Senior Planning Officer (Food) - NATO Support and Procurement Agency (Luxembourg)

About this position

The summary below is published by NATO Support and Procurement Agency on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Military food operations planning and support
• Staff officer or planning officer responsibilities in large military command
• Planning food support requirements for large-scale operations
• Supporting food activities
• Analysing large amounts of data
• Synthesizing and presenting conclusions and recommendations orally and in writing

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Education: Bachelor's level qualification from a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline, or alternatively at least 7 years' extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post
• Experience: 2 years' post-related experience; alternatively 7 years' extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post. Experience in all aspects of military food operations. Experience as a staff officer or planning officer in a large military command or national/international organisation. Experience of planning food support requirements for large-scale operations. Experienc…
• Key skills: Ability to analyse large amounts of data, Ability to synthesize and present conclusions and recommendations orally and in writing in a precise, concise and convincing manner

Selection process

The notice describes the following selection steps:

• Screening process
• Preliminary interview (approximately six weeks after application closing date)

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: Initial three year contract.

Working arrangements: This post is deployable. The incumbent may be required to deploy or be assigned to a remote location to perform duties inside or outside a theatre/deployment location..

Hiring unit: NSPA (NATO Support and Procurement Agency).

Position details

Reference

OL007

Directorate-General

OL

Last Verified

24 July 2026

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Senior Planning Officer (Food) at NSPA based in Luxembourg. The vacancy reference is OL007. It is hosted by OL, the Directorate-General responsible for this policy area.

Post No OL007/ Ref. No 2026_00381

JOB DESCRIPTION- (See link to the full job description in the right blue box)

* A Bachelor’s level qualification from a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 2 years' post-related experience. Alternatively, the lack of a Bachelor’s level qualification may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate’s particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to the Agency, and include at least 7 years' extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post. * Experience in all aspects of military food operations. * Experience as a staff officer or planning officer in a large military command or national/international organisation. * Experience of planning food support requirements for large-scale operations. * Experience of supporting food activities. * Ability to analyse large amounts of data, to synthesize and present—orally and in writing - conclusions and recommendations in a precise, concise and convincing manner.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

* Multicultural environment * Initial three year contract with competitive monthly tax-free salary (subject to Article 19 of the Ottawa agreement on exemption of Taxation) * Additional benefits for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where applicable) and additional home leave * Excellent health coverage * Great work/life balance * Generous annual leave of 6 weeks plus official holidays * Pension Scheme

POST DETAILS

* Basic monthly salary:EUR 9 674.26, tax free - before insurance and pension contributions. * This post is deployable. The incumbent of this post may be required to deploy or may be assigned to a remote location, to perform duties (inside or outside a theatre/deployment location) in support of Council approved operations/missions or in support of national or multinational operations/missions authorised by the Agency Supervisory Board of NSPO.

HOW TO APPLY?

All candidates (internal and external)should refer to the [FAQs](https://www.nspa.nato.int/join-us/faq) before applying.

NSPA internal candidates must submit additionally their latest completedperformancereport.

NSPA staff members of the same grade can submit a transfer request till 23 July 2026.

Applications sent via e-mail will be automatically rejected.

All application deadlines are based on the Central European Time (CET) zone.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Qualified redundant NATO civilian candidates of the same grade will be considered in priority.

Interviews are expected to be held approximately six weeks after the application closing date.The Talent Acquisition and Development Office shall let you know in due course the outcome of the screening process.

Moreover, due to the broad interest in NSPA and the large number of potential candidates, telephone or email enquiries cannot be dealt with.

The Agency would appreciate it if addressee countries could provide their support by submitting candidates whose security clearance can be effected (or confirmed) rapidly and who could report for duty as soon as possible after selection.

NSPA as an employer values diverse backgrounds and perspectives and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and talented workforce. NSPA welcomes applications of nationals from all Member States and strongly encourages women to apply.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS REQUIREMENT FOR CURRENT MILITARY OR ADMINISTRATION POST HOLDERS:

Please note that if you currently hold a military or administration post, you will be required to decide, in accordance with your national authorities' regulations, whether to retire or resign from your post, or apply for special leave from your national authorities. If you are invited to a preliminary interview, you will be asked to indicate your preference at that time as well.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Your application should be submitted in one go and you will not be able to modify your data once submitted.

Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 10 July 2026, 16 days ago.

The application deadline is 6 August 2026, 10 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 24 July 2026 (2 days ago).

Where to learn more

For headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at NSPA see the NSPA institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Luxembourg see our Luxembourg location page.

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