Business Analyst

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

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Who we are supporting 

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

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Role ID – 2026-0046

Role Duties and Responsibilities

The Directorate of CIS Support Units (DCSU) is responsible to manage, deliver and maintain assigned Communication and Information System (CIS) products and services for the NCIA's operational partners and customers including NATO Headquarters (NHQ), NATO Command Structure (NCS), NATO Force

Structure (NFS), NATO member Nations and internal Agency users.

DCSU provides liaison, planning and coordinating functions for Alliance Missions, Operations, Exercises and

related Trainings (MOET).

Services are delivered in coordination with the Enterprise Service Operations Centre (ESOC) and NCIA

Business Areas / Service Lines under the Enterprise Service Delivery Model (ESDM).

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

1. Portfolio Management – Required Deliverables

• Centralized Portfolio Register
  • Deliverable: A fully operational, centralized portfolio register containing standardized and validated project metadata, financial data, milestones, risk indicators, and dependency mapping.
• Executive Portfolio Dashboard
  • Deliverable: Automated dashboard(s) providing real-time or monthly portfolio performance visibility for senior stakeholders.
• Portfolio Review Pack
  • Deliverable: Structured portfolio review presentation pack for governance boards.

1. Annual Budgeting – Required Deliverables

• Budget Planning Framework & Templates
  • Deliverable: Standardized budgeting templates, submission guidelines, and timeline plan for annual cycle.
• Consolidated Annual Budget Submission
  • Deliverable: Validated and consolidated departmental budget submission aligned with strategic objectives.
• Budget Analysis Report
  • Deliverable: Comprehensive analysis including trend review, cost drivers, risk assessment, and scenario modeling outputs.

1. Forecasting & Reporting – Required Deliverables

• Rolling Forecast Model
  • Deliverable: Maintained rolling forecast model updated on a monthly basis.
• Variance Analysis Report
  • Deliverable: Monthly variance analysis report with quantified root-cause identification and corrective recommendations.
• Audit-Ready Documentation Repository
  • Deliverable: Structured repository containing methodology documentation, business rules, change logs, and financial assumptions.

1. Stakeholder Engagement & Data Governance – Required Deliverables

• Requirements & Workshop Outputs
  • Deliverable: Documented business requirements, workshop summaries, and action logs.
• Data Governance Framework
  • Deliverable: Defined and implemented portfolio data governance framework including ownership model and quality standards.

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance