Under the supervision of the Head of the Critical Enablers Unit, the jobholder will provide senior expertise in the development, implementation and coordination of European Defence Standardisation within the European Defence Agency (EDA).

The role holds strategic and integrative responsibility for European Defence Standardisation, ensuring alignment with EDA priorities and EU-level standardisation initiative, coherence across EDA activities, and effective engagement with institutional, international and industrial stakeholders. The jobholder will provide expertise to the standardisation team and will ensure consistency between policy objectives, governance mechanisms and implementation activities, and related fora.

1) In the scope of Strategic Lines in European Defence Standardisation:

  • lead the implementation and further development of the European Defence Standardisation Strategy, ensuring alignment with EDA priorities and EU defence policy objectives;

  • provide strategic orientation, expert advice and senior input to the Head of Unit on standardisation‑related matters;

  • monitor and analyse European Defence Standardisation activities and requirements, identifying strategic trends, gaps and opportunities;

  • ensure coherence between standardisation activities, capability development, interoperability objectives and critical enablers;

  • foster an integrated approach to standardisation across EDA activities and stakeholder communities.

2) In the scope of Governance, Coordination and Representation:

  • provide expert support to and ensure effective functioning of the European Defence Standardisation Committee (EDSC) and the European Defence Standardisation Management Group (EDSMG), including management of actions agreed in these fora;

  • act as Secretary of EDSC and EDSMG, ensuring continuity, follow‑up and institutional memory;

  • coordinate EDA’s standardisation‑related engagement with key institutional and international partners, including: European Commission, European and international Standardisation Organisations (ESOs / SDOs), NATO, OCCAR, FRONTEX, relevant industrial and defence stakeholders;

  • provide the necessary inputs to EDA participation in the High‑Level Forum on European Standardisation (HLFS) and ensure systematic follow‑up of outcomes and opportunities.

3) In the scope of Standardisation Management:

  • develop and maintain the overall Standardisation Programme of Work at EDA level;

  • oversee and support the implementation of the Project Standardisation Management Plans (PSMPs) across EDA projects and programmes;

  • ensure effective management and exploitation of resulting standardisation outcomes;

  • provide oversight and guidance to EDSTAR governance, working in close coordination with the EDSTAR JMG Chair to ensure coherence of Expert Group activities, alignment with strategic objectives, efficient annual planning and execution cycles.

4) Team Coordination and Knowledge Leadership:

  • act as senior reference point within the standardisation team, sharing expertise and experience to foster coherence, quality and continuity of work;

  • promote effective collaboration within the team in accordance with defined objectives and the annual programme of work;

  • ensure consistency between senior‑level engagement, governance decisions and operational implementation by the team.

The jobholder may take on additional tasks as required in the interest of the service.

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