Posted on: October 09, 2013
The SAFIR[1] (Satellite navigation services for AFrIcan Region) project under the EU-Africa Common Strategy as well as the Joint EU-Africa Partnership is pleased to announce that:
1. The receipt deadline of the applications for the following posts has been extended of two weeks:
- 2 GNSS[2] Experts
- 1 Aviation Application Expert
- 1 Operation Expert
- 1 Other Applications Expert
Applications must now be submitted by 14 October 2013 (6:00 pm UT) at the latest and sent simultaneously by e-mail to the 3 Experts of the SAFIR Project Implementation Team (PIT): oturcas@orange.fr; anne-laure.vogel@egis.fr; ayinahug@asecna.org
2. Experts from African ACP countries (including South Africa) are eligible and can apply for the 5 open posts of the JPO.
The 5 vacancy notices with the application form are posted on the following websites:
The missions of the EGNOS-Africa Joint Programme Office are to define the baseline and to oversee the subsequent implementation phase for the specification and procurement of the development and deployment of GNSS/EGNOS in Africa.
The personnel of the JPO will include ten staff members after the two phases of recruitment.
All the JPO staffs are trained in Trieste (Italy) before their entry on duty by the sister Project TREGA (TRaining for EGnos in Africa) led by UNESCO/ICTP (International Centre for Theoretical Physics).
Download the full announcement by SAPHIR here, in English and in French.
[1] The SAFIR project is funded by the European Union and awarded by the ACP Group of States to an International Consortium led by ASECNA (Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation Aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar) with Egis, Pildo Labs and ESSP
[2] Global Navigation Satellite System