Project Officer Maritime Systems Technologies

EDA is looking for a Project Officer Maritime Systems Technologies.

Under the supervision of the Head of Technology and Innovation Unit, the jobholder will be responsible for the following activities:

• moderate and steer the Capability Technology Group Maritime (CapTech Maritime) and related activities of expert groups and electronic fora on the EDA Collaborative Platforms;
• in line with Member State orientations, maintain, implement and update the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) on Maritime Technologies, synthetizing R&T&I priorities and identifying ways to address them; 
• contribute to R&T&I initiatives aimed at defining capability-led priorities and projects in line with the CapTech Maritime’s Technology Building Blocks (TBB) roadmaps;
• promote, support and manage R&T&I projects including contracting, monitoring and evaluation activities (financial, security or legal);
• support the development and implementation of the Overarching Strategic Research Agenda (OSRA);
• define and organize RTI experts’ meetings and workshops;
• participate and represent the Agency in security and defence-related seminars and workshops, mainly in the areas covered by the CapTech Maritime;
• contribute to Technology Watch and Foresight exercises in the area of responsibility of CapTech Maritime;
• prepare briefing notes and assist in updating information concerning the activities of the assigned projects; 
• participate and collaborate in projects and studies under the responsibility of the RTI Directorate or with other Directorates of EDA including projects entrusted to EDA for indirect management under the European Defence Fund (EDF);
• define and organise expert meetings and workshops;
• contribute to the assessment of assigned projects and draw lessons learnt and propose appropriate follow-on activities;
• collaborate actively with representatives and experts from the Member States;
• liaise with the European Commission and EU Agencies, companies and industry associations involved in military or dual use R&T in the jobholder’s area of responsibility;
• 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.