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Director of Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration Programmes
2015-07-23 17:04:35| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration Programmes The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST Director of Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration Programmes. GRADE Offscale. LOCATION ESTEC, Noordwijk Netherlands. Regular presence at ESA Headquarters, Paris, is required. DUTIES The European Space Agency ESA is Europes gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europes space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Under the direct authority of the Director General, the Director of Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration Programmes is responsible for contributing to ESAwide management, supporting the ESA Director General in discharging his responsibility and tasks and participating in the pursuit of ESAs overall objectives. The Director contributes, in the area of Space Science and Exploration, to forming the Team of Teams at senior management level. In the framework of the ESA matrix organisation comprising programme directorates and support directorates, the Director of Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration Programmes, under delegation from the Director General, is responsible for the management of the European contribution to the International Space Station, ESAs Robotic Exploration Programmes and the preparation of future exploration activities, human and robotic, with the support of the Directorate of Science for the definition of their scientific content. Heshe is, furthermore, responsible for the Agencys human spaceflight activities, including the selection, training, qualification and assignments of European Astronauts. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a higher technical or scientific education, coupled with indepth knowledge and experience in functions similar to those described above, preferably acquired in an international setting. Key qualities required for the post are an innovative spirit and a strategicallyoriented mind, a proven capacity to lead change and manage people and teams, excellent relationship management and negotiation skills and the ability to influence highlevel decisions. For the full set of competencies expected from ESA leaders, please refer to Leadership Competencies. Applicants must be eligible for security clearance by their national security administrations. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required together with a working knowledge of the other or German. Good complementary knowledge of Russian would be an asset. CLOSING DATE Applications for this post should reach the Head of the Human Resources Department, ESA, 810 rue MarioNikis, 75738 Paris Cedex 15 France, no later than 16 September 2015. 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.
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