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Staff Officer (JTE Exercise Plans)

NATOMons, Belgium
Category | Grade:Professional | G-15Deadline:26 Aug 2026Job ID:261330Synced on:6 Aug 2026
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Overview

NATO seeks a Staff Officer at SHAPE in Mons to integrate joint effects and targeting into allied operations and exercises, coordinate exercise objectives and scripting across commands and J2/J3 staffs, organise targeting groups and boards, and draft targeting directives for strategic operational planning.

Department: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

Languages

Required: English

Minimum Experience

2 years

Salary

EUR 6,713.06 / monthly

Responsibilities

  • Integrate joint effects and targeting into NATO operations and exercises
  • Coordinate exercise objectives and scripting across commands
  • Organise targeting working groups and boards
  • Guide operational and exercise planning
  • Draft targeting content for strategic plans

Requirements

  • University degree in a relevant discipline with two years of related experience, or higher secondary education plus advanced vocational training and four years of related experience
  • Experience in joint effects and the Joint Targeting Cycle
  • Experience planning joint or strategic NATO exercises
  • English proficiency at SLP 3333
  • Nationality of a NATO member state

Skills

Joint targetingExercise planningStrategic operations planningCross-command coordinationTechnical drafting

Additional info

  • Deployments or temporary assignments of up to 180 days may be required
  • Applications containing generative-AI-produced material may be rejected