Young Graduate Trainee in Space Law

**EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY**

Young Graduate Trainee in Space Law

**Job Requisition ID**:19094**Closing Date**:3 December 2024 23:59 CET/CEST**Publication**:External Only**Type of Contract**:Young Graduate Trainee**Date Posted**:5 November 2024
- Young Graduate Opportunity in the Directorate of Strategy, Legal and External Affairs-
- This post is classified F1 on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale.**Location**
- ESA Headquarters, Paris, France**Our team and mission**

**The ESA Public International Law Division**

**The European Centre for Space Law (ECSL)**

ESA is looking to recruit a Young Graduate Trainee (YGT) who will support the Public International Law Division to serve as, first and foremost, the Executive Officer of the ECSL.

**Field(s) of activity/research for the traineeship**
As a Young Graduate Trainee, you will:
(1) serve as the Executive Officer of the ECSL, and
(2) provide support to the ESA Public International Law Division predominantly in space law.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Proactively continuing to develop the ECSL, such as enhancing its visibility, identifying new opportunities for growth and cooperation, and suggesting process, policy and impact improvements;
- Organise and administer, with a high degree of proactivity and independence, ECSL events and meetings, including the board and member meetings, European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court competition, Practitioners’ Forum, Young Lawyers’ Symposium, IISL-ECSL Symposium, Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, Executive Course, ECSL Essay Competition and any other conferences or meetings;
- Proactively interfacing with the space law communities in Europe and beyond, monitoring and reporting on latest trends of relevance for the mission of the ECSL, and nurturing the ECSL network
- Dealing with financial and administrative aspects as part of the daily management of ECSL, including budget administration (planning and reporting on costs), in conformity with the established rules of the Agency, and the collection and updating of membership dues;
- Boosting ECSL’s outreach by creating up-to-date and relevant content for the ECSL website, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram, in line with the ESA and ECSL brand identity;
- Maintaining close and trustful relations with the ECSL National Point of Contact (NPOC) network and its members, as well as updating and maintaining the ECSL member database.
As a YGT offering legal support more broadly to the Public International Law Division, responsibilities will include:

- Carrying out legal research and analyses into selected aspects of space law, international law and any other areas of law requested depending on the needs of the Division and the Department, as well as assisting with research projects;
- Participating in meetings and research projects as requested;
- Assisting in updating the Division and Department on relevant legal, policy and market developments in the context of space law, space governance, standardization and regulation.

**Technical competencies**
Knowledge of relevant technical domains
Relevant experience gained during internships/project work
Breadth of exposure coming from past and/or current research/activities
Knowledge of ESA and its programmes/projects

**Behavioural competencies**
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
For more information, please refer to ESA Core Behavioural Competencies guidebook

**Education**
You should have just completed or be in the final year of your master’s degree in law or political science, including a specialisation in public international law.

**Additional requirements**
You should have excellent knowledge of space law and space policy, demonstrated through both study and experience.
Given that the function of the ECSL Executive Officer includes a variety of organisational, administrative and representational responsibilities vis-à-vis a large external community of industry representatives, government officials and delegations, multiple related experiences are considered an asset (e.g. previous work experience, internships, extra-curricular activities).
You should demonstrate a strong knowledge of ESA’s activities and its connection to other actors in the European space sector, and enthusiasm for space law teaching and public outreach.
You should have good interpersonal and communication skills and should be able to work in a multi-cultural environment, both independently and as part of a team.
The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
During the interview motivation and overall professional perspective/career goals will also be explored.

**Other information**
- For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.- Fo