Space Downstream Research and Innovation Officer

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The only means of submitting an application for this vacancy is through the GSA e-recruitment portal https://www.gsa.europa.eu/gsa/jobs-opportunities Please submit your application, via the e-recruitment portal,  by 18/05/2021 11:59 (Prague time)

The Agency is looking for a Space Downstream Research & Innovation (R&I) Officer who will define and implement actions in the field of applications and user technology development for the downstream of the EU Space Programme covering integrated areas of EGNSS, Copernicus and GovSatCom, building on R&I tools, such as Horizon Europe or internal programmes.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Understand and structure the R&I space downstream priorities, leveraging all existing market and technology intelligence processes already present in the Agency, as well as analysing in depth all new technology trends, constantly consulting the users, industry and academic research;
• Act as a users’ coordinator and a bridge with market experts, making R&I a tool for the EU Space Downstream uptake, fostering the synergies and the integrated applications;
• Propose and implement new R&I tools, evaluating the feasibility, budget implications and impact;
• Coordinate and operationally perform activities for the preparation of calls, launches, evaluation up to the formal agreement;
• Coordinate specific projects as well as the project portfolio, using project management methodologies and specific tools from Horizon Europe;
• Design and measure KPIs for the assessment of intermediate and final results, following the benchmarking of state-of-the-art practices;
• Coach and support the companies involved in the projects via business development and leverage the market development expertise in the team;
• Support transversally the other project officers in different areas (e.g. grant agreement preparation, expert reviewers set-up, milestones and payment preparation, etc.);
• Report internally in the Agency and to external stakeholders on the results and budget implementation, including different audits;
• Prepare success stories, portfolio presentations, and other high-quality content for dissemination.

Furthermore, the Space Downstream R&I Officer will contribute to other tasks of the Department as deemed necessary and to the overall Agency processes such as quality management and reporting.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION

The selection procedure is open to applicants who satisfy the following eligibility criteria, on the closing date for application:

• Have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma
• Appropriate professional experience of at least three years after having obtained the required diploma
• Be a national of a Member State of the European Union or Norway
• Be entitled to his or her full rights as citizen
• Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws concerning military service
• Meet the character requirements for the duties involved
• Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the performance of his/her duties
• Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post