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DG Support and Relations with Member States Specialist

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Are you fascinated about Space? Do you have a working experience in the field of Administration? You could be our new Administrative Support to Language Services. Come and join talented diverse Serco team at the European Space Agency HQ based in Paris, France.

Serco is among the leading Space Industry and Services Companies. Serco’s space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies - We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, our employees have been providing everyday their technical, scientific and management skills to support the full range of European cornerstone space missions.  

Role Responsibility

The Service Provider shall ensure the satisfactory provision of the following tasks:

 

  • Support in preparation and production of briefing and background input for the meetings of the Director General, including – as the case may be - both general information on Member States, assessment and analysis of Member States’ policies, relevant background information on events and relevant individuals, as well as preparation of situation-specific input, e.g. overview on European Union Recovery and Resilience Fund.
  • Maintenance of up-to-date information on all Member States in a one-page format, “MS one-page fiches”.
  • Monitoring political evolution, national space plans and strategies, economic situation regarding space, ESA workforce information, economic development and situation especially within ESA including subscriptions to optional programmes at ministerial meetings, geo-return, yearly budget.
  • Liaising regularly with CIP regarding evolutions in the geo-return
  • Maintaining organisation of MS one-page fiches and distribution to relevant access points, such as the team’s shared drive etc.
  • Organisation of the Section’s “MS Logbooks”
  • Review of input and additional research on space/policy-related developments in Member States
  • General editing of the documents and adding of reviewed inputs to the relevant Logbook documents for each MS in the team’s shared drive
  • Support in team’s organisational tasks including keeping an overview on DG commitments, meetings and other actions where DG-O is involved
  • Support, when needed, in Director General’s correspondence
  • Keeping up-to-date of developments in MS and ESA-relevant events, such as webinars, conferences, speeches or interviews

The list above is neither exhaustive nor static and, upon notification from ESA, might evolve if
the activity concerned requires it.

The service shall be fulfilled flexibly according to the requirements of the tasks.
 

Successful Candidate

The provision of this service requires the following qualifications:

  • Good educational background (Master level) and first relevant work experience;
  • Good knowledge of the space sector players and policies, both at international and national level, including at EU level
  • Experience in data collection and analysis, being resourceful in identifying sources and proactive in proposing new approaches
  • Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and customer focus;
  • Flexibility and responsiveness;
  • Willingness to work hard under pressure;
  • Ability to work in a team environment;
  • Ability to work remotely;

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Important

Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law.

Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process.

Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. 

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Package Description

What we offer if you join our amazing team:

• Competitive Salary 

• Corporate Benefits Package 

• Exciting relocation package​ (if applicable) 

• Company events

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