Program Integration Coordinator

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 ID – NATOIMS-0003

Role Background

NATO is undergoing a transformative adaptation to accelerate its digital transformation and cybersecurity posture, aligned with the Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy (DTIS). These efforts are led by the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Cyber and Digital Transformation, who oversees coherence across the NATO Enterprise ICT capabilities and services while serving as the single point of authority for cybersecurity. The Cyber and Digital Transformation Division (CDT) is tasked with executing and enforcing Enterprise-wide coherence, ensuring alignment across NATO’s initiatives, overseeing implementation and impact, and advancing work to meet NATO’s strategic objectives outlined in NATO 2030. The position is currently within Capability Coherence Section. The ACPV (Asset, Configuration, Patching, and Vulnerability) Initiative is a foundational cybersecurity project aimed at strengthening situational awareness, ompliance, incident response capabilities, and vulnerability management across NATO. This initiative is also one of NATO’s largest data-centric programs, creating a strategic framework to feed future innovations such as cybersecurity scorecards, data exploitation platforms, governance systems, and other Enterprise tools. CDT is committed to executing this program within an evolving digital environment while fostering coherence across its people, processes, and technologies. Additional information is available in the Appendix 1 to this Annex.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide analysis and recommendations to align ACPV’s objectives, outputs, and deliverables with NATO’s Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy, supporting NATO’s broader priorities for cybersecurity, situational awareness, compliance, and operational readiness.


• Collaborate and engage with NATO leadership, Nations, user communities, and external partners to ensure unified messaging, clear communication, and sustained stakeholder alignment around ACPV’s objectives, timelines, and benefits.


• Establish and oversee program governance mechanisms to ensure accountability within NATO entities and external stakeholders, actively manage interdependencies, and prioritize risks across ACPV’s lifecycle while maintaining coherence across the Enterprise.


• Design and implement frameworks and strategies to plan for ACPV’s future evolution within NATO’s digital transformation, integrating innovative tools, practices, and long-term enterprise cybersecurity objectives into its roadmap.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• At least 10 years of experience in ICT and digital-policy-related industries, including extensive experience managing complex initiatives within multinational and governmental contexts.


• Experience across different domains, functions, and C-suite level stakeholders.


• Extensive team management experience with a high level of autonomy.


• Asset, configuration, patching and vulnerability management awareness and experience.


• Understanding of the digital domain.


• Expertise in strategic communications and stakeholder engagement, especially with public and private partners across multinational environments.


• Experience managing high-visibility programs with significant budgets (€50M+).


• Experience working with NATO governance bodies, military commands, and enterprise entities.


• Deep familiarity with NCIA processes, structures, and ways of working.

Working Location

• Brussels, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Top Secret personal security clearance

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