CO26130 (LA): Consultant – Technical Expert, Fixed Wing Aircraft

Post No CO26130/ Ref. No 2026_00114

STATEMENT OF WORK

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• University degree or equivalent education in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• Proven experience in supply chain management in the aerospace, or military aviation environment.
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, and contract execution.
• Experience with portfolio management, performance dashboards, and KPI definition.
• Proven experience as a consultant or senior practitioner in procurement, supply chain, or operations improvement.
• Solid process-improvement expertise (process mapping, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement methods).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate analysis into actionable recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience with public procurement organizations or strongly regulated procurement frameworks.
• Ability to work with complex, multi-stakeholder environments and critical supply items
• Very good knowledge of relevant QA standards and policies.
• Ability to to present findings clearly to management and operational teams, and to conduct and to efficiently participate in international meetings.
• Knowledge of information systems at end-user level with experience in using personal computers and software packages.
• In date NATO SECRET security clearance.
• NATO's two official languages are English and French. The work of this consultancy post is mainly conducted in English; therefore, fluency in that language is essential and a beginner knowledge of French is desirable.

POST DETAILS

• Contract duration: 12 months
• Level: III
• Daily fee per worked day: 339 EUR

HOW TO APPLY?

All candidates should refer to the FAQs before applying.

Applications sent via e-mail will be automatically rejected.

All application deadlines are based on the Central European Time (CET) zone. 

IMPORTANT NOTES

In accordance with the NATO employment regulations, the contract will be established for a 6-month period. The working language will mainly be English. The duty stations will be Afghanistan, Luxembourg or any other area as required.

The Talent Acquisition and Development Office shall let you know in due course the outcome of the screening process.

Moreover, due to the broad interest in NSPA and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or email enquiries cannot be dealt with.

The Agency would appreciate it if addressee countries could provide their support by submitting candidates whose security clearance can be effected (or confirmed) rapidly and who could report for duty as soon as possible after selection.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS REQUIREMENT FOR CURRENT MILITARY OR ADMINISTRATION POST HOLDERS:
Please note that if you currently hold a military or administration post, you will be required to decide, in accordance with your national authorities' regulations, whether to retire or resign from your post, or apply for special leave from your national authorities. If you are invited to a preliminary interview, you will be asked to indicate your preference at that time as well.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Your application should be submitted in one go and you will not be able to modify your data once submitted.