YPP, Human Resources (People Management and Development)

Primary Location Belgium-Brussels

Other Locations Netherlands-The Hague, United Kingdom-London, LU-Capellen

NATO Body NATO International Staff (NATO IS)

Schedule Full-time

Application Deadline 31-May-2026, 11:59:00 PM

Salary (Pay Basis) 5,234.63

Grade NATO Grade G11

The Young Professionals Programme (YPP) In a more dangerous and competitive security environment, NATO continues to do everything that is needed to keep one billion people across Europe and North America safe. We are strengthening our defences, responding swiftly and decisively to threats to our security, and working together – as allies and partners – to protect our freedom and shared interests.

We are launching an accelerator for your international career – the fourth cycle of our Young Professionals Programme (YPP). Through this global three-year programme, you will experience the frontline of a political and military alliance and start a journey of personal and professional development in a diverse and inclusive work environment. Together, we will ensure NATO continues to:

• respond with unity, strength and resolve to growing dangers to our security across the Euro-Atlantic area and in all domains – land, sea, air, space and cyberspace;
• build stronger defences by investing more in defence and accelerating defence production and innovation;
• harness new technologies for our security, and stay ahead in cutting-edge domains such as cyber and space;
• leverage partnerships, including with the European Union, individual countries and the private sector, to protect our freedom and shared interests; and
• contribute to fighting terrorism and rampant instability in NATO’s southern neighbourhood.

Do you want to make a difference and help protect close to one billion people across 32 NATO member states, including your own? If you are ready to take on this challenge, and are a national of a NATO member state , hold a Master’s degree and have at least one year of work experience, then apply for the YPP. With you, we are stronger.

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Your role During the three years of the programme, you will be assigned to three different NATO bodies:

Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 NATO body NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)

Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)

NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NCIA)

Work area People Management and Development People Management and Development People Management and Development Placement Capellen, Luxembourg London, United Kingdom The Hague, The Netherlands For more information, please see the path narrative here . You can also find more information about the NATO bodies here & the NATO Young Professionals Programme here .

This is an opportunity for you to apply your knowledge and skills in the broader area of Human Resources (People Management & Development) . As you gain experience, you will be given increasing responsibilities, such as:

• Positively contributing to the development and improvement of HR policies and employment framework for NATO civilian staff;
• Leading projects such as designing and implementing staff recognition and staff development programmes, defining and implementing of standardized Functional Areas and Job Families. Tracking and measuring impact on staff morale and retention;
• Benchmarking and streamline Organisational Design processes across NATO Agencies.
• Supporting the implementation of a holistic employer branding plan, ensuring consistent alignment across HR initiatives and visibility of the Agency’s people strategy
• Contributing to research, compilation, and analysis of data required to manage projects and changes effectively;
• Planning, executing, developing and implementing policies and procedures pertaining to recruitment, contract and performance management, staff development and training, remuneration, deployment and separation of civilian human resources;
• Supporting project and change management activities, including maintaining project plans, coordinating with HR leads, and managing communication plans;
• Providing HR support and advice on the implications associated with the introduction of the new directives and/or ways of working;
• Digitization and implementation of best practices (process improvement) in a planned and structured way;