Exercise and Resource Coordination Manager

This manager supports SHAPE’s collective training and exercise programme by directing resource-management coordination across NATO. The post develops sustainable plans, budgets and policies; advises commands and national planners; aligns funding and resource processes; tracks execution and lessons learned; and provides programme-management expertise for major exercises and priorities.

• Maintain collective-training and exercise resource-management expertise and supporting documentation
• Contribute resource lessons learned, best practices, doctrine and funding-policy refinement
• Advise NATO commands, forces and national exercise programmers on training and exercise resource management
• Develop a sustainable and affordable military training and exercise programme with headquarters partners
• Develop the programme budget through NATO screening and execution processes
• Coordinate inputs to Allied Command Operations resource planning and deconflict funding for major joint exercises
• Act as fund manager for designated funds
• Provide resource expertise and programme-management advice to SHAPE divisions

• At least four years of managerial experience using discretion, judgement and initiative
• Experience in education, training, exercises and evaluation
• Knowledge of strategic-management processes for a large organisation
• Understanding of strategic political and military operations and associated staff work
• Knowledge of resource management, budget processes, requirement prioritisation and risk management
• University degree in a relevant field with four years of related experience, or higher secondary education with advanced vocational training and the stated related experience
• English SLP 4343

• Ten or more years in military staff roles
• Senior stakeholder coordination, negotiation and briefing experience
• Experience managing funds for major training or exercise activities
• Knowledge of CNAFS and NATO budgeting procedures
• Master’s degree in a related subject
• Professional programme or project-management certification

• Resource Management
• Exercise Planning
• Budget Development
• Strategic Planning
• Programme Management
• Risk Management
• Policy Development
• Funding Coordination
• Lessons Learned
• Stakeholder Coordination

• NATO Collective Training and Exercise Directive
• NATO Military Training and Exercise Programme

• Deployments or temporary-duty assignments up to 180 days may be required