Our Requirement:
Title: Staff Officer (Budget Analyst)
Grade: 15
Duty Location: Brunssum, The Netherlands
Requirement filling date: as soon as possible
Closing date for applications: 20 September 2026
Our organisation
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 SACEUR. The Finance Directorate (J8) drafts, manages and executes the HQ and supported entities’ allocated budgets as well as accounts, purchases and contracts goods and services. It provides financial advice to COM and executes HQ-wide internal financial control functions. It develops and maintains the situational awareness of financial and contractual aspects in the planning process. The Budget Branch (BUB) manages the HQ and supported entities’ budgets and develops resource proposals and plans. It reviews and analyses issues with financial implications and is responsible for providing financial direction and guidance for HQ-related activities. The incumbent is responsible for preparation of annual budget estimates, trimester reports and for provision of budget analysis and statistics.
The main duties of Staff Officer (Budget Analyst) are to:
·Support the Branch Head during the screening/approval process of the annual budget estimates.
·Coordinate and direct budget analysis, including the preparation of statistics and execution data for HQ‑allocated budgets, whether as Budget Holder or through delegated authority.
·Assist the Branch Head in HQ advisory and control functions related to the management of military budget allocations.
·Provide, compile and analyse the financial data derived from requirements submitted in the preparation of the medium-term resource plan.
·Ensure the proper use of international funds in accordance with NATO financial rules, regulations, and governing body guidance.
·Serve as primary or alternate HQ/Mission/Operation or deployed budget officer during extended absences or vacancies, as directed. During these periods, lead the management, control, and monitoring of the relevant budget, including identifying and initiating corrective actions when required.
·Prepare, manage, and maintain required accounts, reports, and financial statistics.
·Coordinate activities and tasks within the Budget Branch as directed by the Budget Branch Head.
·Actively contribute to identifying, mitigating, and managing risks within the Finance Directorate/J8. Support the implementation and maintenance of the Directorate’s internal control framework. Legal Authority - Legal accountability for financial arrangements.
The incumbent may be required to undertake deployments in support of military operations and exercises, and/or TDY assignments, both within and without NATO boundaries. Such operational deployment may exceed 30 days duration up to 183 days in any period of 547 days, and may be on short notice. For NATO International Civilian Staff, acceptance of an employment contract linked to this post constitutes agreement to deploy in excess of 30 days if required.
Required Qualifications are:
ØEnglish – good – NATO Standard Language Proficiency 3333
(Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) in accordance with NATO standard agreement (STANAG) 6001.
NOTE: The work both oral and written in this post and in this Headquarters as a whole is conducted mainly in English.
ØUniversity degree or equivalent in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, public administration or relevant field / subject.
(equivalent is Higher Secondary Education AND completed advanced vocational training in relevant field leading to a professional certification or accreditation).
ØMinimum 3 years professional experience in financial roles within national or international organisations both public or private.
ØMinimum 3 years professional experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting, including presenting and justifying complex financial requirements.
ØProfessional experience using financial management systems.
ØProfessional experience in financial analysis and reporting using advanced spreadsheets, databases, and business intelligence tools.
ØProfessional experience coordinating financial processes across an organisation.
Desirable Qualifications are:
ØExperience using Financials Applications of Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS).
ØExperience introducing and embedding technology enabled financial processes.
ØExperience providing coaching, mentoring and training.
ØCompletion of relevant courses/ training.
The successful candidate possesses following personal attributes/skills:
üExcellent communication skills, both oral and written - able to communicate at all levels;
üVery good analytical skills;
üExcellent interpersonal skills including tact and diplomacy.;
üAbility to collaborate and work with different stakeholders;
üFlexibility and adaptability.
The successfully selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and is required to pass a medical examination before an employment contract offer is released. The medical examination will take place with our medical consultant. It is required to determine if the recommended candidate is fit to perform the duties and is deployable to NATO's areas of operation.
Due date for receipt of applications: Sunday, 20 September 2026, 23:59.
Candidates have to apply electronically in NATO Talent Acquisition Program:
https://nato.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en
IMPORTANT:
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 and description of your work experiences. Your answers must be comprehensive and stand alone; do not rely on attached documents for essential information (Attachments are supporting documents and should not be referred to in the job submission). For example, if a pre-selection question asks you to justify how you meet the minimum experience requirement, you must explicitly detail in the answer box how your experience directly aligns with, or exceeds, the stated requirement. Simply stating you meet the requirement is insufficient; provide concrete examples and quantifiable details. These experiences should also be included in the description of your work experiences.
Only candidates meeting ALL essential required qualifications will be considered and be assessed in competition with other candidates.
Please note that NATO will not accept any phase of the recruitment and selection prepared, in whole or in part, by means of generative artificial-intelligence (AI) tools, including and without limitation to chatbots, such as Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (Chat GPT), or other language generating tools. NATO reserves the right to screen applications to identify the use of such tools. All applications prepared, in whole or in part, by means of such generative or creative AI applications may be rejected without further consideration at NATO’s sole discretion, and NATO reserves the right to take further steps in such cases as appropriate.