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Vacancy now closed: Director of Commercialisation, Industry & Procurement

21/05/2021 9330 views 82 likes
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The European Space Agency is currently looking for a new Director of Commercialisation, Industry & Procurement, to join its executive board and support the Director General, with responsibility for relevant ESA activities and overall objectives.

The position will be based at ESA Headquarters in Paris, France.

The Director of Commercialisation, Industry & Procurement is responsible for elaborating and implementing ESA’s industrial policy, representing the Director General in all relations with industry, elaborating and implementing the Agency’s procurement rules and policies, and conducting negotiations and managing procurement for all activities and programmes. The Director will also support the industrialisation and the commercialisation of space products and services, the scale-up on global markets, as well as access to investments and finance for European space industry.

Applicants for this post should have a Master’s degree, experience with industry, a well-established network and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities related to the commercialisation of space-related programmes.

Consult the detailed job profile and requirements.

How to apply

Applications should be addressed, in the form of a cover letter and CV, no later than 2 July 2021, to the Head of the Human Resources Department and submitted at the following e-mail address: director2021@esa.int.

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, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.