# NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub jobs and careers

> 0 open roles at NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub as of October 24, 2026. Source: https://www.thejobsmap.com/company/nato-strategic-direction-south-hub

At the 2016 Warsaw Summit, NATO approved the development of a framework to better understand challenges and threats emanating from Africa and the Middle East. As part of the Framework, The Southern Hub has been established at Allied Joint Force Command Naples in order to improve NATO’s awareness and understanding of the opportunities and challenges from those regions, while contributing to the overall coordination of NATO’s activities and efforts. The world faces a number of challenges and threats. Although NATO is no stranger to operating in Africa and the Middle East, operating in an area and understanding an area are two separate efforts. The Southern Hub is a key element of developing that understanding. The first steps in this development will be answering several questions: How will The Hub gather information? Where will this information come from? How will this information be analyzed? And finally, what do we do with the information after it is analyzed? The answers to these questions all revolve around one thing; relationships. The Hub will develop new relationships with International Organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations, Civil Society Organisations, and other non-NATO entities and strengthen established relationships with key stakeholders that already do great work in the focus areas.

## Key facts

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| Open roles | 0 |
| Headquarters | Giugliano in Campania, Italy |
| Employees | 125 |
| Industries | Military, National Security |
| Website | https://thesouthernhub.org |

## Leadership

- Aydın KILIÇ, Director
- Francisco Saez-Gonzalo, Section Head Knowledge Management Center
- Francesco Piscopo, Miltary Assistant to the Director
- Valeria Scuto, Civil-military Engagement Staff Officer, Middle East
- Ricardo Lopes, Cell Head Sub Saharan Africa - Civil-military Engagement And Coordination Section
- Maria Manousaki, Civil military engagement NSDS HUB
- Sarah El-Menawi, Civil-Military Engagement Staff Officer, North Africa & Sahel Cell

## Common questions

### Is NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub hiring right now?

NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub has no open roles listed as of October 24, 2026. Roles appear here as soon as they are posted on NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub's careers site.

### Where is NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub headquartered?

NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub is headquartered in Giugliano in Campania, Italy.

### Who leads NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub?

Aydın KILIÇ, Director, is at the top of NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub's org chart.

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