Junior Professional in Market Intelligence in Harwell

This post is part of ESA’s Junior Professional Programme. We are looking for enthusiastic candidates with up to 3 years of relevant professional experience after their Master's degree to join ESA for a four-year assignment. During this time, you will be actively working and learning on the job and will benefit from valuable mobility and developmental opportunities that will prepare you for a successful career at ESA. Subject to performance, it is therefore the intention to offer you an indefinite contract which will start at the end of the four years.

The Junior Professional in Market Intelligence is part of the Market and Business Intelligence Section in the Future Programmes Division within the Systems, Strategic Programme Lines and Technology Department in the Directorate of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity. The Market and Business Intelligence Section is responsible for the analysis and business intelligence of markets and businesses relevant to connectivity and secure communications, as well as for defining and providing market guidance for the Directorate’s programme and business development.

As part of our dynamic, collaborative and passionate team, you will shape the future of the space industry by contributing to market intelligence, financial analysis and socioeconomic impact assessments to support the activities of the ESA Directorate of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity.

Location: ECSAT, Harwell, United Kingdom or other site, as required.

Duties:

• Gathering and analysing market and business information in the domains of satellite connectivity, telecommunications and related vertical sectors, generating actionable insights and guidance concerning the evolution of the Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity programmes;
• Analysing trends, opportunities and threats, as well as the evolution of the business environment in a European context and as part of the global space economy;
• Generating regular reports on the general market evolution and specific reports on significant aspects at market segment level, including the verticalisation of markets and the merging of space markets into the wider telecommunications ecosystems;
• Supporting a systematic approach for the collection of market information;
• Maintaining the RNC Market Intelligence toolsets;
• Training users on internal business intelligence processes and tools;
• Suggesting business analysis tools to support the analysis of the changing environment (such as the use of natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs));
• Collecting, analysing and disseminating socioeconomic impact data, looking for new and innovative ways to extract insights from large volumes of data.

In addition to your daily work, you will take part in an extensive learning and development programme. From day one, you will learn on the job and benefit from tailored development opportunities, including participation in technical and key skills training courses. Furthermore, there is a mobility component to the Junior Professional Programme that can be either an internal rotation to another team within ESA, an external secondment outside of ESA or a combination of both. Internal rotations aim to boost your professional experience and knowledge of the European Space Agency, whereas external secondments aim to boost your professional experience and knowledge of the European space sector.

This programme represents a significant investment by ESA in your personal and professional development and is designed to provide you with the required knowledge and skills for a career at ESA. You can expect to be given many opportunities to develop your professional experience and competencies, to learn from ESA experts and to contribute to ESA activities.

Requirements:

• Market analysis and business intelligence in the European and global space and telecommunications sectors;
• Knowledge of institutional and commercial satcom markets and applications;
• Understanding of satcom technology trends;
• Experience with modern business analysis and intelligence frameworks and tools;
• Business intelligence toolsets – LLM, Power BI, advanced Excel skills.

Competencies:

• Result Orientation;
• Operational Efficiency;
• Fostering Cooperation;
• Relationship Management;
• Continuous Improvement;
• Forward Thinking.

A master's degree in Market and Data Analytics or another technical or business discipline with up to three years of professional experience.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness: ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. At the Agency we value diversity, and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace.

Important Information and Disclaimer: During the recruitment process, the Agency may request applicants to undergo selection tests. Additionally, successful candidates will need to undergo basic screening before appointment, which will be conducted by an external background screening service, in compliance with the European Space Agency's security procedures.

Nationality and Languages: Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia. According to the ESA Convention, staff shall be recruited on the basis of their qualifications, taking into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the Member States. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.