Job description:
Deadline Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026
Requirement: Phishing Campaign Specialist
Location: Mons, BELGIUM
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Not to Exceed Rate:87 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours): 166
Required Start Date: 16 December 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:
Current National or NATO SECRET clearanceNationality of one of the NATO member countriesCurrent work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country positionAny applications that do NOT meet all the above - and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV - will be deleted.
Duties & Role:
The Phishing Campaign Specialist shall:
- Support and coordinate entities: Act as the primary service contact, provide advice or comprehensive campaign support according to entity needs, coordinate stakeholders, and promote consistent practices and knowledge sharing.
- Plan and execute campaigns: Define objectives, audiences, scenarios, and schedules; configure, test, validate, execute, and review campaigns aligned with organizational awareness objectives.
- Manage phishing templates: Create and maintain an approved, reusable template library, support entity-developed templates, and adapt scenarios for different audiences, languages, and business contexts.
- Maintain threat relevance: Monitor phishing and social engineering trends, recommend realistic simulation scenarios, and share relevant threat insights and lessons learned.
- Administer the platform and coordinate the provider: Manage user access and roles, support platform whitelisting across NATO entities, track vendor issues and service requests, and communicate relevant platform changes.
- Support license and contract management: Track license usage, contractual dates, and renewal requirements; identify optimization opportunities; and coordinate timely renewal preparation, with commercial, procurement, contractual, and approval decisions retained by designated organizational owners.
- Deliver reporting and analysis: Produce entity-level, consolidated, and management reports using consistent metrics and definitions, highlighting campaign results, trends, risk indicators, and recommended follow-up actions.
- Maintain documentation, compliance, and improvement: Maintain procedures, standards, and deliverables in agreed repositories and formats at agreed frequencies; follow applicable policies, privacy requirements, and governance processes; and recommend improvements to campaign effectiveness and service delivery.
RequirementsSkills, 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 NCIA, that is, at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to those in this Statement of Work.
- Experience managing or supporting enterprise phishing simulation campaigns and using phishing simulation and security awareness platforms.
- Strong understanding of phishing and social engineering techniques, email technologies, and relevant security controls.
- Ability to design realistic scenarios and templates, with attention to detail in campaign configuration and validation.
- Strong analytical skills to consolidate and normalize results across entities and produce clear operational and management reports.
- Effective stakeholder management and vendor coordination, working with technical and non-technical teams.
- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple entities, campaigns, priorities, and deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to work independently and proactively identify issues.
Qualifications:
Essential Qualifications and Experience
Active NATO SECRET security clearance.
Bachelor's degree from a nationally recognised or certified university in a relevant discipline, with at least three years of post-related experience; alternatively, at least ten years of extensive and progressive relevant expertise may exceptionally compensate for the lack of a degree.
Experience managing or supporting enterprise phishing simulation campaigns using phishing simulation or security awareness platforms.
Strong understanding of phishing techniques, social engineering, email technologies and relevant security controls.
Ability to design realistic phishing scenarios and templates and accurately configure, test and validate campaigns.
Strong analytical skills, including consolidating campaign results and producing operational and management reports.
Experience managing stakeholders and coordinating vendors across technical and non-technical teams.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple campaigns, priorities and deadlines.
Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
Ability to work independently and proactively identify issues.
Why is This a Great Opportunity:
Support cybersecurity awareness and phishing simulation activities within a NATO environment.
Help improve organizational resilience against phishing and social engineering threats.
Work across campaign planning, threat-informed scenarios, reporting and platform coordination.
Collaborate with stakeholders across multiple entities and contribute to consistent security awareness practices.
Apply analytical and communication skills to identify trends, measure campaign effectiveness and recommend improvements.
Salary Type : Hourly
Salary Min : € 87
Salary Max : € 87
Currency Type : EUR
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