Project Officer Communication and Information Systems (CIS) Support to Operations
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- Grade
- Not specified
- Contract
- Temporary Staff
- Basic salary estimate
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- Deadline
- November 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM · Europe/Brussels
- Location
- Brussels, Belgium
European Defence Agency
The European Defence Agency supports member states in developing defence capabilities and strengthening European defence cooperation.
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The Project Officer manages the EU SatCom Market CIS service portfolio and acts as responsible Project Officer for Framework Contracts and related specific contracts under the Joint Procurement Arrangement. The strongest stated requirement is at least six years of relevant professional experience acquired after the minimum qualifying degree.
The role matters because it manages the EU SatCom Market CIS service portfolio and contracts that support CSDP missions and operations.
What you would do
- Manage the ESM CIS service portfolio throughout its lifecycle, from requirements identification to procurement, delivery, acceptance, invoicing, payment and administrative closure.
- Act as responsible Project Officer for Framework Contracts and related specific contracts under the Joint Procurement Arrangement.
- Prepare and coordinate procurement activities, including tender documentation, change requests, clarifications and tender evaluation.
- Manage contractual and budgetary activities, including financial contributions, invoicing, payments, balances and forecast expenditure.
- Monitor contractor performance, deliverables, service levels, milestones and risks, and follow up deviations and corrective actions.
- Maintain an up-to-date overview of the ESM CIS portfolio and provide reporting, documentation, recommendations and auditable project records.
- Act as a principal point of contact for contributing members and translate their requirements into service specifications, engineering activities and procurement actions.
- Prepare and coordinate meetings with contributing members, contractors, EU stakeholders and other relevant actors, including decision records and follow-up.
Eligibility snapshot
Must have
- A university degree or equivalent academic degree in a field relevant to the post, such as CIS, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or Mechatronic.
- At least six years of relevant professional experience acquired after the award of the minimum qualification required as a condition of eligibility.
- Proven experience in project or programme management in an international organisation or a large-scale public sector organisation.
- Proven experience in procurement and contract management, including preparation and management of procurement or contractual documentation and monitoring of contractor performance.
- Good knowledge of the SatCom and CIS services market, including relevant technologies, service-provider capabilities and operational service-delivery models.
- Good knowledge of the EU CSDP environment, including CIS support requirements of CSDP missions and operations and EDA's role and activities relevant to the area of responsibility.
- A very good command of written and oral English.
- The candidate will be required to demonstrate that he/she has.
Advantageous
- Experience of supporting organisational and process change.
- A recognised project or programme management qualification, such as Project Management Professional certificate (PMP).
- The following will be considered an advantage.
Contract and workplace context
Temporary-agent post. Contract duration, renewal, probation and grade conditions remain governed by the official notice.
Source notice
Status: Open Opening date: 2026-10-09T12:00:00+00:00 Application page Details Status Open Opening date 9 October 2026 Deadline 17 November 2026, 23:59 (CET) Department European Defence Agency Agency EDA - European Defence Agency Vacancy Type Public and Inter-Agency Type of Contract Temporary Staff Grade AD8…
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