Requirement: Senior Project Manager
Location: Braine-l'Alleud, BELGIUM
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Not to Exceed Rate: 102 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours): 418
Required Start Date: 3 November 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
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
Duties & Role:
Project management:
- Takes full responsibility for the definition, approach, facilitation and satisfactory completion of medium-scale projects.
- Provides effective leadership to the project team.
- Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools.
- Manages the change control process and assesses and manages risks.
- Ensures that realistic project plans are maintained and delivers regular and accurate communication to stakeholders.
- Ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure.
- Ensures that project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, timescale and resource budgets, and are formally accepted, by appropriate stakeholders.
- Monitors costs, times, quality and resources used and takes action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances.
- 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.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience. Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post.
- Recent experience (at least 3 years) in Project management of acquisition and / or development projects for a large organization
- Strong experience in Project Management tools, managing cost and labour
- Relevant experience in leading a cross functional team, preferably in international environment
- Relevant experience in project administration (resource management, project financing and budgeting)
- A recognised formal Project Management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or PMP. The lack of formal qualifications can be compensated by the demonstration of expertise and experience in the domain.
