Website NATO Command and Control Centre of Excellence
Open only to NLD Defensity College students
Task
Building the community of interest supporting the Program of Work (POW). Supporting the execution of our annual international Conference (17-20 Nov2025).
The task for the DC working student is to keep track of published articles, reports, and studies, and to inform both internal staff and the external Community of Interest (COI) about these publications. Output will be published online. He/she will work closely with the PIO and the COS at NATO C2COE. The DC working student is also expected to support the annual conference in November (17-20 Nov2025).
Location
DOSCO, Kromhoutkazerne Utrecht
Competencies
This position is supported by the Support Section, but the Centre expects self-reliance and assertiveness. The DC working student should be familiar with information gathering and analysis and possess the ability to work in an international team, while also being able to organize themselves.
Student profile
International security, general research, (international) communication, military interest.
Extra
16 hours/week available, preferably physical at our offiice in Utrecht, hybride/remote working optional till max. 8 hrs /week.
If you are a Defensity College Working Student, with at least 6 months of experience within the Netherlands Armed Forces, and you’re interested in this position, please let us know by filing in your details no later than 30 August 2025. Also contact your DC Talent manager.
Needed security level is B.
Preferred Starting date
01-08-2025
Learning Opportunity
This position offers the DC student a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic international environment, learn about Command and Control, and contribute to NATO’s (and the COE’s) knowledge-sharing mission. The role provides valuable insights into multinational military cooperation and decision-making at the operational level. Additional, cooperation with military colleagues of other NATO partners and developing cultural alignment. Enhancing (NATO) military English.
About NATO C2COE
As NATO navigates an increasingly contested, interconnected, and digitized global environment, maintaining Decision Advantage is more critical than ever. Operating effectively across all domains (land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace) now depends on our ability to command, control, and connect in real time, across institutions and borders, with experts at the forefront of their fields. Command and control (C2) is a function in military operations and consists of the leadership and direction given to a military organization in the accomplishment of its mission. It is one of the most important functions, as command and control serves to integrate other military functions, including intelligence, manoeuvre, firepower, combat service support, and force protection. Command and control enables military capabilities to be employed effectively and efficiently. At the operational level, it involves designing and directing joint and combined campaigns and major operations to achieve military-strategic objectives. The operational level translates broad, sometimes abstract, military-strategic objectives into concrete, feasible tasks for the tactical deployment of forces in a given area of operations. The military contribution is planned and implemented alongside non-military actors and organizations, using a comprehensive approach designed to achieve the desired outcome. The NATO C2COE is a multinational organization permanently focused on specific areas of Command and Control, primarily at the operational level. In addition to capturing, creating, assessing, and distributing the Centre’s own C2 knowledge, the C2COE seeks to collect and share open-source knowledge on operational-level Command and Control to provide our audience with a comprehensive common picture. The Centre aims to publish a monthly feature highlighting information and articles related to the topic that may interest our community.
For further information regarding this position, tasks, or working environment, interested candidates can contact Mr. Bernd van de Wetering (Section Head Support): BJ.vd.Wetering@mindef.nl. He serves as the primary point of contact for this role and can provide additional information.
To apply for this job email your details to bj.vd.wetering@mindef.nl
