Join our dynamic team as a Project and Policy Officer

The role

SME4SPACE is looking for a Project and Policy Officer to support the work of the Association. The person will interact with the European Space SME community as well as with many public and private stakeholders throughout Europe. The officer will also participate in and contribute to the execution of the different on-going EU and ESA projects as well as in new project acquisition. The person will work with the SME4SPACE Executive (Chairman, Board of Directors and Secretary) and he/she will support SME4SPACE Members. The selected candidate has to be flexible and motivated to participate in various and transversal activities.

There are possibilities to shape the job to suit the skills of the person recruited.

Responsibilities

• Work as SME4SPACE’s representative within the Space Co-Programmed Public-Private Partnership and other EU and ESA funded projects;
• Consult relevant stakeholders;
• Plan and implement actions to promote the Association, its members and the on-going projects;
• Draft project deliverables and reports;
• Support projects with surveys and analyses;
• Conduct space-related analysis;
• Represent the Association at meetings and international events;
• Implement communications campaigns, use and managing SME4SPACE social media and website.

Qualifications

• Preference for, but not limited to, a Master’s degree in Engineering or International Affairs;
• Knowledge of the space sector;
• Excellent project management skills;
• Excellent level of English, both spoken and written;
• Ability to learn quickly and to work autonomously;
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office suite (in particular Power Point, Excel, Word);