Principal Assistant (SATCOM) for NATO with security clearance

Wlgroup; Eigenbrakel; Sur place; EUR 55 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading international intergovernmental organization in Eigenbrakel is seeking a Principal Assistant (SATCOM) to provide strategic support, stakeholder management, and oversee various projects. This role requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of two years relevant experience. Responsibilities include developing policies for strategic planning, offering specialist advice, and managing stakeholder relationships effectively. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to multi-task and work under pressure while ensuring high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of relevant experience in management support.
• Proven ability to multi-task and work effectively under pressure.
• Excellent writing and verbal skills for drafting policies and reports.

Responsabilités

• Contributes to strategic planning and development of policies.
• Provides specialist advice to stakeholders regarding applications.
• Leads and coordinates strategic initiatives across departments.

Connaissances

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Communication

Multi-tasking

Report drafting

Formation

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Outils

Microsoft Office suite

Description du poste

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization? The Principal Assistant (SATCOM) provides strategic support, specialist advice, and stakeholder management to ensure the effective development and execution of SATCOM (Satellite Communications) initiatives. This role involves contributing to strategic planning, managing relationships with stakeholders, supporting business administration activities, and coordinating multiple projects and initiatives to achieve organizational objectives.

Responsibilities:

Strategic planning

• Contributes to the development of policies, processes, standards and guidelines for strategy development and planning.
• Develops and communicates plans to drive forward the strategy and related change planning.
• Provides support and guidance to help stakeholders adhere to the approach.
• Ensures that all stakeholders are aware of the strategic management approach and timetables.
• Collates information and creates reports and insights to support strategy management processes.

Specialist advice

• Provides detailed and specific advice regarding the application of their specialism to the organisation's planning and operations.
• Actively maintains knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms.
• Recognises and identifies the boundaries of their own specialist knowledge.
• Where appropriate, collaborates with other specialists to ensure advice given is appropriate to the organisation's needs.

Stakeholder relationship management

• Deals with problems and issues, managing resolutions, corrective actions, lessons learned, and the collection and dissemination of relevant information.
• Implements stakeholder engagement/communications plan.
• Collects and uses feedback from customers and stakeholders to help measure the effectiveness of stakeholder management.
• Helps develop and enhance customer and stakeholder relationships.

Business administration

• Leads and coordinates strategic initiatives working across departmental or functional boundaries.
• Designs the timetable of executive-level meetings and forums.
• Sets agenda, format and desired outcomes for meetings.
• Provides direction and receives progress updates from members of an executive team.
• Meets collectively or individually with members of a leadership management team to follow up on action points, issues and risks.
• Reports on progress and resolves issues.
• Manages highly sensitive and confidential issues and information.

Office Administration

• Organizes and coordinates large meetings and conferences.
• Contributes to office administration improvements and best practices.
• Consults on a full spectrum of enterprise office administration activities.
• Designs office administration functions and workflow.
• Monitors industry and marketplace trends and directions for office administration.
• Monitors effectiveness of support staff; recommends improvements.
• Establish and maintain communication channels with stakeholders.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognized/certified University in a related discipline and 2-years post-related experience. Or, exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCIA, that is, at least 6-years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post.
• Minimum two years of relevant experience, preferably in the delivery and implementation of management support mechanisms or other professional-level activities.
• Proven ability to multi-task, manage time, deliver on responsibilities and work effectively under pressure while producing high-quality products, at times, under short deadlines.
• Experience in presenting complicated issues in a clear, concise and persuasive manner.
• Excellent writing and verbal skills, with proven experience in drafting and editing policies and/or reports/briefs.

• Business Process design and implementation experience.
• Proven experience in resource planning and personnel management.
• Proven experience in budgetary planning and management.
• Demonstrated proficiency with the complete Microsoft Office suite.
• Proven experience in organization, coordination and communication.
• Training/Certifications: Management of Risk; PRINCE 2 Foundation.

If you've read the description and feel this role is a great match, we'd love to hear from you! Click "Apply for this job" to be directed to a brief questionnaire. It should only take a few moments to complete, and we'll be in touch promptly if your experience aligns with our needs.