Policy Officer PNT and Space Threat Response Duty Officer

• Contribute to the development and implementation of EU policies related to secure positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services, including Galileo and the Public Regulated Service (PRS).
• Monitor political, security, and technological developments affecting space-based PNT capabilities.
• Support coordination with EU institutions, Member States, agencies, and international partners.
• Serve as a Space Threat Response Duty Officer within the framework of the Space Threat Response Architecture.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call duty system and act as the first point of contact for the notification, monitoring, and initial assessment of space-related threats, incidents, and crises.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of operational procedures to address threats to or through EU space services and capabilities.
• Take up other assigned files, demonstrating a broader view and the ability to quickly navigate new topics.

What they ask

• Must have passed a valid EPSO CAST exam in Function Group IV, or be registered in the EPSO Permanent CAST for Function Group IV.
• Completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma.
• Capacity to work in the languages of the CFSP and external relations (English and French).
• Be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union and enjoy full rights as a citizen.
• Sound expertise in both PNT and in security and defence.
• Strong interest in EU space policy and in the security and defence dimensions of the EU Space Programme.
• Demonstrated experience in EU space policy, space security, or related security and defence matters.
• Sound knowledge of the EU Space Programme, especially Galileo/PRS.
• Proven ability to provide strategic analysis and policy advice on security, defence, and geopolitical aspects of space.
• Experience in coordination and stakeholder engagement within the EU institutional framework and with Member States.

• Enthusiastic and responsible.
• High sense of responsibility and agile in learning to work with relevant secure systems.
• Good political sense to determine how to handle specific incidents.
• Ability to work seamlessly in a team.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to perform effectively under pressure.
• Ability to maintain diplomatic relations and to ensure representation and communication in a complex, multicultural environment.
• Capacity to create constructive working relations with national authorities, civil society, international organizations, and EU Member States.
• Strong drafting and analytical skills combined with sound judgment.
• Knowledge of external relations, internal policies, and functioning of the Union.
• Ability to communicate clearly on complex issues and the capacity to perform with accuracy and in a flexible manner a diversity of tasks in a complex institutional environment.
• Strong service attitude.
• Flexible team player.

• The position is a contract agent position.
• The successful candidate should hold, or be in the position to obtain, a valid Personnel Security Clearance (PSC) at the SECRET UE/EU SECRET level.
• The signature of the contract will be subject to prior favorable opinion of the Medical Service.
• Candidates shall fill with their application a declaration of potential conflict of interest.