ESA - European Space Agency

Noordwijk, Netherlands

The European Space Agency (ESA) is an intergovernmental organisation* that offers challenging career opportunities for highly qualified European engineers, scientists and administrators. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe. ESA is an equal opportunities employer that offers competitive salaries and employment conditions.

ESA is recruiting (m/f) for a Corporate Controller in the Finance, Planning and Controlling Department, based at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

Key responsibilities include:

• assessing in-year and multi-year resource plans and related risks and the analysis of deviations versus plans;
• providing inputs for periodic reporting to executive management and to ESA Member States on the overall status of planning and achievements of ESA programmes and activities;
• supporting the definition and development of an Agency-wide planning tool and the enhancement of related processes aimed at establishing a common single ESA data set;
• participating in the preparation of the Agency’s budget.

Applicants for this post should have Master’s degree or equivalent qualification in engineering, business administration or a related discipline, together with relevant experience in controlling. Excellent analytical, communication and coordination skills are essential. 

For a complete job description, click here, or visit "Careers at ESA" webpage. If you wish to apply, please compete the online application form obtained by clicking on the link within the vacancy notice, reference ESA/VN-ESTEC(2014)062,REV.2

Closing date for applications is 10 March 2015.

(*) ESA Member States are: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada.