LE couvERNEMENr Luxembourg,le I { laru. e,tSDU cRAND-DUcHE or luxrnnBouRGMinistdre des Affaires 6trangdres

Le Ministre de la Defense

R6f6rence : A 5.36.15

Le Ministre de la D6fense,

Vu les articles 12. et 16. de la loi modifi6e du 23 juillet 1952 concernant l'organisation

militaire;

Sur proposition du G6n6ra1, Chef d'Etat-major de 1'arm6e;

ArrGte:

Art. 1... Le Sergent-chef Steve VAEL (1983 08 09 17454) est d6saffect6 de son

emploi actuel et affectJ d I'emploi de <<sous-officier administratif> i la Benelux Arms

Control Agency (BACA) i Peutie d partir du 1" f6wier Z0l5'

Lrt.z. L',int6resse est p1ac6 hors cadre i partir de cette m6me date.

Art. 3. Le pr6sent arr0t6 sera adress6 d Monsieur le G6ndral, Chef d'Etat-major de

1',arm6e pour ex6cution et avec pridre de notification i f int6ress6.

Adresse postale Bureaux:

L-tt44 Luxembourg 6, rue de l'ancien Ath6nde

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BENELUX Arms Control AgencyJdb Description

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Arms Control Agency

PART l: JOB IDENTIFICATION

Job Titte Mission and Admin 5p Action NCO

Date October 14,2014

PE Post Number BACA-033

Rank/Grade NCO WO tevet

Nationatity LUX

Duty tocation Peutie (BEL)

PART II: PE DETAILS / POST CONTEXT

1. General

Verification in arms control is based on INFORIvIATION EXCHANGE (data exchange) between singte STATEPARTIES, signatories to the Treaties and Documents on conventional arms controt. These data on strength,composition, [ocation and activities of units can then be authenticated and verified by other signatory StateParties through OUTGOING INSPECTIONS and EVALUATIONS.For the recipient countries this resutts in obtigations, receiving and escorting these INCOMING INSPECTIONSand EVALUATIONS.

These three activities are the cornerstones of the verification regime. The information exchange is the basisand therefore the main activity. These three cornerstones need to constitute the basis of any form ofcooperation.

2. BACA

The BENELUX ARMS CONTROL AGENCY is a Tri-national unit, specificalty designed to execute the abovementioned conventional arms contro[ retated tasks for the Benelux State Parties. In order to ensure that theagency can adequatety represent the three Benelux State Parties and exercise the national rights and futfittthe national obtigations within the reatm of the conventional arms control treaties and documents, such asCFE, VD11 and OS, a BACA Oversight Committee (consisting of the nationa[ line managers) and a BACA

Coordination Board have been created. The responsibitities of both entities have been described extensivetyin TORs.

Each member of the Coordination Board is responsibte for poticy matters to his or her next higher nationalechelon (i.e. NLD: IMS/BMS, BEL: ACOS STRAT, LUX: ETAT MAJOR DE L'ARMEE).

The unit consists of a Command etement, an Operations element and a Support etement. The Commanderwitt be assisted in his duties by a Deputy Commander Operations (DCOM Ops) and by a Deputy CommanderSupport (DCOM 5p).

The Command and Contro[ function of the unit is executed by the COM under OPCON conditions, butoverseen by the BACA Coordination Board. ln this Coordination Board the Commander, DCOM Ops and DCOMSupport, alt three in the capacity of Senior Nationa[ Representative (SNR), have a chair. The CoordinationBoard decides on the tasking for the Ops Etement and the Support Etement, thus ensuring fut[ respect forthe national sovereignty and autonomy of the Benetux State Parties and a correct execution of nationalpoticies.

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PART lll: COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS

1. General

A[[ command retationships witt be under OPCON, except for the Nationa[ Chain of Command where thecommand retationship is OPCOM.

2. Reports to

a. To the Mission and Admin 5p Action Officer BACA , to the DCOM Sp BACA and to the BACA CoordinationBoard or COM BACA on specific topics.

b. For National retated matters: to SNR

PART IV: DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES

1. Principal duties

a. Coordinate at[ incoming and outgoing missions' support.

b. POC for the National units and entities, subject to evatuations and inspections.

c. POC for a[[ National support entities.

2. Authorities

a. Lega[ authority is hetd: NO

b. Decision authority under OPCON conditions is hetd: NO

c. Budget authority is hetd: NO

d. Supervisory duties: NO

3. Additional duties

a. Perform supptementary national duties as SNR of his or her Benetux State Party national contingent toBACA.

b. Ftexibitity Ctause: The incumbent may be required to perform other duties etsewhere within theorganization as directed. ln order for the command to deal with emergent requirements the incumbentmay be required to perform other related duties as directed (in particular, the incumbent can expectto work as a member of Working Groups, Project Teams, etc. for defined periods of time).Additionatty, for military personnel the incumbent may atso be reassigned as directed by NationatAuthorities (national tine managers) for up to 180 days (and where necessary in excess of 180 days withthe agreement of the other Benetux State Parties).

c. Operations/Temporary Duty: The incumbent may be required to undertake Operational Deploymentsboth within and outside OSCE boundaries (subject to national caveats).

d. Daily work is normalty performed in a typical office environment where normal working conditionsappty and where the risk of injury is categorized as "Low".

e. Annual TDY Requirement The incumbent may be required to go on TDY both within and outside OSCEs

boundaries. Missions abroad are executed in a myriad of circumstances ranging from comfortabte (Risk[ow) to austere (Risk medium). Risks are evatuated for each mission and the necessary precautionarymeasures wit[ be taken by the Lead Nation State Party, possibly supported by the BEL Host Nation.

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PART V: QUALIFICATIONS

1. Professional/Experience: Primary skill level

a. NCO Schoot Graduate.

b. Experienced Staff NCO with extensive planning and operationat experience at nationaI and mutti-nationa[ [eve[.

c. MOD or Joint Staff experience on force structuring and/or armaments ptanning.

d. Excetlent diptomatic skitts.

2.. Professional/Experience: Secondary skill level

a. Detailed knowtedge of and previous experience in Arms Control, specificatty in the CFE treaty, theVienna Document 2011 and the Open Skies Treaty.

b. CFE-lnspector course at NATO school Oberammergau or ZVBW, Geitenkirchen;c. Open Skies Orientation course at NATO SCHOOL Oberammergau;

d. VD1'l course at NATO SCHOOL Oberammergau or ZVBW, Geitenkirchen;

e. SALW Training Courses, at TBD [ocation.

3. Otherqualifications

a. Security ctearance levet: NATO SECRET

b. Language knowledge: mandatoryEngtish: STANAG 6001, SLP 2772;

c. Language knowtedge: desirabte

Russian (2211)', French (2211), German (2211),ltatian (2211),Spanish (2211)

d. Computer skitts: standard Microsoft office package

. Word Processing: Working Knowtedge

o Spreadsheet: Working Knowtedge

. Graphics Presentation: Working Knowledge

r Database: Working Knowtedge. e-Mai[ Ctients/Web Browsers: Working Knowledge

o Standard Automatic Data Processing Knowledge. Web Content Management: Not required

PART VI: REMARKS

1. Minimum three year tour.

7. Average time needed to be futl Ops: 1 Year

3. One month hand-over / take-over.

Approved by:

Date:

SNR LUX PaTt BACA

LTC LUXAM Arendt Atain

14 October 2014

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