Staff Officer (Digital Programme Administrator) - NATO 2030

The Staff Officer (Digital Programme Administrator) supports NATO 2030 by managing the digital improvement portfolio at Joint Force Command Brunssum. The role involves programme and portfolio management, innovation ecosystem integration, stakeholder engagement, and continual improvement to ensure effective digital transformation and innovation delivery.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage the portfolio of digital improvement initiatives across the HQ.
• Establish and update project tracking tools and dashboards to ensure accurate reporting of initiative status, delivery milestones, dependencies, risks, and impacts.
• Develop and maintain the HQ digital programme register, capturing ongoing, planned, and completed initiatives.
• Serve as the central coordination point for all digital transformation-related reporting to senior leadership.
• Support annual and quarterly review cycles for digital programme performance and alignment.
• Enable visibility and tracking of bottom-up innovation activities originating from staff at all levels.
• Monitor and support the delivery of digital services and projects executed by NCIA in accordance with the annually revised HQ-NCIA Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Liaise regularly with the J6 Cyber Branch, IKM Team, and NCIA Account Management Officers to ensure alignment and deconfliction.
• Support the Innovation & Transformation Manager in communicating progress, issues, and opportunities to senior decision-makers.
• Contribute to regular reports, briefing notes, and presentations for governance boards and transformation working groups.
• Promote and embed continual improvement principles in digital programme administration.
• Identify blockers and inefficiencies in the delivery of digital initiatives and propose mitigation options.
• Support workshops, training sessions, mentoring and sprint events related to digital innovation and transformation delivery.
• May be required to undertake deployments in support of military operations and exercises, and/or TDY assignments, both within and without NATO boundaries.

Requirements

• English – good – NATO Standard Language Proficiency 3333 (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) in accordance with NATO standard agreement (STANAG) 6001.
• University degree or equivalent in related field / discipline (equivalent is Higher Secondary Education AND completed advanced vocational training in relevant field leading to a professional certification or accreditation).
• Minimum 4 years’ professional experience in programme management and administration.
• Digital portfolio management experience within a multi-stakeholder organisation.
• Experience in managing and tracking digital transformation initiatives and AI enabled change.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams to support innovation and transformation efforts.
• Experience using tools such as MS Project, Excel, Power BI, or similar portfolio/project management platforms.
• Desirable: Experience in a large business/IO/NGO.
• Desirable: Experience operating as an advisor to a senior board or in a board position.
• Desirable: Experience in the delivery of complex projects (Digital change / AI) that deliver quantifiable benefits to the organisation.
• Desirable: Completion of relevant courses/training.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Required to pass a medical examination before an employment contract offer will be released.

Skills

• Programme Management
• Portfolio Management
• Digital Portfolio Management
• Digital Transformation
• AI Enabled Change Management
• Innovation support
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• MS Project
• Excel
• Power BI
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Security clearance compliance
• Medical Examination Compliance

Languages

English