2025-0168 AFN/AFS Governance & Management Instantiation (NS) BELGIUM - 22 May

Deadline Date:  Thursday, 22 May 2025
 
Requirement:   AFN/AFS Governance & Management Instantiation
 
Location:  Mons, BELGIUM
 
Time On-Site:  100%
 
Not to Exceed: Please confirm your hourly rate required when applying for this position
 
Period of Performance:  23 June 2025
 
Required Security Clearance:  NATO SECRET
 
 Project Scope:

• The Alliance Federation Network (AFN) and Alliance Federation Services (AFS) establishes a federated network that integrates the NATO Enterprise, NATO Nations, NATO Force Structures, and Multinational Entities across the Alliance. NCIA is the primary contractor to deliver the AFN/AFS Federation with NATO Nations on behalf on NATO Digital Staff, Brussels This integration facilitates the interconnection of Alliance Federated Participants (AFP) to the AFN by encompassing a range of technical services, including Communications, the Core Services, the Community of Interest (COI) Services, the Service Management and Control (SMC) and Communication and Information Systems (CIS) Security.
• The AFN is a NATO Enterprise-driven and Nations-enabled initiative to build a modern, coherent, transparent and effective CIS platform for delivering and consuming C3 services across the Alliance. It evolves the current NATO Enterprise-centric Alliance-wide network (NS WAN) into a broader and distributed network of networks, building upon the model of the Internet and specifications developed under the Federation Mission Networking (FMN) framework.
• The project run through NCIA, will dealt will instantiate the Governance & Management structure to realise the intended AFN/AFS aims as stated above.

• AFS Operational Authority
• CIS Operational Authority
• Information Management Authority
• Service Management Authority
• Technical Authority Verification and Validation Authority
• CIS Security Coordinating Authority
• Security Accreditation Authority;
• The SME shall draft the AFN/AFS roadmap and governance and managements plans; coordinate and synchronise and update as necessary with approval from NDS;
• The SME shall lead and Implement governance and management activities to ensure seamless application of the AFN/AFS instantiation and its operational and change management processes;
• The SME shall initiate a Communications and Information knowledge Management strategies;
• The SME shall create issue and risk registers and link to NCIA registers
• The SME shall direct the service management activities, processes and functions across the AFPs;
• The SME shall organise key stakeholder meetings in the name of AFN/AFS/NDS/NCIA; ensuring agenda, minutes etc. are recorded and distributed.
• The SME shall engage and interact with senior staff officers from all AFPs/NDS/NCIA;

• One (1) SMC Subject Matter Expert (SME) for AFS Service Management Authority Lead Manager role.

• The cost of travel and subsistence in/to the Duty Location shall be included in the bidders’ quote.
• The consultant may be required to travel to other NCIA locations other than the stated duty location where required by the project. NCIA shall cover the costs of such travel in accordance with the NCI Agency’s prevailing travel policy at the time of travel and AAS+ framework contract provisions.

• All work under this contract, both oral and written, is conducted in English.
• Proficiency in the English language (listening, speaking, reading and writing) is required.

• A university degree in computer science or a related scientific or engineering discipline. The lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of particular abilities or experience of interest to the Agency;
• Extensive relevant and recent experience (at least 10 years) all:
• IT Service Management experience in a military service provider environment
• Project Management, Prince 2;
• 5 years’ experience in preparing, planning and participating in formal testing events such as NATO interoperability exercises
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Experience in engaging with the primary customers i.e. NDS, NHQ, ACO etc.;
• Knowledge of the NATO processes especially for requirements management and capability planning
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
• Leadership within the Federated context i.e. AMN, FMN, AFS
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including International, International Military Staff and NATO Digital Staff (former C3 Board).

• All personnel assigned to this contract by the Contractor are required to hold a valid NATO SECRET security clearance for the duration of the contract period of performance.