
• Collects, summarises and reports on portfolio measures.
• Reports on portfolio status as appropriate.
• Supports programme or project control boards, project assurance teams and quality review meetings.
• Takes responsibility for the provision of support services to projects.
• Uses and recommends project control solutions for planning, scheduling and tracking projects.
• Sets up and provides detailed guidance on project management software, procedures, processes, tools and techniques.
• Provides basic guidance on individual project proposals.
• May provide a cross programme view on risk, change, quality, finance or configuration management.

Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• Higher vocational training in a relevant discipline with 3 years post-related experience.
• Or a secondary educational qualification with 5 years post-related experience.
• Experience in financial management within a customer-funding environment;
• Experience in planning, preparation and production of budget submissions;
• Experience in budget execution and resource management;
• Experience in preparing, conducting and reporting using statistical sampling methods;
• Knowledge and experience in enterprise resource planning systems, project management processes, procedures and tools.
• Ability to interpret financial data and allocate budgets.

Desirable background:

• ITIL Foundation Certification;
• NATO Resource Management Education Programme (RMEP) Course;
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO, ACT & NCI Agency.
• HR background in areas such as HR policy, performance, recruitment and workforce planning
• Experience in facilitating work space management and on-boarding activities