Intern in the Industrial Policy and Space Economy Division

Job Requisition ID: 19006

Application Deadline: 30 November 2024 23:59 CET/CEST

Establishment: ESA Headquarters, Paris, France

Directorate: Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Com

Publication: External Only

Type of Contract: Intern

Date Posted: 1 November 2024

Internship Opportunity in the Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness.

Location
Paris
Our team and mission
This position is based at the ESA HQ - Paris, France

The Industrial Policy and Space Economy Division is responsible for setting up and implementing the proactive return management in view of the geographical return objectives of the Agency, in support of the other Directorates.

It implements Agency-wide actions on specific supplier issues and the supplier evaluation process, in close coordination with Programme Directorates and the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality (D/TEC). It manages the relations with Members States and industry to foster dialogue and cooperation with industry and industry associations.

The Division is responsible for the economic research and impact analysis at ESA by developing products and services on economic intelligence of the space sector, socio-economic impact evaluation of space programmes and market analyses. It coordinates and harmonises impact evaluation across ESA and provides additional economic advisory services.

Candidates interested are encouraged to visit the ESA website: http://www.esa.int

Field(s) of activity for the internship
Topic of the internship: Space Economy

As an intern with the Space Economy team, your proposed activities will support:

• the team's work on measuring the economic, social and environmental impacts of ESA programmes;
• the communication of ESA Space Economy activities, notably through the ESA Space Economy Portal;
• the on-going research on the use of official statistics (from Eurostat and National Statistical Institutes) to identify, measure and monitor the European space sector's economic value. This research is currently done in cooperation notably with Eurostat and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre.

Learning objectives will include:

• understanding the application of the impact assessment framework (as defined in the European Commission ‘Better regulation’ toolbox, July 2023 edition) to publicly-funded space programmes;
• developing knowledge on the economic, social and environmental impacts of space activities, and in particular of ESA programmes;
• developing skills in writing short articles and summary reports on impact studies to communicate the results to the general public;
• discovering the statistical contours of the space economy in official statistics and within the official classifications of economic activities (Eurostat NACE classification).

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

For more information, please refer to ESA Core Behavioural Competencies guidebook

Education
You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of a university course at Master’s level and you need to remain enrolled at your University for the entire duration of the internship.

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.

Knowledge and educational background in economics and impact evaluation 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 [email protected].

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).

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