Be part of a small dynamic team in the Strategy, Communication and International Relations division.

You will contribute to the fulfilment of EUMETSAT’s strategy in bringing more value to its member states through multilateral and international cooperation.

The Strategy, Communication and International Relations (SCIR) Division is responsible for maintaining crucial relations with EUMETSAT member states, international partners and agencies and ensuring communication efforts, internally and to the outside world, are aligned with the organisation’s strategy.

Within SCIR, the International Relations Team is in charge of cooperation with weather and climate space agencies, of providing the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) Secretariat, and of interactions with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), as well as cooperation with Africa, Western Balkans, Eastern European, Caucasian and Central Asian countries. It also coordinates EUMETSAT’s involvement in the Committee on Earth Observation Systems (CEOS) and the Group on Earth Observation (GEO).

In addition to EUMETSAT’s mandatory satellite programmes, EUMETSAT cooperates with European and international partners to implement its own and third-party satellite programmes.

Duties

• Assist in managing the day-to-day CGMS Secretariat interacting with CGMS members. This entails among other contribution to the annual cycle of CGMS plenary and associated working groups; coordination and optimisation of the overall EUMETSAT working paper preparation; organisation and follow-up internal interactions on CGMS; book captain for the annual plenary report, including note taking, editing, and publication; CGMS website content management and contribution (cgms-info.org); management and monitoring of the CGMS Secretariat e-mail account; optimisation and management of lists of actions and document sharing facilities;
• Assist with internal coordination of EUMETSAT support to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), oversee EUMETSAT contributions to WMO activities, follow up on the various expert team meetings and compile annual output summaries for management information, and update of the associated expert database;

• Support activities, such as user fora, workshops and/or information days related to EUMETSAT cooperation with user communities and institutions in Africa, Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia;
• Support the coordination of interactions with international bilateral and multilateral partners as described further above;
• Support and contribute to EUMETSAT third party activities as necessary;
• Draft correspondence, presentations, documents, reports and articles;
• Organise meetings (preparing and coordinating meetings/visits/events with international partners, including drafting agendas, minutes, and managing follow-up actions);
• These above duties will also involve national and international travel.

Skills and Experience

• Outstanding motivation to develop towards full professionalism in an intergovernmental organisation in the area of international relations;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a sense of diplomacy, including sensitivity toward cultural aspects, differences and protocols, including the ability to communicate at different levels;
• Excellent writing and drafting skills, with proven ability to synthesise and transform complex scientific and political topics into clearly and concisely written reports and texts for wider audiences;
• Experience in organising meetings would be advantageous;
• Proven ability to work in a team, and proven experience building relationships and networking internally and externally;
• Readiness to learning and growing expertise in this field.