Technical Coordinator for Destination Earth and Other Ec Initiatives

EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental organisation based in Darmstadt, Germany. Our vision is to be the leading user-driven operational agency in Europe and a trusted global partner for weather and Earth system monitoring from space. All data provided by our state-of-the-art satellites systems are making a tangible difference in people's lives and contribute to the thriving European economy.

The post of Technical Coordinator for Destination Earth and other EC Initiatives is located within the Digital Solutions and Satellite Applications Facilities Division (DSA) in EUMETSAT.

The mission of DSA is to provide a state-of-the-art data service portfolio building on cloud computing technologies, together with managing the Satellite Application Facilities (SAF) Network and their evolution by building strong synergies between both activities. This includes providing digital solutions to the organisation, Member States and Users via a leading involvement in EUMETSAT and third-party initiatives.

In this context, DSA is responsible for managing the Destination Earth 3rd Party Programme and ensures the delivery of the commitments expressed in the related contribution agreement between EUMETSAT and the European Commission.

Within DSA, you will work directly with the Destination Earth System Manager, report to the DSA Principle Engineer and be main focal point for the overall technical engagement between the Destination Earth Programme at EUMETSAT and technical peers at the European Commission, as well as the technical peers in partner organisations in the context of Horizon Europe.

You will contribute to the evolution of the EUMETSAT data service and cloud service strategies, development of new concepts as well as screening and analysis of new technologies.

The role requires a certain amount of travel within Europe, frequent interaction with other agencies and the European Commission, International fora and working groups.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Respond to technical enquiries relating to Destination Earth, WEkEO or EUMETSAT’s wider digital solution collaborations with the EC;
- Be responsible for the definition of the scope of engagement and establishing technical proposals on Horizon Europe calls in relation to Destination Earth;
- Coordinate the technical aspects with the stakeholders, the EC and the relevant teams inside DSA and EUMETSAT during the creation of the call and during its execution;
- As part of the stakeholder coordination establish and lead related workshops and conferences as necessary;
- Contribute to the annual budget exercise and management of industrial support contracts within the context of DSA;
- Provide budgetary estimates in the context of Horizon calls but also in the wider context of Destination Earth planning;
- Awareness of technology trends in view of their impact on the organization and relevance to above mentioned EC activities;
- Fostering the development of synergies of 3rd party EC funded digital solutions such as Destination Earth Data Lake and the Copernicus DIAS WEkEO.

**What we offer**
- Excellent salary, of up to Euro 7,500 **NET (after income tax)** based on skills and experience
- Flexible working time including additional flexi-leave
- Full medical coverage for employee and family
- Attractive pension
- 30 days of annual leave + 14.5 days public holidays
- Training and development support
- Relocation allowance and support (if applicable)

**Requirements**:
**Qualifications**

A university degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline such as for example Informatics, Computing, Mathematics or Physics.

**Skills and Experience**
- Very strong ability of impact based strategic thinking;
- Experience in either the migration and / or evolution of complex systems and services;
- Very strong technical background in ideally one or more fields of: digital solutions, cloud based solutions and data services;
- Innovation oriented mindset and opportunities-based thinking combined with strong analytical skills in establishing technical but also strategic trade-offs:

- Direct experience in working with the European Commission and / or activities under the funding of the EC;

**Languages**

**APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN OTHER LANGUAGES.**

EUMETSAT is an international organisation employing staff from across all 30 member states and this role is being advertised on multiple international job boards, but please note that this role would be based in Darmstadt, Germany and would require international applicants to relocate if successful.

**More about us**

**EUMETSAT’s role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.**

**EUMETSAT also operates several Coperni