NATO
Media Monitor
NATOBelgium1 day ago
Full-timeOther
Primary Location

Belgium-Brussels

NATO Body

NATO International Staff (NATO IS)

Schedule

Full-time

Application Deadline

19-Apr-2026, 11:59:00 PM

Salary (Pay Basis)

4,205.48

Grade

NATO Grade G8-G10

  • SUMMARY


The Office of Strategic Communications (OSC) provides communications direction and guidance to stakeholders across the NATO enterprise and coordinates strategic communications activities across all NATO civilian and military bodies. The Office carries out full-spectrum communications, analysing the information environment, designing and creating content, managing communications technology and platforms, overseeing media relations, and engaging audiences through a wide range of channels.

Within the Press and Media Section, the Media Monitor is responsible for tracking, analysing and reporting on international media coverage relevant to NATO’s mandate, leadership and strategic priorities. To this end, the Media Monitor supports the OSC’s leadership by providing timely situational awareness, monitoring guidance and regular media products. The post holder may be required to travel occasionally and will work in shifts outside normal office hours to ensure timely media monitoring.

  • QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE


The incumbent must:

  • possess higher secondary education qualification with 4 years of relevant experience OR a university degree/upper vocational training in a relevant discipline with two years of relevant professional experience in international politics or communications;
  • demonstrate sound political judgement related to NATO’s agenda and priorities;
  • have excellent drafting skills;
  • possess the following minimum levels of NATO’s official languages (English/French): V (“Advanced”) in one; I (“Beginner”) in the other.


The following would be considered an advantage:

  • knowledge of other Allied and/or partner languages;
  • experience in media monitoring and/or media analysis working in a press office;
  • experience in media operations and/or events management.
  • MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES


Expertise Development. Develop/maintain solid understanding of a complex international media environment. Stay abreast of current trends and tools in media monitoring and analysis. Contribute to the evaluation of the OSC’s work and the broader Information Environment Assessment.

Knowledge Management. Monitor international, national and regional media and relevant social media for coverage related to NATO and its strategic priorities. Alert and keep the OSC’s leadership and other stakeholders informed on developments, trends and narratives with potential impact on NATO’s communication posture. Provide timely and relevant media monitoring insights, including to support crisis communications. Prepare and distribute regular and ad-hoc media monitoring products across the Organization.

Stakeholder Management. Build working relationships with teams across the OSC and the NATO enterprise on issues impacting media monitoring and operations. In particular, continuously integrate the political guidance of OSC’s leadership to ensure accurate contextual guidance and insights.

Project Management. Collaborate, and coordinate work within the Media Operations and Monitoring Team to manage various work strands simultaneously. Assist with various OSC projects as required by the OSC leadership. Support the planning and implementation of media operations as required.

Perform any other related duty as assigned.

  • INTERRELATIONSHIPS


Reporting Line: The Media Monitor reports to the Head of Media Operations and Monitoring.

Interactions: The Media Monitor works as part of a small team with colleagues across the OSC and NATO enterprise.

Direct reports: N/a

Indirect reports: N/a.

  • COMPETENCIES


The incumbent must demonstrate:

  • Achievement: Works to meet standards;
  • Analytical Thinking: Sees basic relationships;
  • Clarity and Accuracy: Checks own work;
  • Conceptual Thinking: Sees patterns based on life/work experience;
  • Customer Service Orientation: Takes personal responsibility for correcting problems;
  • Empathy: Reads non-verbal cues and understands meanings;
  • Impact and Influence: Takes multiple actions to persuade;
  • Initiative: Is decisive in a time-sensitive situation;
  • Teamwork: Cooperates.
  • CONTRACT


Contract to be offered to the successful applicant (if non-seconded): Definite duration contract of three years’ duration; possibility of an indefinite duration contract thereafter.

Contract clause applicable:

In accordance with the NATO Civilian Personnel Regulations, the successful candidate will receive a definite duration contract of three years, which may be followed by an indefinite duration contract.

If the successful applicant is seconded from the national administration of one of NATO’s member States, a 3-year definite duration contract will be offered, which may be renewed for a further period of up to 3 years subject to the agreement of the national authority concerned. The maximum period of service in the post as a seconded staff member is six years.

Serving staff will be offered a contract in accordance with the NATO Civilian Personnel Regulations.

NOTE: Irrespective of previous qualifications and experience, candidates for twin-graded posts will be appointed at the lower grade. Advancement to the higher grade is not automatic, and will not normally take place during the first three years of service in the post.

Under specific circumstances, serving staff members may be appointed directly to the higher grade, and a period of three years might be reduced by up to twenty four months for external candidates. These circumstances are described in the IS directive on twin-graded posts.

  • USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS


Please note that we can only accept applications from nationals of NATO member countries. Applications must be submitted using e-recruitment system, as applicable:

  • For NATO civilian staff members only: please apply via the internal recruitment portal ( link );
  • For all other applications: www.nato.int/recruitment


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More information about the recruitment process and conditions of employment, can be found at our website (http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/recruit-hq-e.htm)

Appointment will be subject to receipt of a security clearance (provided by the national Authorities of the selected candidate), approval of the candidate’s medical file by the NATO Medical Adviser, verification of your study(ies) and work experience, and the successful completion of the accreditation and notification process by the relevant authorities.

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

  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


NATO is committed to diversity and inclusion, and strives to provide equal access to employment, advancement and retention, independent of gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, cultural background, sexual orientation, and disability. NATO welcomes applications of nationals from all member Nations, and strongly encourages women to apply.

NATO is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible working environment, where all candidates living with disabilities can fully participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require reasonable accommodation, please inform us during your selection process.

Candidates will be required to provide documented medical evidence to support their request for accommodation.

Building Integrity is a key element of NATO’s core tasks. As an employer, NATO values commitment to the principles of integrity, transparency and accountability in accordance with international norms and practices established for the defence and related security sector. Selected candidates are expected to be role models of integrity, and to promote good governance through ongoing efforts in their work.

Due to the broad interest in NATO and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or e-mail enquiries cannot be dealt with.

Applicants who are not successful in this competition may be offered an appointment to another post of a similar nature, albeit at the same or a lower grade, provided they meet the necessary requirements.

The nature of this position may require the staff member at times to be called upon to travel for work and/or to work outside normal office hours.

The organization offers several work-life policies including Teleworking and Flexible Working arrangements (Flexitime) subject to business requirements.

Please note that the International Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium is a non-smoking environment.

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