Section Head (Reprographics and Conference Services)

The Section Head (Reprographics and Conference Services) manages and coordinates reprographic and conference services at Joint Force Command Brunssum. The role involves supervising staff, managing graphic design and print production, supporting NATO branding campaigns, and ensuring high-quality reprographic services in support of NATO operations and messaging.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, perform and supervise the BSG Services Section’s activities (both Reprographics and Conference Services) in support of the JFCBS and collocated organizations.
• Manage daily activities of assigned staff working in the domain of graphic creation utilizing software-graphics equipment.
• Implement photographic, vector files, text files in graphics art programs.
• Oversee design, reproduction, conference and front office services.
• Manage the design, co-ordination and generation of reprographic products in support of NATO/JFCBS and other Alliance entities located on the JFCBS site in support of internal and external messaging campaigns.
• Control, manage, store graphic files made by the BSG Services Section.
• Combine professional expertise and creativity to ensure BSG Services staff develop images, draft, templates, layouts and other products making best use of available graphic design tools.
• Support personnel with professional Adobe training in graphics design Programs e.g. InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat. Principle of printing and preparing files for different output in digital and printing environment.
• Support personnel with professional training on BSG Services Section equipment and software’s use.
• Professional use of Flatbed printing inclusive preparing and initialize settings for different Material and tools.
• Creation of E-Books / digital publications.
• Establishment/sustainment of professional relationships with companies contracted by J8 to provide reprographics products.
• Provide guidelines for contracts related to the reprographics/CS/Front Office equipment acquisition and maintenance and implement them in coordination with the companies, and J8.
• Prepare annual budgets for equipment and supplies.
• Control workload statistics and accounting for supply stocks.
• Manage production planning to include critical path/plan, progress charts and precise tasking instructions.
• Act as COM BSG principal advisor and POC regarding the NATO Branding campaign, graphic adoption, presentation and print/reproduction support.
• Act as principal advisor for all commercial outsourced print products for digital and offset printing as well for large-scale printing.
• Manage reimbursable printing and graphic services.
• Write technical specifications, reports and evaluations.
• Provide customer assistance in defining requirements details.
• Implement photographic, graphics arts programs and operate the printing and reproduction services.
• May be required to undertake deployments in support of military operations and exercises, and/or TDY assignments, both within and without NATO boundaries.

Requirements

• English – good – NATO Standard Language Proficiency 3322 (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) in accordance with NATO standard agreement (STANAG) 6001.
• Higher Secondary education and completed higher vocational training in related field/discipline.
• Minimum 4 years’ professional experience leading teams in an advertising or print productions agency.
• Minimum 4 years’ professional experience in print productions with commercial printing companies in digital, offset and as well large format printing.
• Professional experience as trainer/instructor in print production and related graphic environment.
• Experience with video production and graphic reproduction including programs and qualifications in methods of colour reproduction, photography, computer graphics, combining pictures, words and decorations in the production of books, magazines, posters, adverts etc.
• Desirable: Experience working in NATO.
• Desirable: Proven knowledge of printer operations and Graphics Software like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Corel Draw, Adobe Acrobat Professional.
• Desirable: Experience creating interactive forms with Acrobat.
• Desirable: Knowledge of Adobe Premiere and Aftereffects.
• Desirable: Experience preparing E-books and interactive Media.
• Desirable: Completion of relevant courses / trainings.

Skills

• Team Leadership
• Print Production
• Digital Printing
• Offset Printing
• Large Format Printing
• Print Production Training
• Video Production
• Colour Reproduction
• Photography
• Computer graphics
• Graphic Design
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• CorelDraw
• Adobe Acrobat
• Printer Operations
• Interactive Forms Creation
• Adobe Premiere
• Aftereffects
• E-book Preparation
• Interactive Media

Languages

English