Junior Professional in Market Intelligence

This post is part of ESA’s Junior Professional Programme. We are looking for enthusiastic candidates with up to 3 years of relevant professional experience after their Master's degree to join ESA for a four-year assignment. During this time, you will be actively working and learning on the job and will benefit from valuable mobility and developmental opportunities that will prepare you for a successful career at ESA. Subject to performance, it is therefore the intention to offer you an indefinite contract which will start at the end of the four years.

Recruitment will take place at the A1 grade on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale. At the end of the fourth year and if you are offered an indefinite contract at the end of your Junior Professional assignment, you will be upgraded to the A2 grade.

Location ECSAT, Harwell, United Kingdom or other site, as required. Developmental assignments form an integral part of the Junior Professional Programme and may entail a temporary relocation to another ESA establishment or other location.

Description

The Junior Professional in Market Intelligence is part of the Market and Business Intelligence Section in the Future Programmes Division within the Systems, Strategic Programme Lines and Technology Department in the Directorate of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity. The Market and Business Intelligence Section is responsible for the analysis and business intelligence of markets and businesses relevant to connectivity and secure communications, as well as for defining and providing market guidance for the Directorate’s programme and business development. As part of our dynamic, collaborative and passionate team, you will shape the future of the space industry by contributing to market intelligence, financial analysis and socioeconomic impact assessments to support the activities of the ESA Directorate of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity.

Duties

Your tasks and responsibilities will include: collecting, analysing and disseminating socioeconomic impact data, looking for new and innovative ways to extract insights from large volumes of data.

Development programme

In addition to your daily work, you will take part in an extensive learning and development programme. From day one, you will learn on the job and benefit from tailored development opportunities, including participation in technical and key skills training courses.

Furthermore, there is a mobility component to the Junior Professional Programme that can be either an internal rotation to another team within ESA, an external secondment outside of ESA or a combination of both. Internal rotations aim to boost your professional experience and knowledge of the European Space Agency, whereas external secondments aim to boost your professional experience and knowledge of the European space sector.

This programme represents a significant investment by ESA in your personal and professional development and is designed to provide you with the required knowledge and skills for a career at ESA. You can expect to be given many opportunities to develop your professional experience and competencies, to learn from ESA experts and to contribute to ESA activities.

Technical competencies

Market analysis and business intelligence in the European and global space and telecommunications sectors Knowledge of institutional and commercial satcom markets and applications Understanding of satcom technology trends Experience with modern business analysis and intelligence frameworks and tools Business intelligence toolsets – LLM, Power BI, advanced Excel skills Data mining

Behavioural competencies

Result Orientation Operational Efficiency Fostering Cooperation Relationship Management Continuous Improvement Forward Thinking

Education and professional experience

A master's degree in Market and Data Analytics or another technical or business discipline with up to three years of professional experience.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness 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, religious beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. 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 [email removed - click apply for more details].