Project Officer Land Programmes

We are looking for a Project Officer Land Programmes.

Under the supervision of the Head of Unit Land & Logistics, the jobholder will be responsible for/contribute to the following activities:

• contribute to capability development to support EU Member States in improving their military capabilities in Land domain;
• support the development of concepts to address the current and future military challenges, taking into account that the evolving operational conditions require making full use of innovation and shorter development cycles to keep the military advantage over potential threats by addressing the whole DOTLMPFI lines of military capability development;
• manage and, when required, chair the Capability Expert Groups Ground Combat Capabilities (CEG GCC) and Future Soldier Systems (CEG FSS), as well as the related Ad-Hoc Working Groups, organize meetings and workshops to implement the EU Capability Development Priorities, including the main responsibility on the related Priority Implementation Roadmaps;
• implement EDA Core Tasks 3 and 4, namely harmonization of military requirements and aggregation of demand towards joint procurement, leading to elaborate Business Cases with MS interested in launching specific collaborative development/acquisition projects on that basis;
• support the establishment of ad-hoc projects, facilitating and running EDA Category B projects as required, as well as plan and manage activities funded by the EDA Operational Budget, as required;
• contribute to ensure full coherence between the 3 CEGs implementing Land Domain’s Priorities, as well as with the Support Functions capability development activities and Land-related work strands across the Agency, e.g. in the framework of the EU Hub for Defence Innovation (HEDI);
• interact, as appropriate, with relevant external stakeholders such as the European External Action Service (EEAS), EU Military Staff (EUMS), European Commission (EC), NATO, EU Defence technological and Industrial base (EDTIB), and any other relevant EU Institutions, bodies and agencies;
• contribute to the further development and improvement of the Capability Development Plan (CDP), including identifying, promoting and proposing meaningful collaborative opportunities framed under the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) within the jobholder’s area of responsibility;
• contribute, as appropriate, to the assessment of PESCO project proposals and be ready to provide support to Land collaborative projects upon Member States’ request, including seeking synergies among existing initiatives;
• contribute, as appropriate, to the assessment of the European Defence Fund (EDF) Land-related topics of the annual work programmes, including other DG DEFIS-led initiatives related to the jobholder’s area of responsibility;
• provide technical advice related to the jobholder’s area of responsibility to EU defence-related policies and concepts;
• represent the Agency during conferences and seminars;
• 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.