Project Administrator - Eurisy | France

General description

Eurisy is a European non-profit organisation whose members are most of the European Space Agencies, including ESA. Its main mission is to facilitate the full access of Society to the benefits of satellite information and services considered strategically important for sustainable economic, environmental and social development.

Eurisy achieves these objectives by implementing long-term (3-5 years) programmes, during which it:

• identifies good practices in the operational use of satellite information and services by early adopters, in many different sectors of application, across Europe;
• develops long-term partnerships with end-user communities and acquires a thourough understanding of their agenda;
• raises awareness among these communities of the potential of satellite information and services as solutions to their challenges (mainly based on good practice examples); organises and facilitates exchanges between confirmed users, potential users and multidisciplinary experts (through events and other types of fora);
• provides bottom-up feedback to decision-makers on the obstacles and opportunities end-user communities encounter when taking up satellite information and services, based on an analysis of their experience.

Ultimately, Eurisy’s goal is to accelerate the penetration of the socio-economic and environmental benefits of innovative services resulting from European investments in satellite infrastructure, through programmes such as Galileo and GMES, so that society can make the most of these investments.

Duties

The recruited Project Administrator will be under the direct authority of the Eurisy Secretary General. The duties of the candidate will be:

• to contribute to Eurisy’s operational research of good practices by carrying out, in close collaboration with the Eurisy team, an exhaustive and structured inventory of confirmed end-users in Europe (public authorities, SMEs etc.);
• to implement the Eurisy projects under his/her responsibility, by establishing the general programmatic framework, initiating and coordinating partnerships with stakeholders, members and partners as relevant for the delivery of the project, mobilising sponsors, managing resources and planning, reporting etc…;
• to work closely with, inform and support office staff with a view to contributing to the overall coherence of Eurisy’s actions;
• to participate to the Eurisy communication activities (web, newsletter etc).

Background and experience

• Master’s degree in a relevant field (innovation, knowledge management, sociology of organisations, business management, international relations, economy etc.);
• knowledge of public policies and European cooperation is desirable;
• initial experience in applied research (survey, interviews, focus groups, literature search…) and/or experience in project management are important assets.

Skills and competencies

• strong analytical skills, logic, rigour, problem-solving abilities and perseverance;
• fluency in spoken English and excellent writing skills. Any other European language is an asset;
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work in a multicultural environment, both independently and as part of a team.

General Conditions

Status: 18 months fixed-term full-time contract under French Labour Law.
Salary: to be negotiated, commensurate with qualification and experience.
Expected starting date: 1 June 2013

Applicants should send their CV and cover letter in English to Ms. Teodora Secara at recruit@eurisy.org, by 29 March 2013.