Strategic Events Projects Support

We are looking for a Strategic Events Projects Support professional to complete our consultants Workforce Management Service to support the Outreach team of the European Space Agency (ESA) at their location in Paris, France. The purpose of this Support Service is to provide the Agency with all logistical and organizational skills needed to support internal and external communication activities. The selected candidate should show integrity and professionalism.

Please note, the successful candidate will be employed by ATG Europe (or one of its subsidiaries). Furthermore, upon selection, they will be subject to a general security screening performed by an external provider (further information will be provided at the interview stage).

The successful candidate will be tasked with, but not limited to:

• Support in providing in collaboration with the ESA Strategic Event Coordination Officer all adequate logistics to support corporate strategic events and exhibitions organization;

• Follow up with corporate exhibitions/events partners or organizers for all logistics activities (including procurement, coordination with suppliers and Establishments teams involved in the outreach workflow) to establish logistic support and circulate work schedules;

• Provide logistic support for ESA’s participation to exhibitions/events by following up with organizers, before, during and after the events (e.g. BDLI and Messe Berlin for ILA, SIAE for Le Bourget, LOC and IAF for IAC, etc.):

  • Allocate resources and budget;

  • Purchase delivery requests, purchase order invoices and payments;

  • Coordinate the use of exhibition material and the development of new materials.

• Ensure material availability of promotional and merchandising material for Strategic Events in liaison with the relevant Office;

• Coordinate the participation of external communicators network to events in collaborating with the relevant Office;

• Set up a corresponding filing and tracking system.

ATG is dedicated to diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, handicap or any other reason protected by relevant state or municipal legislation, we are pleased to consider all eligible candidates for employment.

• A bachelor’s degree in Communications, Outreach, or a related discipline;

• At least 4 years of relevant work experience;

• High proficiency with modern electronics office automation tools, in particular Microsoft Office suite and electronic mailing;

• Ability to communicate with industry counterparts in the execution of the project-specific tasks;

• Familiarity with outreach activities related to science and technology.

• Capacity to identify priority actions and handle high workloads;

• Easy contact with personnel and well-balanced autonomy in the execution of the requested tasks;

• High level of flexibility as well as initiative and team spirit;

• Rigor, commitment, and reliability in the execution of the assigned tasks;

• Good understanding of the French media landscape;

• Familiarity with ESA working environment in a similar position is a distinct advantage;

• Fluency in French, both written and spoken;

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Please submit your application in English via the apply button below. Applications submitted in other languages will not be considered.