Head, Strategic Communications

Lead NATO strategic communications in Ukraine by advising senior leaders, managing a six-person team and budget, designing training and joint campaigns with Ukrainian authorities, countering information threats, directing media and digital outreach, analysing audiences and representing NATO in communications forums.

Department: NATO Representation to Ukraine, Strategic Communications

• Set the NATO Representation's strategic communications posture
• Advise senior representatives on communications issues
• Lead, coach and manage the six-person communications team
• Design communications training and capacity-building support for Ukraine
• Direct joint campaigns and efforts to counter information threats
• Manage communications programmes, external agencies and finances
• Build stakeholder networks and target audiences using data and insights
• Oversee media, digital, publication and audiovisual outreach

• University degree in social sciences, international relations, strategic communications or a related discipline
• At least seven years of relevant professional experience
• At least three years of team-management and leadership experience
• Media, digital-outreach, communications-campaign and information-environment assessment experience
• Advanced proficiency in either English or French and beginner proficiency in the other
• Knowledge of international affairs and security and defence policy
• Nationality of a NATO member country

• Primary duty station is Kyiv with Brussels also listed by the official posting
• Kyiv is rated an extreme-risk location and family members will not be relocated
• Special security measures restrict movement, social life and privacy