Project Officer

Project Officer

EARSC - European Association of Remote Sensing Companies

Brussels, Belgium

ABOUT THE ROLE

EARSC is looking for a Project Officer to support the work of the Association. The person will assist EARSC in its mission to promote the European EO Services Industry in different market sectors. Based in Brussels, the person will work under the direct supervision of the Secretary-General and in close cooperation with others working for EARSC.

The person will interact with the Earth Observation (EO) services industry as well as numerous stakeholders throughout Europe and worldwide and will work on EARSC Secretariat activities and ESA/EC-funded projects. The position requires flexibility and involves working in a small team.

Please note that this position is based on-site in Brussels.

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

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to project work as required, establishing connections with users' communities;
• Support the Market Development activities of EARSC by developing links with other organisations representing market sectors for EARSC members;
• Support the Policy Officer in the organisation of Working Groups meeting;
• Support EARSC communications in close cooperation with the Communication officer;
• Contribute to the knowledge capitalization of the Secretariat;
• Represent EARSC in fora, development of links with policy decision makers and influencers in Brussels.

PROFILE

Essential:

• Ability to work on different subjects in parallel and deliver on time;
• Ability to anticipate actions;
• At least 5 years of working experience;
• Have experience in organizing high-level conferences and seminars (hybrid);
• Strong skills in planning and organization;
• Excellent written and spoken English (C2 level);
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint;
• Ability to work well both independently and within large international teams;
• Proactive approach.

In addition, the following would be an advantage:

• Knowledge of one of the user's communities (e.g. agriculture, environmental monitoring, security, etc.), policy, international collaboration;
• Knowledge of projects with EU institutions (e.g. Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe);
• Experience in proposal writing;
• Evidence of creative thinking;
• Other languages.

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