Deputy Head (Workspace Management and Business Continuity)

Deputy Head (Workspace Management and Business Continuity) at NATO International Staff (NATO IS) in Brussels, Belgium. Maintain an integrated programmatic overview of WMBC's portfolio and prioritised daily operation to

Department: NATO International Staff (NATO IS)

• Maintain an integrated programmatic overview of WMBC's portfolio and prioritised daily operation to consolidate milestones, dependencies, operational impacts, risks, constraints and delivery status across WMBC
• Manage resources across projects and operations. Identify project delivery risks and recommend solutions. Plan and execute surge capacity for critical projects and essential daily operations to ensure timelines, budget
• Provide briefs on planning, prioritisation and scenario analysis to support leadership decision-making. Coordinate with key stakeholders in enabling services to ensure key tasks are delivered in a timely manner
• Perform any other related duty as assigned

• Possess a university degree in Architecture, Engineering (civil/structural/mechanical/electrical) or a closely related discipline involving facilities, workspace or infrastructure delivery
• Have at least 8 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years in management roles
• Have experience in delivery of multi-year programmes and portfolios in complex operational environments in an engineering or facilities management related programme of work
• Have experience with programme and project management, including relevant certification (e.g. PMP, Prince2, MSP); and
• Possess the following minimum levels of NATO's official languages (English/French) V ("Advanced") in one; and III ("Intermediate") in the other
• The following would be considered an advantage
• Experience in business continuity management and operational resilience, including exercise planning and continual improvement actions

• Definite duration contract of three years; possibility of renewal for up to three years, during which the incumbent may apply for conversion to an indefinite duration contract