EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Internship Opportunity in the Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness.
Location
Harwell |
This position is based at the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) - Harwell, UK
IMPORTANT: Due to the location of the ECSAT and current legislation of UK, only UK citizen, students enrolled in a UK university, or those with a pre-settled status (right to study) in the UK are eligible to apply for this internship.
ESA Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) aims is to show that space is open for business and has the power to improve our everyday lives on Earth. This is done by helping companies in ESA’s member states in the development of innovative services and products which utilise data from existing space assets, such as Satellite Communication, Earth Observation, Satellite Navigation and Human Spaceflight technologies, in combination with terrestrial technologies, to deliver sustainable services for the benefit of user communities.
The program helps stakeholders in addressing commercial and technical risks throughout the development lifecycle, transforming commercially promising space‐based applications concepts into operational, profitable and self‐sustaining applications. Working in close cooperation with stakeholders and user communities across a wide variety of markets, BASS enables innovative space-based applications that deliver a positive socio-economic and environmental impact.
Affected by a rapid digital transformation, policies and regulations around climate risk disclosures and targets as well as more extreme hazards to model and insure, finance and insurance present a significant growth opportunity for innovative services which integrate space technologies.
Candidates interested are encouraged to visit the ESA website: http://www.esa.int
Topic of the internship: Space for finance and insurance applications
You will aim to build a comprehensive understanding of the market opportunities in the financial and insurance sectors for downstream space applications to support the development of sustainable, green and innovative applications.
This will include the following tasks:
The internship is expected to enable you to gain the following experience
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
For more information, please refer to ESA Core Behavioural Competencies guidebook
You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of a university course at Master’s level and you need to remain enrolled at your University for the entire duration of the internship.
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.
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.
Knowledge and background in finance or actuarial science would be considered a plus.
Other information
ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.
At the Agency we value diversity, and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us via email at contact.human.resources@esa.int.
Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).