European Defence Agency · Brussels, Belgium
Under the supervision of the Head of Resilience and Support Unit, the Project Officer Critical Infrastructure Protection and Energy Security (CIPES) will be responsible for planning, initiating and conducting collaborative military capability development activities in the specific domain. In particular, the jobholder will be responsible for/contribute to the following activities: support EU Member States in improving their military capabilities in the area of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Energy Security, with particular focus on enhancing military preparedness, resilience, freedom of action and operational readiness; implement EDA Core Tasks 3 and 4, namely harmonisation of military requirements and aggregation of demand towards joint procurement, including to the of business cases with MS interested in launching specific collaborative development/acquisition projects; establish, manage and, when required, chair the Capability Expert Groups Critical Infrastructure Protection and Energy Security (CEG CIPES), as well as related Ad-Hoc Working Groups; contribute to other related activities in the area of responsibility such as Priority Capability Areas (PCAs) Coordinating Groups, providing technical direction and subject-matter expertise; develop and update the Priority Implementation Roadmap (PIR) to implement the EU Capability Development Priority Critical Infrastructure Protection and Energy Security; support the establishment and implementation of ad-hoc projects, and the launch of new and/or management of existing EDA Category B projects as required, as well as plan and manage activities funded by the EDA Operational Budget, as required; contribute to ensuring coherence across the 4 CEGs implementing Resilience and Support Priorities (Logistics, Military Mobility, CBRN Defence, Critical Infrastructure Protection and Energy Security), and related work strands across the Agency, including in the framework of the Centre for European for Defence Innovation (CEDI) and the Consultation Forum for Sustainable Energy in the Defence and Security Sector (CF SEDSS); liaise, as appropriate, with other relevant stakeholders such as national authorities, the European External Action Service (EEAS), EU Military Staff (EUMS), European Commission (EC), NATO, EU Defence Technological and Industrial base (EDTIB), and any other relevant EU Institutions, bodies and agencies; contribute to EDA’s and the EU’s broader resilience, preparedness and support objectives through coherent and future-oriented military capability development in the fields in Critical Infrastructure Protection and Energy Security, including secure, resilient and sustainable energy solutions and power supply for defence capabilities across all operational domains; contribute to the further development and improvement of the Capability Development Plan (CDP), including identifying, promoting and proposing meaningful collaborative opportunities framed under the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) within the jobholder’s area of responsibility; contribute, as appropriate, to the assessment of the PESCO projects and European Defence Fund (EDF) topics, related to the jobholder’s area of responsibility, including other EU Commission-led initiatives; provide technical advice within the jobholder’s area of responsibility to EU defence-related policies and concepts; represent the Agency at conferences and seminars; take on additional tasks as required in the interest of the service.