Our Requirement:
Title: Staff Officer (Information Analyst)
Grade: 15
Duty Location: Brunssum, The Netherlands
Requirement filling date: as soon as possible
Closing date for applications: 13 December 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 Operations Directorate directs, monitors, assesses and coordinates all operational staff functions. It provides advice on policy matters and operational activities. The J2 Division provides Intelligence in support of the planning, preparation, conduct and assessment of NATO assigned operations. The Multi Domain Intelligence Assessments Branch (MDIA) delivers timely, tailored, comprehensive threat assessments, PMESII system analysis, Warfighting capabilities and functions analysis, Domain centric analysis, and single joint operational topic reporting. The Whole of State Intelligence Assessment Section maintains, at the operational level, awareness and understanding of adversaries’ use of instruments of power across all P_ESII domains (including asymmetric, hybrid and transnational elements) and their impact on military functions and capabilities. The incumbent analyses and assesses data, information and intelligence pertaining to adversaries Information Domain [as it pertains to the PMESII analytical construct] in order to contribute to the development of a comprehensive picture of the engagement space, in support of operational planning and JFCBS decision-making processes.
The main duties of Staff Officer (Information Analyst) are to:
·Analyse and assess data, information and intelligence pertaining to the “PMESII Information Domain” in order to contribute to the development of a comprehensive picture of the engagement space, in support of threat assessments, operational planning, joint effects and JFCBS decision-making processes.
·Provide subject matter expertise related to adversaries’ Information Domain, and an objective, scientifically based problem-solving capability.
·As directed by the Section Head, conduct all-source intelligence analysis to support the System of Systems Analysis (SoSA) process to develop actionable intelligence.
·Provide intelligence products, briefings, and inputs to overall threat assessments, covering the Information Domain of adversaries that can pose a threat to JFCBS Area of Responsibility (AOR).
·Contribute to Indications and Waring (I&W) reporting and analysis.
·Identify actors, organisations, relationships, dependencies, and interactions within the Information Domain, in coordination with the other Whole-of-State/PMESII domain analysts and in support of other JFCBS J2 branches.
·Conduct horizon scanning and maintain situational awareness on adversaries’ Information Domain in support of JFCBS ongoing activities, including exercises.
·Provide analytical support to the overall Target System Analysis process.
·Maintain and update encyclopedic intelligence data on adversaries’ Information Domain for areas of intelligence responsibility for JFCBS, in accordance with Allied Command Operations (ACO) Directives.
·Conduct day-to-day cooperation, deconfliction and information exchange with relevant JFCBS Directorates in order to maintain awareness of current activities and developments across the full spectrum of HQs roles, mission and staff areas to identify possible needs for functional area support.
·Coordinate and exchange information on a regular basis, with counterparts across NATO HQs and NATO entities.
·Share their knowledge on intelligence tradecraft, methodology and procedures with other intelligence personnel and brief staff on the intelligence situation and NATO intelligence doctrine.
·Maintain leading-edge professional knowledge in the Information Domain, and in particular its application to military operations, and represents JFCBS J2 at seminars, workshops and conferences within NATO.
·Engage with external stakeholders and organizations to increase own subject matter expertise and network.
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 (SLP) 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 relevant field / subject.
(equivalent is Higher Secondary Education AND completed advanced vocational training in relevant field / subject leading to a professional certification or accreditation)
ØMinimum 3 years professional experience in research and analysis related to the Information Domain of adversaries that can pose a threat to NATO.
ØMinimum 3 years professional experience in intelligence analysis in a national, multinational function or the private sector.
ØPractical experience in collecting, analysing and exploiting information intelligence in order to produce and disseminate intelligence products.
ØPractical experience in processing intelligence from all available sources and using it into multi-source, actionable intelligence.
Desirable Qualifications are:
ØProfessional experience in Cyber analysis in a national, multinational function or the private sector.
ØKnowledge of System of System Analysis.
ØFamiliarity with the Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive or operational planning equivalent.
ØExperience with intelligence and data handling systems.
ØExperience providing briefs to senior leadership.
ØExperience gained in an international environment, in a civilian or military capacity.
ØBasic knowledge of Russian Language (NATO SLP 1121).
ØCompletion of relevant courses/ training.
The successful candidate possesses following personal attributes:
ØExcellent communication skills, both oral and written - able to communicate at all levels;
ØGood interpersonal skills including tact and diplomacy;
ØAbility to collaborate and work with different stakeholders;
ØGood negotiation and influencing skills;
ØGood problem-solving skills;
ØGood analytical and judgement skills (sees basic relationships);
ØFlexibility 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 13 December 2026
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.