SC2023-002767 Project Manager (NS) - THU 30 Mar

Deadline Date: Thursday 30 March 2023

Requirement: Project Manager

Location: Brussels, BE

Full time on-site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%

NATO Grade: G20/115

Total Scope of the request (hours): 1500

Required Start Date: 2 May 2023

End Contract Date: 31 December 2023

Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET

Duties and Role:

Under the direction of the Head of the Coherence Branch, the function of Project Manager is responsible for:

• The management of the project requirements in coordination with the requester;
• The coordination and compilation of the Statement of Work;
• The application of standard project management techniques in accordance with the Prince2 methodology (e.g. change control, risk/issue management);
• The development and maintenance of project plans in particular using the Enterprise Project Management framework used by NCIA and in compliance with NCIA directive and project management best practices;
• In coordination with the team leaders, identify, plan, and allocate resources to meet project milestones and/or initiate corrective actions when necessary;
• Manage projects to ensure projects are delivered within agreed scope, time, cost and quality limits;
• Maintain the liaison with CTO for technological and with COO for operational alignment with Agency Directives.
• Prepare weekly status reports on project scope, time, budget and progress.
• All work is conducted on-site at NATO HQ Brussels.

Requirements

Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• Experience in large IT infrastructure (data centres, networking, security, end user devices) implementation projects
• Experience and certification in Service Management (i.e. ITIL V3 or V4)
• Experience in project organization with heterogeneous implementation teams consisting of local support engineers and contractor provided implementation staff.
• Experience in communications in front of higher management and large groups (briefings, written and oral presentations)
• Prior experience of working in an inter-governmental/international environment

Desirable:

• Experience in development of Business Case (including cost/benefit analysis, etc.)
• Experience in supplier management, negotiations, conflict resolution and contract management