Deadline Date: Thursday 9 May 2024
Requirement: Project Manager
Location: The Hague, NL
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Total Scope of the request (hours): 908
Required Start Date: 24 June 2024
End Contract Date: 31 December 2024
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Duties and Role:
- Manage major procurement projects, including insourcing and outsourcing agreements in the area of cyber security, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality.
- Develop project proposals, technology evaluations, and other project activities requiring subject matter expertise.
- Support reporting and communications with the Cybersecurity Service Line and NCIA's top management, to ensure that projects are monitored and controlled across all management levels.
- Develop and maintain agreed project plans and detailed stage plans, in compliance with the NCIA's directives and project management best practices.
- Monitor and control project progress to ensure that resources are consumed in accordance with the approved budget and within the approved timelines and plan and monitor the project with relevant and current project management tools, such as for example ServiceNow and MS-EPM (Microsoft Enterprise Project Management).
- Identify, plan, request, and manage the deployment of resources to meet project milestones and initiate corrective actions when necessary.
- Provide leadership and guidance to project team members, ensuring that they are motivated, engaged, and aligned with project objectives.
- Ensure that project risks are identified, assessed, and managed effectively, and that appropriate contingency plans are in place.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to optimize project delivery processes and procedures.
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams across the organization to ensure successful project outcomes.
Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- A university degree in management or related discipline, or relevant experience and certifications. The lack of university degree may be compensated by demonstration of a track record of 12 years delivering projects on time and within budget.
- Extensive experience in the management of large ICT projects, with a track record of 10 years delivering projects on time and within budget.
- A formal project management qualification such as PRINCE2 practitioner or PMI PMP, or other recognized project management certifications such as Agile or Scrum.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Previous employment within NATO and/or a military organisation.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and guide team members to achieve project objectives.
- The ability to build and maintain effective relationships with customers and staff at all levels.
- A proactive attitude in seeking and maintaining trust from stakeholders, understanding their needs, and leading constructive ways ahead.
- A can-do mentality, with a focus on adaptability, resilience, and problem-solving skills.
