EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Internship Opportunity in the Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness.
Location
Darmstadt |
This position is based at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) – Darmstadt, Germany
The Contracts Department is part of the Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness. It is responsible for defining contracting (procurement and partnership) policies, supporting the implementation of the Agency’s industrial policy through ESA’s contractual activities and the execution of all procurement actions in accordance with the applicable ESA framework, in close cooperation with the initiators/project managers.
In particular, the Department is in charge of:
The internship will be in the Mission Operations & Ground Segment Engineering Contracts Service (CIC-COM) that is part of the Operations and Ground Segment Contracts Division (CIC-CO).
Candidates interested are encouraged to visit the ESA website: http://www.esa.int
Topic of the internship: Support to Contracts Preparation and Management for Space Safety, Ground Segment and Space Operations
You will have the chance to familiarise yourself with the ESA legal Framework, the ESA procurement rules and procedures as well as the ESA contract conditions.
In addition, the internship will allow you to get “hands on” practical experience in the day-to-day work of an ESA Contracts Officer. The intern will be involved in Space Procurements and will be assigned tasks as for example:
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
For more information, please refer to ESA Core Behavioural Competencies guidebook
Applicants should be in their final or second-to-last year of a university or equivalent institution course in law at Masters level (or equivalent), and need to remain enrolled at the university/institution for the entire duration of the internship.
The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
Other information
ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.
At the Agency we value diversity, and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us via email at contact.human.resources@esa.int.
Applicants must be eligible to access technology and hardware which is subject to European and US export control regulations.
Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).