[5365] Senior Project Manager

Start date: September 2025
Clearance: NATO Secret
Location: Offsite

Profile Description Summary:

We are looking for a proactive Project Manager (PM) and United Nations (UN) Subject Matter Expert (SME) to reinforce Defence Capacity Building (DCB) Programme Officer. The contractor will coordinate the tasks related to the 2025 United Nations C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP) Program of Work (PoW) and the identification, design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the new UN DCB starting in 2026.

Duties :

• Acting as lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Digital Transformation, Innovation and Modernization.
• Plan, monitor, control and report on the NATO-UN 2025 PoW.
• Schedule, orchestrate and ensure completion of the 2025 PoW.
• Actively manage risks and issues related to PoW and collect lessons learned; coordinate and ensure alignment with key PoW and UNCAP stakeholders.
• Identification and design of a new UNDCB package, 2026 with close collaboration main multilateral stakeholders.


Experience:

• 10 years solid military or industry background in Information, Communication and Technology, in particular C4ISR for operations and missions.
• 7-10 years relevant experience in progressively senior training and education roles.
• At least 5 years proven experience in course development, certification, training and ISO auditing.
• Experience with development of curriculum, training materials and instructional aids. • Knowledge of NATO with experience working with UN or the AU and multilateral stakeholders in capacity building.
• Proven Program management experience.
• Knowledge of NATO with experience working with UN or the AU and NATO stakeholders in capacity building.
• Knowledge of and experience with the NATO Command Structure, the NATO Political Structure, NATO agencies or COEs an asset.
• Experience working with a UN HQ and Regional Support Centre an asset.
• Certification and/or ISO audit experience, an asset.

Education:

• At least Bachelor level in Communications, Public Administration, Business Management and Policy or related areas.
• Advanced Masters degree in information engineering, IT network management or cyber.
• Recognized P3M qualification, such as MoP, Prince 2, PMBOK, PMP, etc.
• Knowledge of Service Management including ITIL 3 and/or 4;
• Knowledge and experience with Organisational Change Management (CM) frameworks;