Young Graduate Trainee in Green Finance Intelligence Engineering
Harwell
- Organization: ESA - European Space Agency
- Location: Harwell
- Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
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Occupational Groups:
- Engineering
- Banking and Finance
- Environment
- Security and Safety
- Closing Date: Closed
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Young Graduate Trainee in Green Finance Intelligence Engineering
Young Graduate Opportunity in the Directorate of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications
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, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.
This post is classified F1 on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale.
Location
ECSAT, Harwell, United Kingdom
Our team and mission
Business Applications is part of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications and its role is to focus on business development activities, in particular through:
• engaging with customer communities to understand their needs and requirements regarding future space-enabled solutions;
• understanding the private investment landscape to support innovation and commercialisation approaches beyond ESA’s mandate, in collaboration with the Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Procurement;
• understanding the environment and the future/transformative actions required to maintain and increase the competitivity of European space telecommunications and downstream industries.
You are encouraged to visit the ESA website: http://www.esa.int
Field(s) of activity/research for the traineeship
Green transformation is a strategic objective in ESA’s Agenda 2025. As part of this goal, green finance will be instrumental in shaping the future of the European space industry, playing three key roles:
1. Green finance as a customer, purchasing space products and services for internal operations;
2. Green finance as a financier, providing capital to space innovation or space infrastructure projects aligned with a green and sustainability (environmental, social and governance, ESG) ethos;
3. Green finance as a transformative force, guiding the space industry in adopting ESG practices across the entire supply chain.
As a Young Graduate Trainee, you will work on points 2 and 3 and support point 1 when necessary.
Your responsibilities will include:
• identifying key green finance stakeholders and understanding their expectations regarding the financing of space infrastructure, products, and services;
• creating a database of green financiers;
• identifying opportunities for space-based solutions to capture a share of sustainable investments in the vertical market sectors;
• assessing upcoming regulations and policies which will drive green investment in the non-space markets in the next five years;
• organising consultation meetings / events to support space-based systems and services, securing participation of green financiers;
• understanding key messages from the green finance community and helping prepare a communication strategy for space;
• providing an assessment of the green/ESG criteria, considered by impact and green investors, and performing a gap analysis with respect to the criteria used for the evaluation and execution of ESA projects (infrastructure, products and services);
• understanding ESG standards, reflecting on their applicability to the space industry and providing appropriate recommendations.
Technical competencies
Behavioural competencies
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
Education
You should have just completed, or be in the final year of your master’ s degree in finance / business discipline.
Additional requirements
Prior experience with green finance, impact investment and/or ESG standards and assessments would be an asset.
Understanding of data analysis techniques and related programming languages (such as Python and R) would be an asset.
You should have good interpersonal and communication skills and should be able to work in a multicultural environment, both independently and as part of a team.
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.
During the interview, your motivation and overall professional career goals will also be explored.
Other information
For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.
For further information on the Young Graduate Programme please visit: Young Graduate Programme and FAQ Young Graduate Programme
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. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further please contact us email contact.human.resources@esa.int.
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Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).
According to the ESA Convention, the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States*. When short-listing for an interview, priority will first be given to candidates from under-represented or balanced Member States*.
In accordance with the European Space Agency’s security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment conducted by an external background screening service.
*Member States, Associate Members or Cooperating States.
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