RT-C/DG-SE/00034 Projects Coordinator (ESERO & European STEM Education)

Package Description

Full details on application.

Relocation assistance provided (if applicable).

Job Introduction

Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments.

Serco Europe employ’s a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK.

Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. 

Main Responsibilities

For our activities in ESTEC, we are currently looking for a Projects Coordinator (ESERO & European STEM Education).

Tasks and Responsibilities

Coordinate the European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) network for the primary and secondary education communities in ESA’s Member States, both from the project coordination and scientific education points of view.

• Ensuring the proper transfer of ESA technical and scientific know-how, 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 ESA’s space programmes to facilitate, when appropriate and in line with ESA’s 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 scientific/technical 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, following-up on deliverables, reporting and invoicing;
• Organising regular progress meetings with each ESERO Office and related stakeholders/national 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 set-up phase;
• Maintaining a thorough level of knowledge about all ESERO activities, including awareness-raising, 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.

Successful Candidate

• The candidate should have a PhD or Master degree, or equivalent, in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)and a minimum of 4 years of 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 his/her workload, identifying priorities and strategic actions; ability to cope with pressure, meet deadlines and deliver on time;
• Fluent in English; knowledge of another Member State language is an asset;
• Good communication skills, verbal (in public and during formal meetings) and written; ability to work in a team.

Please note that the closing date for applications is on 10/12/2017.

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About The Company

Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multi-national Service Provider with over 60,000 employees worldwide.

Serco’s space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies - We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest on-site service provider with ca. 300 staff.

What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service – To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here.

Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action.

If you share our values then join with over 60,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you