Skills

Quality Assurance Research Training Marketing Agile Analytics

Job Specifications

Previous candidates were technically non-compliant for the following reasons:

Zero match. This person is not a Learning & Development professional at all.
Some training delivery and coordination experience. Absolutely insufficient in terms of learning design / learning science / agile development
Some training coordination experience, but zero match in terms of learning innvation, learning science, learning design and development
Good background in DATA/AI/analytics, but overall more focus on policy (diplomacy?), marketing and coordination of L&D at best. Insufficient wrt requirements around development of learning solutions, learning science, agile development.
Very technical/research focused. Insufficient wrt Learning design/innvoation and no background in learning science whatsoever.
This is a management profile, complete lack of actual development experience in the way as stated in the SoW

Deadline Date: Friday 6 February 2026

Requirement: Learning Solution Expert

Location: Mons, BE

Full Time On-Site: Yes

Time On-Site: 100%

Total Scope of the request (hours): 1500

Required Start Date: 16 March 2026

End Contract Date: 31 December 2026

Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET

Duties & Role:

Ensures that Education and Training are an integral part of all new NATO capabilities by implementing a 'Training by Design' approach, working closely with HQ Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), NCI Agency Business Areas, Acquisition / Integrated Product Support (ACQ/IPS) and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Provides support to the early phases of NATO Capability Development by giving input to the Training related sections of documents that are integral part of the acquisition and implementation of a new NATO capability, such as the Capability Requirement Brief (CRB), the Capability Program Plan (CPP), Price Proposal (PP), Invitation for Bid (IFB) and Statement of Work (SoW)
Supports the implementation of new NATO capabilities with specific Training by Design support: executes and/or supports external parties in the following activities:Training Needs Analysis (TNA); Design and Development of 'NATO fit' training materials; Review of contractor developed training products; Training Delivery and Availability and Maintenance (A&M) Services; Provision and SME advice pertaining to (digital) Training Environment; Training Quality Assurance (QA); Exploration and implementation of innovative, blended and online learning methodologies; Transition of new learning solutions in to service as integral part of the NCI Academy catalogue
Coordinates Training by Design activities for all three NCI Academy training domains: Cyber Defense and Emerging Technologies (CDET), Command and Control Functional Services (C2FS) and Communications and Deployable Systems Training (CDST)
Designs and develops effective, efficient and engaging learning solutions leveraging the appropriate learning technology;
Manages the end-to-end development process of learning solutions, working with internal and external parties;
Builds and deepens solid relationships across all internal and external NCI Agency customers;
Maintains awareness of industry best practises;
Deputizes for higher grade staff if required;
Performs other duties as may be required

Specific Working Conditions: Business travel to NATO and national (NATO and non-NATO) facilities as well as frequent travel between the NCIA offices; May be required to undertake duty travel to operational theatres inside and outside NATO boundaries

Requirements

Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience;
Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 8 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post;
Strong background in Learning and/or cognitive science
A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience;
Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 8 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post;
Strong background in Learning and/or cognitive science
A minimum of 3 years' experience in managing projects and services in a customer facing role;
Experience with analysing business needs and translating them in to performance and learning objectives;
Strong vision on innovative Learning and Development in large organisations ;
Strong background in Ed-tech:
Experience with implementing AI-powered l

About the Company

EMW was founded in 1995 by engineers and managers who formerly held senior positions in well known telecommunications and information technology companies to pursue their vision for this new company. Our core business is providing information and communication technology services in the areas of planning, engineering and implementation; project and program management; systems integration; operations and maintenance; and training. Our competencies range over all aspects of inside and outside plant; feeder, access and inter-o... Know more