Project Officer Support Capabilities Planning

We are looking for a Project Officer Support Capabilities Planning.

Under the supervision of the Head of Unit Land and Logistics, the jobholder will be responsible for identifying, planning and initiating collaborative capability development activities in the Support area. In particular, the jobholder will be responsible for the following activities:

• focus on harmonising EU Member States (MS) capability planning in the Support area while supporting the development of concepts to address the current and future military challenges; 
• implement EDA Core Tasks 3 and 4, namely harmonisation 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;
• manage and, when required, chair, the Capability Planners Group (CPG) Support Functions, as well as support the related Capability Expert Groups (CEGs) on Military Mobility, Sustainable and Agile Logistics, CBRN, Medical and any other related working groups (such as PCAs CGs), seminars and meetings where the jobholder may provide technical direction and guidance as subject matter expert;
• propose, manage and coordinate the work plan linked with corresponding priority implementation roadmaps (PIRs) that will meet the objectives of the CPG Support Functions and propose the necessary guidance to the associated CEGs;
• contribute to EDA’s and the EU’s broader resilience, support, and preparedness objectives by ensuring coherent, forward‑looking military capability development across the Support area, strengthening Europe’s operational readiness and strategic autonomy;
• ensure full coherence between the 4 CEGs implementing Support Priorities, with the cross-domain capability development activities within CAP Directorate (namely involving Land, Air, Maritime, Cyber and Space activities) and support-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;
• plan and manage activities funded by the EDA Operational Budget, as required;
• 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) Support-related topics of the annual work programmes, including other DG DEFIS-led initiatives related to the jobholder’s area of responsibility, such as EDIP;
• provide technical advice related to the jobholder’s area of responsibility to EU defence-related policies and concepts;
• represent EDA in meetings, conferences and seminars, as required;
• deputise for the Head of Unit when required;
• 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.