About this job

The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is responsible for the operations and service provision for the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) EGNOS and Galileo. By developing a new generation of GNSS, Europe is laying the foundation for new high-technology industry development, leading to job creation and economic growth. These European flagship space programmes, which embody what can be achieved when Europe works together, are already bringing real benefits to people and business in Europe and around the world.

The Galileo Security Monitoring Centre (GSMC) is an integral part of the Galileo infrastructure responsible for monitoring and responding to security threats and alerts, and the overall operational status of systems components. For Public Regulated Services (PRS), the Centre is the interface with governmental entities for cryptographic keys requests. The GSMC also oversees the content of security messages broadcast by Galileo satellites and supports the European External Action Service in case of threat to the security of the European Union or of a Member State.

The GSMC is currently composed of four teams (operational, engineering, facility management and security) working together under the leadership of the Head of GSMC in the following locations:
•GSMC Master site – Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France;
•GSMC Backup site – San Martin de la Vega, Community of Madrid, Spain.

Responsibilities

The Project Support Officer located in GMSC Master site will be in charge of maintaining the Master schedule, supporting the risk management activities and actively contribute to the reporting of the department, by providing in particular:
•Permanent update of the master schedule files, using Microsoft Project: ◦Provide global overview linking the Galileo Programme milestones and the GSMC Service Roadmap and main activities;
◦Identify dependencies between milestones, critical path and flag risks of slippage against desired planning;

•Improve the usefulness and effectiveness of the risk management registers;
•Monitor and ensure updates of the risk management databases;
•Liaise with the other risk registers owners and managers;
•Support for the weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reporting;
•Organise weekly coordination meetings and the relevant reports;
•Gather inputs for reports, prepare them for management review, ensure their approval and delivery.

Profile

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The selection procedure is open to applicants who satisfy the following eligibility criteria, on the closing date for application:
1.Have a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma
2.Be a national of a Member State of the European Union
3.Be entitled to his or her full rights as citizen
4.Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws concerning military service
5.Meet the character requirements for the duties involved
6.Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the performance of his/her duties
7.Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post

SELECTION CRITERIA

All eligible applications, according to the afore-mentioned criteria, will be assessed against the requirements listed below.

The Selection Board responsible for this selection will determine the criteria to be assessed in the various phases of the selection procedure (assessment of the application forms, interview and written test) prior to being granted access to the names of the applicants. All essential criteria will be assessed during the applications evaluation phase.

Non-compliance with any of the essential criteria may result in the exclusion of the candidate from the selection process. Advantageous criteria constitute additional assets and will not result in exclusion, if not fulfilled.

When filling the online application, candidates are expected to include elements that demonstrate that their profile matches the requirements below.

Essential criteria
1.Professional experience in project management
2.Professional experience in risks management
3.Excellent command of both written and spoken English

Advantageous criteria
4.Previous experience in working with classified information and preferably holding Personnel Security Clearance at or above SECRET UE level
5.Experience in working in an international environment
6.Experience in drafting processes and procedures preferably following ITIL best practices
7.Professional experience in implementing Balanced scorecard (BSC) or similar management and reporting concept (e.g. PMP)
8.Knowledge of the Galileo programme organisation, civil works, datacentre, cyber security, Galileo or Public Regulated Service

Behavioural competencies
9.Motivation
10.Excellent communication skills
11.Excellent analytical and drafting skills
12.Ability to work with others within a team
13.Ability to deliver accurate work under pressure, organise workload and prioritise tasks

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

In order to consider your application valid, you are required to log in and submit application through the GSA e-recruitment portal https://www.gsa.europa.eu/gsa/jobs-opportunities

A full job description and further information on the application procedure can be found here: https://vacancies.gsa.europa.eu/Jobs/VacancyDetails/1425