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Public Regulated Services PRS Access Officer
2016-05-23 13:04:58| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency GSA has set up a selection procedure that aims to establishing a reserve list for Public Regulated Services PRS Access Officer. The PRS Access Officer reports to the GSMC Operations Manager. The overall purpose of the PRS Access Officers is to ensure the provision of services to the Competent PRS Authorities CPA in Member States as part of the overall Galileo PRS provision. Hisher work will involve ensuring the execution of Member State requests via procedures, ensuring that authorised users are able to access and use PRS in accordance with their needs and the provision of advice analysis to resolve conflicts or to assist CPAs in achieving their needs. The jobholders tasks and responsibilities shall in principal include without limitation and subject to adjustment by hisher reporting line Supporting the rampingup of the GSMC PRS operations in terms of operational procedures development and Galileo Security Facility GSF equipment validation Supervision of the PRS status of the Galileo system using dedicated GSMC security tools Ensuring the timely execution of Member State PRS requests and orders Providing advice to Member State CPAs in the operation of the PRS, including providing advice to CPAs on how to achieve their goals or in escalating advice requests to the GSMC analysis team Investigation of PRS anomalies reported by CPAs according to procedures and their resolution to ensure PRS delivery Investigation of any degradation of the PRS identified either by the Galileo System or external stakeholders Ensure the GSMC Service Desk functions are delivered During times of crisis, providing advice to EU decision taking bodies on the continuity of the PRS, proposing actions required to maintain the service, supporting Galileo Crisis Management and implementing the instructions issued by the relevant authorities. The jobholder will be required to work as part of a 247 shift working roster from when demand for GSMC PRS services require it expected during 2018 in line with the GSAs shift working policy. Heshe will be required to be trained and certified in hisher operational role and will be required to maintain hisher certification as part of the ongoing duties. In addition, heshe may be required to participate to an standby duty roster in line with the GSAs applicable rules. Prior to certification and operations, the role will be primarily a normal daytime job contributing to the development of GSMC operations. Until the start of shift operations the role will ensure the delivery of the initial PRS Service. Further, the jobholder will contribute to the development of GSMC operational procedures and will be expected to contribute to the GSMC operations validation process. With a view to optimising the usage of resources or in times of crisis, the Staff Member may be required to perform the duties of a Security Incident Handler. To that extent, the required training will be organised by the GSA and the jobholder will need to have passed the relevant operational evaluations for both roles in order to remain qualified for the post. Frequent missions and possible deployment to UK SwanwickLondon, and occasional ones to Belgium Brussels and Czech Republic Prague are foreseen for this post. For a more detailed job description and further information on the application procedure please visit our career website httpwww.gsa.europa.eugsajobsopportunities
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PRS Technical Support Officer
2015-11-25 16:06:43| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The PRS Technical Support Officer will work closely together with the PRS Technical Officer and shall carry out the tasks that will be assigned to himher, in particular relating with PRS users segment development and PRS pilot project implementation, under the three main activities as follows 1. PRS user segment RD a. Technical support to the preparation of H2020 and Fundamental Elements Calls and contracts on PRS user segment e.g. Receivers and related Security Technologies b. Support to the definition of specifications and instructions for manufacturing PRS equipment, in accordance with the policy of access to PRS defined decision 11042011 c. Contribution to the maintenance of market analysis of PRS Market adoption and GNSS governmental applications 2. Support to Member States and European Commission a. Contribution to the secretariat of GNSS Security Board GNSS SB working groups and support to the preparation of the GNSS SB working group documentation b. Adhoc technical support to Competent PRS Authorities and to Commission on PRS user segment implementation c. Contribute to the PRS user segment documentation preparation and maintenance 3. PRS Pilot Project a. Technical and management support of PRS pilot projects contracts b. Technical support to Programme and Member State PRS pilot projects implementation The position may imply regular travels within Europe and worldwide and might even require extensive periods abroad. The PRS Technical Support Officer shall also upon request contribute to other tasks of the Security Department, as necessary. For further information, job requirments, application procedure and working conditions, please consult our webpage httpwww.gsa.europa.eugsajobsopportunities
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Senior PRS and Security Engineer
2015-07-30 13:02:18| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency For more information on GSA please consult our website httpwww.gsa.europa.eugsaoverview The European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency GSA has set up a selection procedure that aims to establish a reserve list fiveyear contract with the possibility of a renewal for a fixed period and a further renewal for an indefinite period on the conditions set out in the Staff Regulations and in the Conditions of Employment for Other Servants for Senior PRS and Security Engineer Vacancy Reference Number GSA2015570 Date of Publication 16072015 Deadline for applications 17082015 2359 hours CET Type of Contract Temporary Agent GradeFunction Group AD8 Place of employment Prague Czech Republic Contract Duration 5 years with possibility of renewal1 Desired Start Date As soon as possible Organisational Department Security Department Reporting To Head of Department2 Possible reserve list valid until 31122016 Level of security clearance3 Secret UE 1. SECURITY DEPARTMENT The GSA Security Department proactively contributes to the fulfilment of GSA missions by providing the security expertise in order to 1 achieve successful security accreditation of the systems, 2 secure programmes implementation and exploitation and 3 ensure a wide, secure and sustainable use of the Public Regulated Service PRS. In order to secure programmes implementation and exploitation, the Security Requirements and Standards section of the Security Department manages both the support to the European Commission in exercising its responsibilities related to security and to support and liaise with the Galileo and EGNOS exploitation programme teams in the Agency. The PRS section of the Security Department manages the support to PRS Pilot projects and PRS User Segment activities and support to PRS Service Exploitation. In particular, PRS Pilot projects and PRS User Segment activities include among others Support Research and Development on PRS Receivers and Security Modules technologies to enable the development of Low cost and unclassified PRS receivers when keyed, with an appropriate European industrialization capacity, during the period 20162020 Preparation of calls for tenders, selection, negotiation, award as well as support to project and technical management of contracts related to the implementation of the PRS Pilot Project, for validating PRS operational and user functions and accelerating preparatory activities in Member States Work on the PRS user segment, by performing market research in various application areas e.g. homeland security, emergency services, critical infrastructure and defence Provide expertise and support to the GNSS Security Board and associated Working Groups Support to PRS Service Exploitation include Support to PRS service Design Security engineering of the PRS services Support to the maintenance and evolution of PRS services. GALILEO EXPLOITATION In accordance to the GNSS Regulation4, the European Commission has the overall responsibility to ensure the security of the programmes Galileo and EGNOS and adopts the high level security objectives and the necessary technical specifications and measures to implement these high level objectives. The European Commission delegates to the European GNSS Agency the responsibilities to implement the security measures in the exploitation phases of the programmes. In addition, the role of the European GNSS Agency, in the exploitation phase, includes tasks in particular as follows i Operational activities of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes including system infrastructure management, maintenance, ongoing improvement, certification and standardisation, as well as service provision ii Development and deployment activities of the evolution and future generations of the systems, including procurement activities. A Galileo exploitation programme team is in charge of managing the exploitation phases of the Galileo programme, and in particular Manages the execution of the Galileo exploitation phase in compliance with the ECGSA delegation agreements, controlling the associated schedule, costs and risks Analyses, defines and implements the Galileo exploitation concept Manages the Galileo infrastructure operations, maintenance, protection, ongoing improvement and evolutions activities, through associated contracts andor working arrangements Manages the standardisation activities associated with the Galileo programmes Manages the operational interfaces and service provision to the users Liaises with the GSA Market Development Department for the market strategy and development of the Galileo use Liaises with the GSA Security Department and Security Accreditation Board for ensuring the accreditation of the Galileo systems and services Liaises with the EC and ESA for all matters dealing with the Galileo exploitationrelated activities. The Galileo exploitation phase will start with the provision of the socalled Initial Services in 2016. The exploitation phase will start beginning of 2017, when the Galileo Systems infrastructure will be transferred from ESA to GSA through EC, and services provision will be managed directly by the GSA. The Galileo deployment is planned to be completed in parallel to the exploitation phase by 2020, when the Space Segment will have been fully deployed and all services will be declared fully operational FOC. 2. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The PRS and Security Engineer shall carry out the tasks that will be assigned to himher, in particular regarding the two main areas of a Engineering support to the exploitation and implementation of the PRS service b Security engineering support to Galileo evolutions and Exploitation activities. In particular the tasks which are currently envisaged for the post will cover 1. PRS Engineering a Transversal PRS engineering support and advice to the Galileo Exploitation Activities in particular for what concerns the preparation and award of the GSOp contract b Support the PRS Service Design and Mission analysis c Support in the maintenance of the PRS Mission, Service, and Security requirements and associated evolution roadmaps d Support in the maintenance and development of the design of the PRS Service and its evolution e Support to organising the provision of PRS service and the monitoring of its performance f Support the Galileo Service Engineering activities for topics related to Galileo PRS services implementation g Technical support to the preparation of Calls and contracts on PRS Receivers and Security Technologies h Act as Project andor Technical Officer of internal or delegated contracts and studies on PRS and related security and engineering activities in support to the development of the PRS service i Support in the definition and implementation of a global PRS Service Roadmap in support to the preparation of the PRS exploitation phase j Engineering support to the implementation of the PRS Pilot Project for the preparation of the PRS service exploitation k Liaise with the stakeholders involved in the PRS service provision notably the Competent PRS authorities to support the wide, secure and sustainable exploitation of the PRS l Support to the Commission on GNSS Security Board and associated working groups, including among others the contribution to the definition, maintenance and update of the Common Minimum Standards and guidelines for the implementation of PRS management rules in the Member States m Contribute to the implementation of PRS Agreement between the GSA and the European Commission. 2. Galileo Security Engineering a Support to the analysis, review and update the Galileo security requirements baseline according to the different Galileo programme and service milestones and evolutions b Support to the preparation, review and update of the GSOp Security related documentation c Responsible to maintain GSOp security baseline d Support to the analysis, review and update of the Galileo security requirements and documentation related to the GSC, GRC and other facilities under responsibility of the GSA e Provide security engineering expertise to the Exploitation team in the technical management of procurement and contract f Support to the followup of the current Galileo operations contracts and assess the impact of changes on the security and security operations on the GSOp baseline g Liaise with the exploitation and GSMC teams and provide security engineering support upon request and according to their needs as reflected in the Agency Annual work Programme h Contribute to the maintenance and update of the Agency Statement of Compliance to the applicable security requirements i Support the coordination of the security requirements with the overall exploitation requirements baseline in support to the Galileo GNSS Service Engineering Manager j Participate to Galileo system and service technical reviews related to security aspects k Contribute to the preparation of accreditation files and security risks analyses for the exploitation phases of Galileo and the associated risks treatment plans in cooperation with the European Space Agency GNSS Security Office l Support to the Commission on GNSS Security Board and associated working groups m Contribute to the Implementation and improvement of the security requirement and standard processes. The position is based in the GSA headquarters in the Czech Republic Prague and implies regular travels within Europe. The above tasks and responsibilities will be conducted in English language. 3. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS A. Eligibility criteria The selection procedure is open to applicants who satisfy the following eligibility criteria, on the closing date for application A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies5 attested by a diploma when the normal period of university education is four years or more, OR A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma and at least one year of appropriate professional experience when the normal period of university education is three years In addition to the above, appropriate professional experience6 of at least nine years 3. Be a national of a Member State of the European Union or Norway 4. Be entitled to his or her full rights as citizen 5. Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws concerning military service 6. Meet the character requirements for the duties involved7 7. Have a thorough knowledge of one of the languages of the European Union8 and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the European Union to the extent necessary for the performance of hisher duties and 8. Be physically fit to perform the duties linked to the post9. B. Selection criteria All eligible applications, according to the aforementioned criteria part A, will be assessed against the requirements listed below. Please note that noncompliance with at least one of the Essential requirements B.1 will result in the exclusion of the candidate from the selection process. Advantageous requirements B.2 constitute additional assets and will not result in exclusion, if not fulfilled. 1 Essential qualifications and experience i. University degree in the exact sciences e.g. Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electronics etc. ii. Proven experience relevant to the tasks described above iii. Experience in security engineering, including secure design, operations, implementation andor security risk assessment iv. Experience in Programme and Technical management of GNSS, space or complex projects v. Excellent command of both written and spoken English vi. Proven abilities to use electronic office equipment e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, email, internet, etc vii. To hold, have held or be able to obtain a security clearance at the level of SECRET. 2 Advantageous qualifications and experience viii. Knowledge by training or experience of the PRS and Security regulatory framework of the European GNSS programme ix. Experience of Galileo PRS service design and implementation x. Experience in service provision. 3 Behavioural competences xi. Motivation xii. Communication skills xiii. Working with others xiv. Stress management flexibility xv. Analysis problem solving xvi. Prioritising and organising. 4. SELECTION PROCEDURE The selection procedure includes the following steps After registration, each application will be checked in order to verify that it meets the eligibility criteria. All eligible applications will be evaluated by a Selection Board based on the selection criteria defined in this vacancy notice. The bestqualified candidates, those who obtained the highest number of points within the evaluation, will be shortlisted for an interview. The minimum threshold is 65 of the total points. During the interview, the Selection Board will examine each candidates profile and will assess their relevancy for this post. In order to support the evaluation via interview, shortlisted candidates will be required to undergo written tests relevant to the job content the minimum threshold for this test is 50 of the total points allocated for it and to complete part of the process in their second EU language. All candidates shortlisted for an interview will also be requested to complete an online Business Attitude Questionnaire. Candidates will be requested to bring with them on the day of the interview photocopies of all the supporting documents for their educational qualifications and employment necessary to prove that they meet the eligibility criteria. GSA has the right to disqualify applicants who fails to submit all the required documents. As a result of the interviews, the Selection Board will recommend the most suitable candidates for this post to be placed on a reserve list. The minimum threshold to be placed on the reserve list is 65 of the total points. This list may also be used for recruitment of a similar post depending on the Agencys needs. Inclusion on the reserve list does not guarantee recruitment. The reserve list will be presented to the Appointing Authority who may decide to convene a second interview and ultimately will appoint the successful candidate to the post. Indicative date for the interview and written test10 September 2015 Candidates are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the Selection Board members, either directly or indirectly. Any infringement of this rule will lead to disqualification from the selection procedure. 5. APPLICATION PROCEDURE For applications to be considered valid, candidates must submit an email to jobsgsa.europa.eu with a subject line of SURNAMENameVacancy Reference Number and which containsthe Agencys approved application form Download it here httpwww.gsa.europa.eugsajobopportunities. This form must be Completed in English Fully completed, pointing out the professional experience relevant to this position incl. calculation of years, months Printed, signed and clearly scanned in in one single document Named as follows SURNAMENameVacancy Ref. number e.g. SPENCERMarcGSA.2012.123. The application will be rejected if it is not duly completed and signed by hand. Further supporting documents showing evidence of the information given in the application will be requested at a later stage. No documents will be sent back to candidates. Applications must be sent to jobsgsa.europa.eu and received by the deadline listed on page 01 of this vacancy notice at the latest, clearly indicating the vacancy reference number in the subject line. Applications sent after the deadline will not be considered. Candidates are reminded not to wait until the final days before the closing date of applications submissions. The Agency cannot be held responsible for any lastminute malfunction due to any overflow of the mailbox. 6. APPEAL PROCEDURE If a candidate considers that heshe has been adversely affected by a particular decision, heshe can lodge a complaint under Article 902 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, at the following address European GNSS Agency GSA Human Resources Department Janovskho 4382 170 00 Prague 7 Czech Republic The complaint must be lodged within 3 months. The time limit for initiating this type of procedure starts to run from the time the candidate is notified of the action adversely affecting himher. submit a judicial appeal under Article 270 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU ex Art. 236 of the EC Treaty and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities to the European Union Civil Service Tribunal Boulevard Konrad Adenauer Luxembourg 2925 LUXEMBOURG For details of how to submit an appeal, please consult the website of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal httpcuria.europa.eujcmsjcmsJo16308. The time limits for initiating this type of procedure see Staff Regulations as amended by Council Regulation EC No 7232004 of 22 March 2004, published in Official Journal of the European Union L 124 of 27 April 2004 httpeurlex.europa.eu start to run from the time you become aware of the act allegedly prejudicing your interests. make a complaint to the European Ombudsman European Ombudsman 1 avenue du Prsident Robert Schuman CS 30403 67001 Strasbourg Cedex FRANCE httpwww.ombudsman.europa.eu Please note that complaints made to the Ombudsman have no suspensive effect on the period laid down in Articles 902 and 91 of the Staff Regulations for lodging complaints or for submitting appeals to the Civil Service Tribunal under Article 270 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU ex Art. 236 TEC. Please note also that, under Article 24 of the general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsmans duties, any complaint lodged with the Ombudsman must be preceded by the appropriate administrative approaches to the institutions and bodies concerned. 7. SUMMARY OF CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT The pay of staff members consists of a basic salary and of various allowances, if the person is entitled to them, weighted by a correction coefficient currently 75 for CZ, 116.8 for FR, 150.7 for UK which is revised on an annual basis with retroactive effect from 1 July. The full pay is exempt from national taxation. In addition to the basic salary, staff members may be entitled to various allowances, as indicated below Temporary Agent AD8 Indicative amountsdepending on personal and family situation and application of the coefficient Precise entitlements are determined upon recruitment, based on documentary evidence. Basic net salary entry level correction coefficient applied Deduction made from salary at source for Pension 10,1 Health insurance 1,70 Accident cover 0,10 Income tax levied at a progressive rate Solidarity levy 6 Unemployment insurance 0,81 3,592.30 Expatriation allowance 1,016.06 without children 1,123.97 1 child Household allowance 289.89 Dependent child allowance 375.59 Preschool allowance 91.75 Education allowance Up to 509.66 subject to conditions In addition, newcomers may also be entitled to the reimbursement of removal costs, temporary daily subsistence allowance and installation allowance. The GSA fully covers the tuition fees for 12 international schools in Prague main languages English, French or German. Staff is entitled to annual leave of two working days per each complete calendar month of service plus additional days for the grade, age, home leaves for expatriates and an average of 16 GSA public holidays per year. Special leave is granted for certain circumstances such as marriage, moving, election, birth or adoption of a child, serious sickness of spouse, etc. The GSAs benefits include an attractive health insurance and an independent pension scheme, providing a very competitive pension after a period 10 years employment. Pension rights acquired in one or more national schemes before starting to work at GSA may be transferred into the EU pension system. Staff is covered 247 and worldwide by the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme JSIS. Staff is insured against sickness, accident and occupational disease, and could be entitled to unemployment and to invalidity allowances. The GSA aims at creating and maintaining a supportive and healthy work environment that enables staff members to have balance between work and personal responsibilities, for example through flexible working time arrangements. GSA also offers a wide range of training courses to develop staff members personal skills and keep in touch with the latest developments in their field. The training and professional development opportunities are attuned to the career plan and requirements of the departments. For further information on working conditions of temporary staff please refer to the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants CEOS httpeurlex.europa.euLexUriServLexUriServ.do?uriCONSLEG1962R003120140101ENPDF 8. COMMITMENT Declaration of commitment to serve the public interest independently The jobholder will be required to make a declaration of commitment to act independently in the public interest and to make a declaration in relation to any interest that might be considered prejudicial to hisher independence. The jobholder will be required to carry out hisher duties and conduct himherself solely with the interests of the European Union in mind heshe shall neither seek nor take instruction from any government, authority, organisation or person outside hisher institution. Heshe shall carry out the duties assigned with objectivity, impartiality and loyalty to the European Union. Commitment to promote equal opportunities The Agency is an equal opportunities employer and strongly encourages applications from all candidates who fulfil the eligibility and selection criteria without any distinction whatsoever on grounds of nationality, age, race, political, philosophical or religious conviction, gender or sexual orientation and regardless of disabilities, marital status or other family situation. 9. DATA PROTECTION The personal information GSA requests from candidates will be processed in line with Regulation EC N 452001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. httpeurlex.europa.euLexUriServLexUriServ.do?uriOJL200100800010022ENPDF The purpose of processing personal data which candidates submit is to manage applications in view of possible preselection and recruitment at GSA. All personal data collected will only be used for this purpose and will in no case be transmitted to any third party. Any data provided will be treated in the strictest confidence and with high standards of security. Applicants documents will only be kept for as long as it is mandatory to fulfil the requirements of existing auditingcontrol procedures applicable to GSA. Applicants have a right to access their data. They have a right to update or correct at any time their identification data. On the other hand, data demonstrating compliance with the eligibility and selection criteria may not be updated or corrected after the closing date for the respective selection procedure. Applicants are entitled to have recourse at any time to the European Data Protection Supervisor httpwww.edps.europa.euEDPSedps.europa.eu if they consider that their rights under Regulation EC No 452001 have been infringed as a result of the processing of their personal data by the GSA. 1After the first contracts, the GSA may assign indefinite contracts. 2The successful candidate might be seconded to the GALILEO Exploitation department reporting operationally to the Operations Maintenance Managers of the exploitation teams in a matrix organisation. 3The successful candidate must hold a valid personnel security clearance at the above defined EU level or be able and willing to apply for a security clearance immediately after the contract award. The procedure for obtaining a personnel security clearance shall be initiated on request of the employer only, and not by the individual candidate. 4REGULATION EU No 12852013. 5Only study titles that have been awarded in EU Member States or that are subject to the equivalence certificates issued by the authorities in the said Member States shall be taken into consideration. 6Only appropriate professional experience acquired after achieving the minimum qualification stated in A.1 shall be considered. Where additional periods of training and study are accompanied by periods of professional activity, only the latter shall be considered as professional experience. Compulsory military service or equivalent civilian service accomplished after achieving the minimum qualification stated in A.1. shall be taken into consideration. Internships will be taken into consideration if they are paid. Professional activities pursued parttime shall be calculated pro rata, on the basis of the percentage of fulltime hours worked. A given period may be counted only once. 7Prior to the appointment, the successful candidate will be asked to provide a Police certificate confirming the absence of any criminal record. 8The languages of the EU are Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish. 9Before a successful candidate can be appointed, she will be medically examined by a selected medical service so that the Agency will be satisfied that she fulfils the requirement of Article 28e of the Staff Regulation of Officials of the European Communities. 10The date might be modified depending on the availability of the Selection Board members.
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PRS Technical Officer
2015-02-23 17:06:04| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The PRS Technical Officer will report to the Head of Security Department, aiming at the fulfilment of the Authoritys duties particularly regarding all matters related to the Public Regulated Service. Heshe will be under the guidance of the PRS Officer and shall carry out the tasks that will be assigned to himher, in particular regarding the support to the implementation of the PRS users segment with main focus on the following areas. 1. PRS Receiver Security Architecture and related Technologies a Technical support to the preparation of RD Calls and contracts on PRS Receivers and Security Technologies b Act as Project andor Technical Officer of internal or delegated contracts and studies on PRS and related security and engineering activities in support to the development of the PRS user segment c Support in the definition, maintenance and implementation of a global PRS User Segment Technological Roadmap identifying key research areas for PRS technologies, in support to the preparation of the PRS exploitation phase d Contribution to the preparation of PRS user segment receivers, security modules security accreditation. 2. PRS user segment development support e Support to the Commission on GNSS Security Board and associated working groups, including among others the contribution to the definition, maintenance and update of the Common Minimum Standards, and guidelines for the implementation of PRS management rules in the Member States f Contribute to the development of PRS user segment standards and PRS user segment documentation g Provide technical support to PRS participant activities including Commission, other Union Agencies and International institutions, Member States Competent PRS authorities as may be required according to the PRS Decision 11042011EU h Support to the development of EU policies regarding the use of PRS for critical applications and contribute to PRS awareness. i Technical Support to international negotiation on PRS access j Liaising with the internal and external stakeholders which contribute to the design of the EGNSS Mission and Services and its evolutions GSA Exploitation and Market development departments, ESA and EC k Security expertise for the coordination of Member States actions in respect of the frequencies necessary to ensure the operation of the Galileo system in coordination with other GNSS, with active participation to the WGCSI. The position is based in the GSA headquarters in the Czech Republic Prague and implies regular travels within Europe. Furthermore, the PRS Technical Officer will also contribute to other tasks of the Security Department, as necessary. The above tasks and responsibilities will be conducted in English language.