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ESERO European STEM Education Projects Coordinator
2017-11-15 19:12:20| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Aurora is an established supplier of skilled manpower to ESA and in particular at ESTEC and ESAC. Aurora has the opportunity to expand our support to ESA in the domain of ECO Communication Education, User Driven Applications and Outreach. Happiness of our employees has proven key to obtaining excellent results and a client who also regards us highly for excellent service. Overview Under the responsibility of the Head of the STEM Education and Outreach Unit, in line with the ESA Educational policy, strategy and objectives,the incumbent will coordinate theESEROEuropeanSpaceEducationResourceOffice network for the primary and secondary education communities in ESAs Member States, both from the project coordination and scientific education points of view. The principle tasks in the area will include Ensuring the proper transfer of ESA technical and scientific knowhow, properly filtered for educational purposes, to the ESERO network to this end, liaise with ESA scientific and technical experts for fact and information finding Monitoring the opportunities and themes arising from the activities of ESAs space programmes to facilitate, when appropriate and in line with ESAs programmatic priorities, their incorporation into the ESERO activities Monitoring, advising, and providing feedback to the ESERO network on the relevance and suitability of ESERO deliverables from the point of view of their scientifictechnical accuracy facilitating the ESERO access to ESA experts when required Coordinating and monitoring the correct implementation of all ESERO contracts in particular acting as the main contact point for the ESERO Project Managers, followingup on deliverables, reporting and invoicing Organising regular progress meetings with each ESERO Office and related stakeholdersnational partners, as well as annual workshops with all ESERO managers Coordinating the enlargement and evolution of the ESERO network to other Member States in particular supporting dialogue and discussions with national stakeholders, proposals evaluation, contract negotiations and setup phase Maintaining a thorough level of knowledge about all ESERO activities, including awarenessraising, teacher training and classroom support activities in particular participating in events and training courses around Europe In accordance with the demand and opportunities identified by the ESEROs, proposing ways to make ESA content accessible to education providers, in such a way that it can be adapted by them into their own particular delivery mechanisms Coordinating the evaluation of ESERO activities against Key Performance Indicators Ensuring the promotion of ESERO activities through appropriate outreach channels and the compliance of ESERO activities with outreach guidelines Responding to the direct contacts and requests from education stakeholders in ESA Member States. Specific qualification requirements The candidate shall have a University Master degree, or equivalent, in aSTEM discipline Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics. Experience in large scale education project coordination, possibly at European level. Experience in international environments, project management, active STEM teaching and communication. Capability of establishing and maintaining high level interfaces within and outside the Agency. Autonomy in the execution of tasks and ability to manage hisherworkload, identifying priorities and strategic actions ability to cope withpressure, meet deadlines and deliver on time. Fluent in English knowledge of another Member State language is an asset. Ability to work in a team. Good communication skills, verbal in public and during formal meetings and written. Legal and Security Requirements All applicants must be legally allowed to work in The Netherlands. Applicants are required to provide a copy of their passport and degree certificate. Aurora will validate the Degree with the issuing University and provide evidence to ESA. Prior to issuing a letter of employment the applicant shall provide to Aurora a recent official document declaring that they are of good conduct from the country where currently resident. Location The work will be performed at the European Space Technology and Research Centre ESTEC at Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Contract The selected candidate will receive good remuneration in line withESA Job Class. Will be registered for both social security and tax in the Netherlands. The standard working hours are 40 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 30 annual days holiday. Training to improve efficiency and provide strength for future career are of course included. Aurora assist with relocation both with support and financially. Aurora contributes to a company pension scheme. To be considered for this Position Provide prior to 7December 2017a summary of why you are a good candidate for the position together with a complete and detailed Candidate Proposal Formor CV and Motivation Letter to Mr. Davide Starnone, at emaildavide.starnoneaurora.nlquoting reference ECO34. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting them by 13December 2017, 13.00 hours.
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