Our team and mission

This position is based at the ESA HQ - Paris, France

The Strategy Department contributes to the strategic thinking at programmatic level, consolidates programmatic proposals and ensures a coordinated approach at ESA.

It is responsible for:

• Supporting on the development and planning of strategic projects for the future of the agency and space industry in Europe.
• Reviewing Member States social, economic and political policies;
• Supporting on the development communication and awareness of the ESA Green Agenda
• Monitoring the implementation of the Director General's strategic policies, notably ESA Agenda 2025;
• Establishing and maintaining the ESA Long-Term Plan (LTP);
• Developing a responsible supply chain and procurement management system
• Preparing and submitting to Council an annual report on the Agency's performance.
• Preparing the ESA Annual Report and the Director General's reports to Council;
• Overseeing the programmatic preparation and coordination of the Council meetings at ministerial level;
• Contributing to the preparation of high-level meetings such as Space Summits;
• Identifying space and non-space challenges which could be supported by future activities and programmes, proposing transversal initiatives addressing specifically non-space actors and the civil society at large (e.g. Arctic, Blue Worlds, Sustainable Development Goals), proposing and supporting ESA projects shared among several Directorates;
• Analyzing the strategic evolution of the ESA footprint in the Member States.

For further information visit our web site: http://www.esa.int

Field(s) of activity for the internship

Topic: Strategy

• Support to the work of the Office related to the follow-up of actions stemming from the implementation of the ESA Agenda 2025, the preparation of reports and documents on ESA programmes and activities, and associated research I analysis work.
• Support to the identification of space and non-space challenges which can be addressed by future programmes, help to elaborate the relevant narrative and support to the promotion of transversal initiatives at coordinated level across ESA.
• Support the work of the Office related to specific activities (depending on the background of the candidate) e.g. the development of partnerships with external actors, the development of relations with NGOs and the civil society, the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals with space projects, various security projects (from space and for space).
• Support the development of the ESA Green agenda. Particularly in Stakeholder's consultation - Updating the list of CSR aspects of ESA and their materiality, Communications and awareness and in the deployment of a Responsible supply chain and procurement management system

Behavioural competencies

Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking

Education

You must have student status and be enrolled at university for the entire duration of the internship. You should preferably be in your final or second to last year of a university course at master’s level in a technical or scientific discipline.

Additional requirements

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.