About this job

Sapienza Consulting, a tpgroup company, is recruiting a Knowledge Management Engineer for Sapienza to work on our Customers Site (ESA-ESTEC).

Sapienza has been a partner of ESA for over 20 years, and we pride ourselves in supporting a wide range of missions including Galileo, MTG, Copernicus and ExoMars. Our team is international with activities across the U.K., the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Responsibilities

Under the direct authority of the Coordinator of Corporate Knowledge Management Team, the post holder will contribute to the development and implementation of the projects and activities that are part of the ESA’s Knowledge Management (KM) roadmap; including KM projects planning and implementation. The post holder will contribute to the four areas of KM at ESA: Knowledge from People, Knowledge from Projects (i.e. Lessons Learned), Knowledge from Information and Data and ESA Library Services.

Tasks include, in particular:

• Supporting the development and the implementation of the ESA KM roadmap in line with ESA Digital Agenda for Space
• Supporting the development and the maintenance of ESA Knowledge Map gathering contribution from ESA directorates and services
• Supporting the definition, the design and the implementation of new KM related projects in line with the strategic objectives and directorates needs
• When appropriate, liaising with contractor companies in charge of KM projects to ensure the duly and timely implementation of agreed requirements
• In collaboration with and in support to HR, contributing actively to ad-hoc HR related projects e.g. competency management, learning and development, training function
• In collaboration with ESA Corporate IT, analysing and testing KM related IT solutions and tools; monitoring their use and measuring their effectiveness
• Supporting the development of the necessary procedures to promote KM in a systematic way and ensuring compliance with ISO ISO 30401:2018
• In cooperation with ESA Communication Office, promoting actively the importance of KM by developing KM awareness programs to inform staff and external customers of KM resources and systems
• Contributing to the outreach and promotion of ESA’s KM programme
• Supporting the work on opening ESA library worldwide by identifying materials that can be published, suitable platforms and creating the necessary governance for maintenance and update
• Coordinating the organization of events, such as KM workshops and conferences

Profile

• Master’s in Engineering or another technical/scientific discipline
• At least 4 years of relevant work experience
• An experience with KM policies, procedures, tools and practices
• A specific experience in project management
• Experience in an international environment
• Experience with communication: good communication skills, verbal (in public and during formal meetings) and written
• Ability to work in a team
• Capability of establishing and maintaining high level interfaces within and outside the Agency
• Autonomy in the execution of tasks and ability to manage his/her workload, identifying priorities and strategic actions and dealing with colleagues in the Unit
• Ability to cope with pressure, meet deadlines and deliver on time
• Fluent in English; knowledge of another ESA member-state language is an asset

Contact:

Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU

Please send your CV (in English) as soon as possible, but no later than December 9, 2021 to jobs@sapienzaconsulting.com

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