The Permanent Delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany to NATO is looking for a part-time (50%) residence and event manager for the Ambassador’s Residence from mid-September 2025

Applicants should ideally possess the following qualifications:

• Experience of managing/housekeeping residences or similar houses and/or of event management

• Willingness to work flexible hours (including early and late)

• Ability to work very well in a team, excellent communication skills, negotiating skills, technical knowledge

• Ability to work independently

• Experience of ordering and payments for services, e.g. food and drinks

• Good IT skills (Word, Excel)

• Knowledge of German and English is required

• Knowledge of French is desirable

We expect you to perform the following duties/tasks:

• Housekeeping/administrative tasks in cooperation with the Management Section and the Residence team, keeping the household budget
• Assisting with the organisation and running of events, such as receptions and seated meals (purchasing, setting and clearing up, table decoration, receiving guests) in the Residence and occasionally at NATO Headquarters
• Serving as a point of contact for and negotiating with external service providers, e.g. gardeners, technicians, service staff and security staff in the Residence
• Assisting with budget planning and event accounting
• Drawing up household lists and inventories, e.g. of drinks stocks

The successful candidate must have impeccable manners and be very reliable, discreet and flexible.

Contract duration: initially until 31 March 2027, with a possibility of extension

Working hours: 19 hours per week (half-days / 50%)

Salary: from €2136,98 gross per month depending on experience and qualifications

Candidates are requested to submit their application (letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, references, copies of qualifications, certificate of good conduct/criminal record check) by 22 August 2025 by email to vw-s1-na@brue.diplo.de

or to the:

Permanent Delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany to NATO

- Personnel Office for Locally Employed Staff -

Boulevard Léopold III

1110 Brussels

Employment is subject to a medical examination and security clearance. Your willingness to cooperate to this effect is assumed.

The contractual conditions are governed by Belgian law.

Third-country nationals* must have both a valid residence and work permit.

*Third-country nationals are persons who are not EU, EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) or Swiss citizens.

Information on data protection pursuant to Article 13 of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is available at: https://bruessel.diplo.de/blob/2478920/e63c56cd14017a121c36911ccb940b13/datenschutzerklaerung-fuer-bewerberinnen-data.pdf

No applications will be accepted after the deadline of 22 August 2025.

Expenses incurred travelling to an interview will not be reimbursed.

Application documents will not be returned. Receipt of the applications will not be confirmed.

Only candidates who are invited to an inperson interview will be contacted