Programme Coordinator in Support of Programme Director of Cyberspace Capabilities
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Programme Coordinator in Support of Programme Director of Cyberspace Capabilities
- Working Location: Norfolk, VA, USA
- Security Clearance: NATO Secret
- Language: High proficiency level in English language
DESCRIPTION
Background Information ACT contributes to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of Alliance member states by leading, at Strategic Command level, Warfare Development required to enhance NATOs posture, military structures, forces, capabilities and doctrines.
The Capability Development Directorate (CAPDEV) comprises two Divisions-Requirements and Capabilities. The Directorate supports SACT in his Capabilities Requirement Authority (CRA) role. It is responsible for a holistic through lifecycle Capability Development approach that infuses innovation and transformative efforts that are an integral part of the Warfare Development. This includes responsibilities for elicitation, development, capture and collection, quality review, traceability and visibility of capability requirements.
The Capabilities Division coordinates the development of capabilities from capability planning through acceptance and then disposal with the management entities, NATO Headquarters staff and the NATO Governance Structure. This entails synchronizing horizontally across capabilities to achieve coherent efforts and outcomes.
The Cyberspace Branch provides scientific, technical and operational expertise for the development and continuous improvement of modern and agile Cyberspace capabilities including Cyber Defence and enabling cryptographic infrastructure.
The Cyber Capabilities Section leads the development and management of Capability Programme Plans (CPPs) and monitors the delivery of programme outcomes and benefits within scope, cost and schedule tolerances. The Section leads the acceptance testing and documentation of assigned capabilities.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
Essential Qualifications/Experience:
Non-expired programme management practitioner-level certification by an accredited institution, such as the Programme Management Institute PMP or the Axelos MSP. (training only will not suffice)
Expert-level post-grade certification in CIS security and cyber defence disciplines, as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Security Expert or ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). (training only would not suffice)
3+ years in the last 5 in the field of programme or project management
2+ years in the last 5 of experience in in the Cyber area
2+ years in the last 5 of experience in briefing senior leaders/decision makers. Effective oral and written communication skills, with good briefing and presentation skills; ability to interact with senior military and civilian officials in an international environment, using tact and diplomacy
Demonstrate familiarity with the NATO Common Funded Capability Delivery Governance Model
Demonstrate familiarity with NATO as an organization
Demonstrate working knowledge of tolerance management
Demonstrate working knowledge on Benefits Management. Demonstrate working knowledge on Risk Management
DUTIES/ROLE:
Contribute to the elicitation of operational requirements, translating the outputs of the Warfare Development Agenda activities to the ORS developed by ACO
Coordinate the elicitation of the capability requirements with the Capability Requirement Managers and in coordination with the Capability Engineer
Based on the architecture and the DOTMLPFI analysis, coordinate with the Capability Engineer the scope of the programmes to realize the expected benefits and coordinate with ACO the development of the Benefits Realization Plan of the programmes
Develop and maintain a catalogue of programme documents and their status
Identify and map the interdependencies of the programme with the adjacent programmes and identify the risks stemming from those interdependencies
Within the context of capability development, identify, evaluate and plan mitigation actions for the risks to deliver the programme benefits within scope, schedule and cost
Coordinate the development of the scope, cost and schedule of each of the projects. Develop the programme tolerances to cover the uncertainties of the programme planning and the risks that were identified
Coordinate with the Project Management Office (PMO) in order to keep the PMO hub up to date and to provide the information needed to make informed management decisions at CMF level
Support Programme Director and staff to review projects, or TBCE, before they are submitted for governance approval, to ensure compliance between implementation efforts and the overall capability programme plans
Support the Programme Director to ensure that ACT statements are provided to the Investment Committee during the screening process of the projects, funding requests or exception reports
Collect and communicate lessons identified from the programme management activities and propose actions to improve the day-to-day performance
Perform additional tasks, as required by the Programme Director, related to the labour category
Employment Type
Full Time
