Bus / coach driver - Local Wage Rate

NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Brunssum; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Brunssum, Netherlands, seeks a Bus / Coach Driver for Joint Force Command Brunssum. This is a full-time Local Wage Rate position, 38 hours per week, under LWR regulations.

Duties include driving coaches, maintaining fleet records, and ensuring safety. The gross monthly salary ranges from EUR 3,169.99 to EUR 3,996.83, with holiday and year-end allowances.

Qualifications

• Good English language skills, both oral and written.
• Good Dutch language skills, both oral and written.
• Minimum 2 years’ professional experience as a driver and in particular conveying passengers within coaches/buses.
• Valid driver’s license and experience driving of all types of vehicles B, BE, C, CE, D1, D, DE.
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Tool suite and collaborative IT software.

Responsibilities

• Perform driving duties of all types of vehicles especially coach and passenger transport tasks.
• Perform all before use, during use and after use vehicle checks in accordance with current manufacturers maintenance schedules or local orders.
• Update the vehicle fleet database.
• Maintain the vehicle running records.
• Report on vehicle malfunctions and defects.
• Execute 1st Line maintenance and checking of vehicles, for safety and road worthiness, as per standing orders.
• Initiate of fault reporting of vehicles and delivering/collecting them to/from the authorised repairer.
• Ensure cleanliness of vehicles prior, during and after task.
• Ensure vehicle husbandry and general upkeep and cleanliness of vehicle compound.

Skills

English language

Dutch language

Driver experience

Office software

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Primary Location

Netherlands-Brunssum

NATO Body

Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS)

Schedule

Full-time

Application Deadline

22-Nov-2026, 10:59:00 PM

Salary (Pay Basis)

Grade LWR

Description

Title: Bus / coach driver

Duty Location: Brunssum, The Netherlands

Local Wage rate: Grade 5

Requirement filling date: 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible after

Closing date for applicants: 22 November 2026

Our Organization

Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS) provides a Joint headquarters to plan, prepare and conduct operations to support NATO’s core tasks, at the Joint Operational level, as directed by Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). The Management Directorate (MGT) directs the HQ staffing, workflow and protocol activities, internal security, identifies innovation, efficiency & transformational measures to organisational and procedural issues being responsible for internal control and business continuity, ensures information management and data protection and provides essential support services and facilities management. The Base Support Group (BSG) is accountable for the execution of the Host Nation (HN) Support Agreement (HNSA), Garrison Support Agreement (GSA) and HN Liaison in line with Base Support Concept. The Base Support Management Branch (BSM) provides internal base management and administrative services for HQ personnel and supported elements. The Transportation Section (TP) is responsible for the provision of road transportation services for personnel travelling on official duty utilising either a NATO common funded vehicle or other commercially sourced service. Additional responsibilities include planning and arranging Very Very Important Persons (VVIP) and conference transportation. TP also maintains all operational transhipment/warehouse and service transport assets. The incumbent is responsible for performing driving duties (in particular coaches) and for assisting the Section Head (Transportation).

The duties of a Bus / coach driver are to:

• Perform driving duties of all types of vehicles especially coach and passenger transport tasks.
• Perform all before use, during use and after use vehicle checks in accordance with current manufacturers maintenance schedules or local orders.
• Update the vehicle fleet database.
• Maintain the vehicle running records.
• Report on vehicle malfunctions and defects.
• Execute 1st Line maintenance and checking of vehicles, for safety and road worthiness, as per standing orders.
• Initiate of fault reporting of vehicles and delivering/collecting them to/from the authorised repairer.
• Ensure cleanliness of vehicles prior, during and after task.
• Ensure vehicle husbandry and general upkeep and cleanliness of vehicle compound.
• Provide the LWR Monthly Time Cards.

Required qualifications are:

• Good English language skills, both oral and written.
• Good Dutch language skills, both oral and written.
• Minimum 2 years’ professional experience as a driver and in particular conveying passengers within coaches/buses.
• Valid driver’s license and experience driving of all types of vehicles B, BE, C, CE, D1, D, DE.
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Tool suite and collaborative IT software.

Desirable qualifications are:

• Proficient in maintaining a fleet management database system to ensure accountability (status) of vehicles and staff.
• Experience working within a military environment and multinational environment.
• Forklift truck certification.
• Dangerous Goods (DG) license (ADR) or DG awareness training.
• Knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements including Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants (POL).
• Basic German language skills.

The successful candidate possesses following competencies:

• Good communication skills both oral and written;
• Good level of interpersonal skills including tact and diplomacy;
• Good organizational and planning skills;
• Adaptable, flexible – may be required to work outside normal duty hours;
• Able to work under pressure;

Please note that this is a full-time Local Wage Rate (LWR) position, 38 working hours per week. This position follows the terms and conditions of the employment contract regulations for Local Staff employed at the Allied Joint Force Command Headquarters Brunssum in accordance with the LWR Regulations. This is not a NATO International Civilian position.

The gross monthly starting salary is EUR 3.169,99; maximum gross monthly salary in this grade is EUR 3.996,83. Salary is subject to taxes.

In addition to the salary there is a monthly accrual of Holiday Allowance (8% of the monthly gross salary) to be paid in May, a monthly accrual of Year End Payment (8.33 % of monthly gross salary) to be paid in November, and participation in a pension plan (currently ABP).

An employee appointed for 38 working hours per week will be entitled to 184 hours holiday per calendar year. This entitlement will be increased based on the age of the employee.

Please note that this position is open for nationals of all NATO member countries however please check via: https://ind.nl/en/work if a work permit is required. Every non-EU citizen who wants to work in the Netherlands needs to have a valid work permit. In principle, employers in the Netherlands can only hire someone from outside the EU/EEA if they are able to prove that they cannot find a suitable candidate from within the EU/EEA. That means that the vacancy has been open for at least five weeks, or three months if it is a more niche vacancy.

The selected candidates will be offered a 2-year definite duration contract including a 2-months probationary period. This contract may be followed by a contract of indefinite duration. The successfully selected candidate requires a NATO security clearance before an employment offer is released.

Due date for receipt of applications: Sunday, 22 November 2026, 23:59.

Please be aware that a Selection Board will only assess the information provided in the job submission form including the answers to the pre-screening questions. Attachments are supporting documents and should not be referred to in the application form.