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Halifax
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The Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)

DIANA is NATO’s newest body. From across the Alliance, DIANA will bring together innovators and operational end users to foster a transatlantic ecosystem supporting dual-use ground-breaking innovation in deep technologies.

DIANA is an independent NATO body comprised of an Allied Board of Directors and an executive management team - the DIANA Executive (DX). Operating out of regional offices in Europe and in North America, the DX will conduct DIANA’s mission: accelerating deep tech, dual-use solutions to critical transatlantic challenges in defence and security. The DX will use Challenge Programmes in line with a published Strategic Direction, as the primary vehicle to accomplish this mission.

DIANA is a dynamic, agile and hybrid workplace, which strives for innovation, diversity, and excellence. In order to achieve these aims, DIANA is committed to providing our people with an environment that is positive, inclusive, and collaborative.

DIANA is looking for applicants to fill temporary positions that arise occasionally within the DIANA Executive in London, UK; DIANA Regional Hub in Tallinn, Estonia or DIANA Regional Office for North America, in Halifax, Canada.

Are you a national of a NATO member state with expertise in areas such as innovation, project management, contracting and procurement, human resources, IT, finance, legal affairs, secretarial and administrative support or similar fields?

If so, this could be an excellent opportunity for you!

In view of the nature and of the urgency of the temporary positions we are looking to fill, it is important for candidates to be available for temporary employment on short notice. In practice, this implies either being in possession of valid NATO security clearance at the time of application or having been in possession of such a clearance with the possibility to reactivate it swiftly. We therefore only encourage applications for temporary positions if you are already, or have previously been, in possession of a valid NATO security clearance.

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Qualifications and Experience

You will have experience in one of the following areas:

  • Administrative Support
  • Human Resources
  • Policy Development & Strategic Engagement
  • Project Management
  • Contracting & Procurement
  • Legal Affairs, International Law
  • Data Analysis
  • IT
  • Security and Counter-Intelligence
  • Finance
  • Website & Graphic Design

Competencies

What We’re Looking For:

  • Jump in and deliver great work together
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills
  • Adaptability, accountability and initiative
  • A commitment to teamwork and organisational excellence
  • Professional integrity and attention to detail
  • Commitment to DIANA’s mission

Recruitment Process

When submitting your application, you are not applying for a particular assignment. You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your application.

In the event a request for a temporary assignment arises that fits your profile, you may be contacted for an (online) interview with the hiring manager to assess your motivation, skills and competencies.

It is a condition of employment that before a temporary staff member can be appointed, the Organization must have received a security clearance certificate (minimum NATO Secret) from the government of the country or countries of which they are national.

Important: Inclusion in the Temporary Talent Pool is for consideration purposes only and does not constitute a guarantee of employment.

Please attach an updated CV and relevant certifications to your application.

You are responsible for keeping your information up to date by making the appropriate changes (e.g. availability, clearance, etc.) directly in your Taleo application, if and when required. Please do not re-apply if changes occur but edit your application at any time.

Any questions on this subject should be sent to recruitment@diana.nato.int.

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What We Offer

  • Genuinely meaningful work as part of the newest unit within the most successful alliance in history.
  • Excellent private health insurance scheme.
  • Flexible working conditions and a smoke-free office in London/ Tallinn/ Halifax.
  • Development programs such as professional training, wellbeing, and more.

Contract: in accordance with the NATO Civilian Personnel Regulations, temporary staff may not be employed more than six months for the same assignment. However, if later required, contracts may be extended for another period of up to six months.

Salary: the remuneration of temporary personnel will be specified in their contracts. It is not exempt from taxation. Temporary personnel are responsible for acquitting themselves of their responsibilities for the payment of taxes.

Benefits package: temporary staff are covered by a benefits package which consists of pension contributions by the Organization (12% of basic salary), medical and accident benefits (death and invalidity) provided under the NATO Group insurance contract, and paid leave of 2.5 days per month worked. For staff eligible under NATO rules, there is also a dependent child allowance and coverage for dependent children for medical benefits.

NOTE: DIANA 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. DIANA 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 DIANA’s sole discretion, and DIANA reserves the right to take further steps in such cases as appropriate.

For more information on DIANA, please visit our website.

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Skills

Project management
Contracting
Procurement
Human resources
IT
Finance
Legal affairs
Administrative support
Data analysis
Policy development
Strategic engagement
Security
Counter-intelligence
Graphic design
Communication
Problem-solving

Location

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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