Requirement: ACPV Program Integration Coordinator
Location: Brussels, BELGIUM
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Not to Exceed Rate: 99 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours): 920
Required Start Date: 1 July 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO COSMIC TOP 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
Special Terms and Conditions: The contractor will be responsible for complying with the respective national
requirements for working permits, visas, taxes, social security etc. whilst working on site at NATO HQ Brussels,
Belgium. No special status is either conferred or implied by the host organisation, NATO HQ Brussels, Belgium to the contractor whilst working on site.
Introduction:
- NATO is undergoing a transformative adaptation to accelerate its digital transformation and cybersecurity posture, aligned with the Digital Transformation Implementation Strategy (DTIS). These efforts are led by the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Cyber and Digital Transformation, who oversees coherence across the NATO Enterprise ICT capabilities and services while serving as the single point of authority for cybersecurity. The Cyber and Digital Transformation Division (CDT) is tasked with executing and enforcing Enterprise-wide coherence, ensuring alignment across NATO's initiatives, overseeing implementation and impact, and advancing work to meet NATO's strategic objectives outlined in NATO 2030.
- The position is currently within Capability Coherence Section.
- The ACPV (Asset, Configuration, Patching, and Vulnerability) Initiative is a foundational cybersecurity project aimed at strengthening situational awareness, compliance, incident response capabilities, and vulnerability management across NATO. This initiative is also one of NATO's largest data-centric programs, creating a strategic framework to feed future innovations such as cybersecurity scorecards, data exploitation platforms, governance systems, and other Enterprise tools. CDT is committed to executing this program within an evolving digital environment while fostering coherence across its people, processes, and technologies.
Tasks:
- The contractor will report to the ACPV Capability Lead under the Capability Coherence Section.
- The contractor will provide expertise and deliver services to ensure effective management of the ACPV initiative with minimal supervision, emphasizing coherence across NATO's digital transformation efforts while maintaining a focus on strategic communications, stakeholder alignment, and future planning:
Measurements:
- Delivery of strategic analyses and evidence-based recommendations that clarify ACPV's alignment with DTIS and Lines of Effort, supported by stakeholder feedback and documented action items.
- Periodic progress reports that evaluate ACPV's contributions to NATO's strategic deliverables and cybersecurity objectives.
- Regular briefings and input to governance bodies, ensuring ACPV's outputs align with NATO's operational and strategic frameworks.
Measurements:
- Successful establishment of a robust stakeholder management plan, with periodic feedback from NATO nations, leaders, and relevant governance entities.
- Regular assessment of stakeholder engagement effectiveness through documented improvement in cross-entity collaboration and qualitative feedback from stakeholders.
- Development and execution of comprehensive communication plans tailored to the broader NATO Enterprise and individual user communities, including relevant updates on ACPV's progress, challenges, and contributions.
- Reports regularly to the ACPV Capability Lead within the Capability Coherence Section.
Measurements:
- Development and periodic updates of dependency maps, risk tracking matrices, and result-based benefit realization frameworks.
- Consistent use of governance tools such as project roadmaps, risk logs, and monitoring dashboards to ensure efficient stakeholder coordination and reporting.
Measurements:
- Development of an ACPV future roadmap documented with forward-looking initiatives supporting NATO's broader digital transformation through 2030.
- Exploration and incorporation of forward-thinking innovations such as AI-based cybersecurity tools, data exploitation capabilities, ICT compliance frameworks, and platform scalability.
- Regular coordination with NATO digital transformation governing entities to ensure ACPV sustainability aligns with NATO-wide objectives, with outcomes demonstrated in routine governance reviews.
Profile:
- At least 10 years of experience in ICT and digital-policy-related industries, including extensive experience managing complex initiatives within multinational and governmental contexts.
- Experience across different domains, functions, and C-suite level stakeholders.
- Extensive team management experience with a high level of autonomy.
- Asset, configuration, patching and vulnerability management awareness and experience.
- Understanding of the digital domain.
- Expertise in strategic communications and stakeholder engagement, especially with public and private partners across multinational environments.
- Experience managing high-visibility programs with significant budgets (€50M+).
- Experience working with NATO governance bodies, military commands, and enterprise entities.
- Deep familiarity with NCIA processes, structures, and ways of working.
- Possess the following minimum levels of NATO's official languages (English/French): V ("Advanced") in one; I ("Beginner") in the other.
