About ECSO

Mission & Objectives

The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) ASBL is a fully self-financed non-for-profit organisation under the Belgian law, established in June 2016.

ECSO represents the industry-led contractual counterpart to the European Commission for the implementation of the Cyber Security contractual Public-Private Partnership (cPPP). ECSO members include a wide variety of stakeholders such as large companies, SMEs and Start-ups, research centres, universities, end-users, operators, clusters and association as well as European Member State’s local, regional and national administrations, countries part of the European Economic Area (EEA) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and H2020 associated countries.

The main objective of ECSO is to support all types of initiatives or projects that aim to develop, promote, encourage European cybersecurity, and in particular to:

• Foster and protect from cyber threats the growth of the European Digital Single Market;
• Develop the cybersecurity market in Europe and the growth of a competitive cybersecurity and ICT industry, with an increased market position;
• Develop and implement cybersecurity solutions for the critical steps of trusted supply chains, in sectoral applications where Europe is a leader.

ECSO is engaged in taking concrete actions to achieve these objectives by:

• Collaborate with the European Commission and national public administrations to promote Research and Innovation (R&I) in cybersecurity;
• Propose a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) and a Multiannual Roadmap with its regular updates;
• Foster market development and investments in demonstration projects and pilots to facilitate bringing innovation to cybersecurity market;
• Foster competitiveness and growth of the cybersecurity industry in Europe (large companies and SME) as well as end users / operators through innovative cybersecurity technologies, applications, services, solutions;
• Support the widest and best market uptake of innovative cybersecurity technologies and services for professional and private use;
• Promote and assist in the definition and implementation of a European cybersecurity industrial policy to encourage the use of cybersecurity solutions as well as secure and trustworthy ICT solutions to increase digital autonomy;
• Support the development and the interests of the entire cybersecurity and ICT security ecosystem (including education, training awareness, etc.);

Areas of interest

• ICT Infrastructure (including cloud, mobile, networks, etc.)
• Smart Grids (Energy)
• Transportation (including Automotive / Electrical Vehicles)
• Smart Buildings and Smart Cities
• Industrial Control Systems (Industry 4.0)
• Public Administration and Open Government
• Healthcare
• Finance and Insurance

Governance

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Reference documents

• Statutes of ECSO 
  (download file)
• Bylaws 
  (download file)
• Working Group governance rules
• (download file)
  

Vacancies

Junior Administration Officer (Trainee)

Under the supervision of the Secretary General of ECSO, the Junior Administration Officer will support and assist the work of the ECSO Team.

He/She will take on administrative tasks related to the management of the office and is expected to also support the work of our Policy Managers.

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBJECTIVES

• Administration: Book travels for team members and Secretary General, provide support in the day to day accounting (including logging and processing invoices and expenses while ensuring their proper follow-up and filing), take care of welcoming visitors, edit and manage the Association's CRM database and distribution lists on a daily basis.

• Relations with ECSO Members: Liaise with members on administrative and financial matters. Support the implementation of ECSO's business development strategy.

• Event management / Meeting preparation: Take part in the preparation of various ECSO events and meetings (book venues, deal with logistics arrangements, prepare meeting material in cooperation with Policy Managers).

• Support to Policy Managers: Drafting reports, minutes, policy synthesis and analysis of EU documents and other relevant documents, Preparing feedback and summary reports as necessary for dissemination amongst ECSO members, Provide ad-hoc support to ongoing projects.

• Other: Fulfilling other responsibilities and tasks as directed by the Secretary General.
  

REQUIREMENTS

• Effective communication and organisational skills;

• Ability to multi-task and work under strict deadlines;

• Quick, clear and concise drafting and reporting skills;

• Proactive, flexible and self-starter attitude are important pre-requisites;

• Strong sense of confidentiality and discretion;

• IT skills: Advanced use of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Power Point, Excel), experience in managing a CRM database is a plus;

• Excellent French verbal and written communication skills and proficiency in English

Starting date: as soon as possible

The CV and cover letter to be sent to emilie.jonckheere@ecs-org.eu and nina.hasratyan@ecs-org.eu before 31 March 2019, midnight CET. 

Policy Manager

Under the supervision of the Secretary General of ECSO and working with the Senior Policy Manager in charge of the Working Group dealing with market analysis and support to SMEs and regions, the Policy Manager will contribute to the following tasks:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Manage the execution of ECSO commitments in EU projects (INTERREG and Pilot Actions)
• Preparation, review and submission of technical deliverables and reports for the EU projects with ECSO participation
• Project financial and technical follow-up, ensuring compliance with EC regulations
• Represent the ECSO at International events related to the projects and consortium meetings
• Support the dissemination process and identifying areas of improvement in each step
• Report to the Senior Policy Manager with all the essential changes and issues inside the projects

SUPPORT TO POLICY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Draft discussion papers and briefing notes, support in drafting meeting minutes
• Assist the Senior Policy Manager in the preparation of events and meetings with investors, SMEs and other relevant stakeholders
• Monitor and report on policy developments and provide background information to the members
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the strategic priorities and work plan of the Working Groups.
• Support the definition and creation of operational platforms for members

COLLECTION & DATA ANALYSIS

• Undertake market research, surveys and external consultations on topics relevant to the cyber security market
• Collection & statistical analysis of large amount of data from market studies and yearly internal survey to get the impact and main outcomes of the PPP
• Collect relevant information from members and any other stakeholder needed to complete objectives of ECSO WG2 and WG4.
• Support the preparation of the yearly PPP monitoring report to the European Commission
• Draft market and trend analysis
• Draft the essential elements on KPI’S and all documentation based on the requirements that the EC needs to follow up in the implementation.

REQUIREMENTS. The right Policy Manager will have the following profile :

• Relevant degree from a University or business school in economics, business management, political sciences, marketing, etc
• Have at least 1-2 years of experience in a similar position. Preferably working with/for Marketing, Finance or a consultancy firm.
• Experience in managing projects with strong data management component.
• Strong analytical (numeric & strategic) and process thinking capabilities.
• Effective communication and organisational skills
• Ability to multitask and work under strict deadlines
• Quick, clear and concise drafting and reporting skills
• Proactive, flexible, and a self-starter are important pre-requisites. The ideal candidate should be able to work under minimum supervision
• IT-skills: Advanced use of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Power Point and especially Excel), info graphic, statistical analysis software, etc. Previous experience in managing a CRM database.
• Excellent knowledge of English is a must. Excellent command of German would be desirable

Contract duration: 1st May 2019 to 1st April 2020

The CV and cover letter to be sent to danilo.delia@ecs-org.eu and eda.aygen@ecs-org.eu before 15 April 2019, midnight CET.