Requirement Title: Resource and Portfolio Management Officer
Location: Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Full time on-site: Yes
Not to Exceed: 102 Euro
Total Scope of the request (hours): 836
Required Start Date: 09 February 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret
Specific Working Conditions: Possible TDY to other NATO sites within Belgium up to 1 - 2 times per month
Please do NOT
apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:
- Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
- Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
- Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position
Any applications that do NOT meet all the above - and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV - will be deleted.
Duties and Role
Financial management
Education:
Experience:
Financial management
- Advises on financial planning, budgeting, costing, accounting and charging using recognised accounting practices and standards.
- Develops financial plans and forecasts.
- Monitors and manages expenditure and examines areas where budgets and expenditure exceed agreed tolerances.
- Contributes to the definition and operation of effective financial control and decision-making.
- Analyses actual expenditure, examines variances, and advises on options in the use of available budget.
- Ensures that programme/project leads and/or service owners adhere to the agreed portfolio management approach and timetable.
- Explains what information is needed and ensures they provide this information to agreed targets of timelines and accuracy.
- Produces reports as appropriate for portfolio governance, including making recommendations for changes to the portfolio.
- Gathers, maintains and analyses workforce capability data.
- Performs gap analysis to identify workforce strengths and shortfalls with reference to business strategy and specific future needs.
- Contributes to the development of workforce plans to meet current and future demand.
- Coordinates and schedules ongoing workforce planning activities.
- Assists in maintaining a skills and capability inventory.
- Identifies the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups.
- Translates communications/stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables.
- Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders.
- Acts as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
- Provides informed feedback to assess and promote understanding.
- Facilitates business decision-making processes.
- Captures and disseminates technical and business information.
- NATO Secret security clearance
- A Master's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 5 years post-related experience. Or a Bachelor's degree with 8 years post related experience.
- Work experience and elementary financial knowledge on funding streams and resource planning and levelling budgets.
- Work experience in resource management, including the planning for and allocation of costs and resources.
- Work experience managing and coordinating workforce and supporting the execution of a large variety of HR activities
- Proven leadership experience managing large multidisciplinary and virtual teams
- Prior experience in managing large international programmes, projects and services
- Proven ability to communicate effectively orally, using tact and diplomacy, and in writing with good briefing skills
- Recognised formal Project Management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or PMP. Exceptionally, the lack of formal qualifications can be compensated by the demonstration of expertise and experience in the domain.
Education:
Experience:
- Full understanding how project management and service management fit together, and complement each other, and how the demand for a new or changed service drives the need for a project;
- Proven experience in service delivery and continuous service improvement at senior level.
- Knowledge of NATO or national governmental acquisition policy and procurement procedures;
- Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;
- Formal qualification in programme management (MSP) and or project management control methodology;