Requirements Manager

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 – C004576

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans and drives scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for large, complex initiatives.


• Selects, adopts and adapts appropriate requirements definition and management methods, tools and techniques.


• Contributes to the development of organisational methods and standards for requirements management.


• Obtains input from, and agreement to requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders.


• Negotiates with stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflicts.


• Establishes requirements baselines.


• Ensures changes to requirements are investigated and managed.


• Produces models in support of the business strategy.


• Has in-depth knowledge of a broad range of industry-wide modelling techniques.


• Advises on the choice of techniques and approaches and influences customers accordingly.


• Develops bespoke models for unusual contexts.


• Responsible for planning and coordinating team modelling activities and for ensuring the quality of their work.


• Defines and communicates the approach for change management for a significant part of the organisation.


• Initiates, plans and leads strategic, large and complex change management initiatives.


• Provides guidance and raises awareness to help change leaders demonstrate effective behaviours to deliver organisational change.


• Establishes feedback processes and leads analyses of change management successes.


• Enables continual improvements to change management methodology, tools and training necessary to enhance the maturity across the organisation.


• Leads the development of comprehensive stakeholder management strategies and plans.


• Builds long-term, strategic relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external).


• Facilitates the engagement of stakeholders in support of the delivery of services and change projects.


• Acts as a single point of contact for senior stakeholders, facilitating relationships between them.


• Negotiates to ensure that stakeholders understand and agree on what will meet their needs, and that appropriate agreements are defined.


• Oversees monitoring of relationships including lessons learned and appropriate feedback.


• Leads actions to improve relations and open communications with and between stakeholders.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Experience in operational, capability, user and system requirements management.


• Effective communications orally and in writing, with excellent briefing skills and the ability to produce

Desirable Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Domain knowledge of AirC2 or C2 related capabilities, products, operational concepts, processes and activities.


• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, with a focus on ACO and ACT;


• Knowledge of change management, requirements and project management.


• Knowledge of NATO 2030 strategy


• Knowledge of emerging disruptive technologies (EDT) in support of Command and Control (Artificial Intelligence, Hypersonic weapons…).

Working Location

• The Hague, Netherlands

Working Policy

• On-site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance