C073a - Project Officer Transition

4. DUTIES

Under the supervision of the Head of the Centre for European Defence Innovation, the Project Officer Transition will contribute to the following activities:

• support the preparation and delivery of EDA activities aimed at translating innovation and experimentation outputs into usable inputs for Member States’ capability development, qualification, integration and procurement-related decision-making;
• contribute to the development of transition packages for Member States, including evidence summaries, operational use-case descriptions, integration notes, qualification considerations, draft technical specifications, lessons learned and other outputs supporting uptake and transition;
• support the consolidation of results from digital experimentation, modelling and simulation, field trials, demonstrations and operational experimentation campaigns, ensuring that findings are structured, traceable and usable beyond the specific event or activity in which they were generated;
• assist in identifying, documenting and following up transition pathways for innovative solutions, including potential links to national uptake, collaborative projects, further experimentation, EU defence instruments, procurement-related activities or additional research and technology maturation;
• support the design of experimentation activities to ensure that clear transition objectives, evidence requirements and follow-up arrangements are defined from the outset;
• support engagement with Member States’ capability planners, operational users, test centres, qualification bodies, procurement authorities and other relevant national stakeholders;
• contribute to the preparation of briefings, notes, reports, presentations and other deliverables for Member States, EDA management and external stakeholders on transition, qualification enablement and uptake of innovative solutions;
• contribute to the organisation and follow-up of meetings, workshops, expert discussions and Member State consultations related to transition and qualification enablement;
• support the coordination of studies, service contracts or outsourced support activities related to transition planning, qualification pathways, integration analysis or procurement-relevant evidence, as required;
• ensure proper documentation, knowledge management and traceability of transition-related outputs, supporting continuity across the innovation portfolio;
• take on additional tasks as required in the interest of the service.

Duties may evolve according to the development of EDA’s structure and activities, and the decisions of EDA management.

SELECTION CRITERIA

A. Essential

Only applications meeting all essential selection criteria will be assessed.

(1) Professional
 

The candidate will be required to demonstrate that he/she has:

• a university degree (or equivalent academic degree) in a field relevant to the duties, such as defence studies, engineering, science and technology, systems engineering, or operational research;
• at least three (3) years of professional experience relevant to the duties, acquired after the award of the qualification required above;
• proven experience in one or more of the following areas: defence innovation, capability development, experimentation, test and evaluation, qualification of defence products, procurement support or technology transition processes;
• proven experience in supporting projects or activities involving technical, operational or institutional stakeholders;
• proven experience in structuring and analysing information resulting from trials, demonstrations, experimentation activities, studies or technical assessments;
• proven experience in preparing structured outputs such as reports, evidence summaries, technical notes, lessons learned, transition plans, requirements-related material or procurement-support documentation;
• a very good command of written and spoken English.

(2) Personal

All staff must be able to fit into the Agency's way of working (see para. 2). Other attributes important for this post include:

• ability to work in a team and independently in his/her area of responsibility;
• ability to work effectively in a multinational environment;
• reliability and capacity to work under pressure with minimal supervision;
• good communication and organisational skills;
• strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills;
• results-orientation and strong motivation;
• flexibility and innovativeness;
• genuine commitment to the Agency's objectives.

B. Desirable

The following will be considered an advantage:

• experience in a Ministry of Defence, armed forces, international defence organisations, test and evaluation organisation;
• familiarity with qualification, certification, standardisation, acceptance, validation or verification processes for military or security-related systems;
• experience in capability-based planning, military utility assessment, systems engineering, requirements development or operational analysis.