Senior Project Manager and UN SME DCB

Deadline: August 20, 2025

Location: 100% off-site

Requirements Description

  • Provide technical guidance, assessments, and strategic
    recommendations to align the Program of Work (PoW) for
    the UN with DSCD goals.
  • Provide technical guidance, assessments and strategic
    recommendations in the development of a new UNDCB
    package
  •  Prepare, support and participate in NATO-UN Working
    Groups, in particular digital transformation and
    Innovation/modernization lines of engagement.
  •  Collaborate with NATO and UN to develop tailored
    programs, frameworks, and best practices to enhance
    new UNDCB package.
  •  Monitor, evaluate, assessing risks and impacts, ensuring
    alignment with NATO standards, and facilitating
    knowledge-sharing among stakeholders.

Duties & Roles

  • Acting as lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Digital
    Transformation, Innovation and Modernization.
  • Plan, monitor, control and report on the NATO-UN 2025
    PoW.
  • Schedule, orchestrate and ensure completion of the 2025
    PoW.
  • Actively manage risks and issues related to PoW and
    collect lessons learned; coordinate and ensure alignment
    with key PoW and UNCAP stakeholders.
  • Identification and design of a new UNDCB package, 2026
    with close collaboration main multilateral stakeholders.

Skill, Knowledge & Experience

Experience

  •  10 years solid military or industry background in
    Information, Communication and Technology, in particular
    C4ISR for operations and missions.
  •  7-10 years relevant experience in progressively senior
    training and education roles.
  •  At least 5 years proven experience in course
    development, certification, training and ISO auditing.
  •  Experience with development of curriculum, training
    materials and instructional aids.
  •  Knowledge of NATO with experience working with UN or
    the AU and multilateral stakeholders in capacity building.
    Proven Program management experience.
  •  Knowledge of NATO with experience working with UN or
    the AU and NATO stakeholders in capacity building.
  •  Knowledge of and experience with the NATO Command
    Structure, the NATO Political Structure, NATO agencies or
    COEs an asset.
  •  Experience working with a UN HQ and Regional Support
    Centre an asset.
  •  Certification and/or ISO audit experience, an asset.

Education and Qualification requirements

  • At least Bachelor level in Communications, Public
    Administration, Business Management and Policy or
    related areas.
  •  Advanced Masters degree in information engineering, IT
    network management or cyber.
  •  Recognized P3M qualification, such as MoP, Prince 2,
    PMBOK, PMP, etc.
  •  Knowledge of Service Management including ITIL 3
    and/or 4;
  •  Knowledge and experience with Organisational Change
    Management (CM) frameworks;

Language requirements

Possess the following minimum levels of NATO’s official
languages (English/French): V (“Advanced”) in one; I
(“Beginner”) in the other.
• English Advanced
• French Beginner

 

Other requirements

  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.
  •  High level of organizational and coordination skills;
  •  Possess the ability to work under pressure and meet tight
    timelines;
  •  Proven stakeholder management skills.
  •  Possess strong oral and written English communication
    skills.
  •  Demonstrate good political judgement and tact.

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