Academy Development and Support Officer [26169]

About the Position

Academy Development and Support Officer [26169]

HE Space is a successful international space company, specialized in providing managed services and human resources to the international space sector for over 40 years. We hire space experts all over Europe across the whole spectrum of space-related activities, from engineering to science, software development, operations, marketing, finance, and administration. Our employees contribute towards a wide range of groundbreaking space programs including Galileo and Copernicus, ExoMars, Iris2, ESA BASS, ESA GSPT, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, the Ariane and Vega launchers, as well as the International Space Station.

HE Space has joined forces with CS Group and Sopra Steria to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting. We are passionate about people and invest in you to support the development of the European space industry.

As part of our team, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Support ESA in the development, implementation, and improvement of new Training “Academies.”
• Act as the L&D interface towards Academy stakeholders, including ESA organizational entities, governance bodies, subject matter experts, and external providers contracted to support Academy development and delivery.
• Coordinate contributions, facilitate collaboration, support decision-making processes, and obtain required approvals.
• Analyze existing training assets, identify gaps, overlaps, and integration opportunities, and define and maintain the Academy learning architecture, learning pathways, learning objectives, target groups, learning outcomes, course structures, schedules, and resource estimates in alignment with ESA learning standards.
• Design, review, and enhance Academy learning solutions, including course and module structures, learning activities, exercises, simulations, assessments, and supporting materials.
• Support subject matter experts and contributors in the development of trainer and participant materials and ensure compliance with ESA instructional design guidelines.
• Coordinate validation activities, approvals, pilots, and first deliveries of Academy learning solutions.
• Collect and analyze feedback, participation, and impact data, provide recommendations, and implement agreed improvements.
• Coordinate learning operations and delivery readiness, including learning system integration, records management, participant administration, logistics, documentation, and certification processes.
• Support Academy communication and promotion activities, where required.
• Identify, monitor, and escalate risks, issues, and dependencies, propose mitigation actions, and provide regular reporting on Academy implementation activities and outcomes.
• Support other L&TD and related capability-building activities as reasonably requested by the Agency.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Learning & Development, Human Resources, or Educational Sciences.
• 4 years of experience in learning and development or training operations.
• Experience with large international organizations or public sector or intergovernmental organizations.
• Managing multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

We Offer

• An exciting and dynamic international working environment.
• Inclusive and committed employer, working every day to combat all forms of discrimination and promote a respectful working environment.
• Committed to gender diversity and overall inclusivity, we encourage all applications and profiles.

Job Location

Noordwijk, Netherlands

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job NL-HP-26169.

Last apply date: 20/10/2026!

About the Company

HE Space is a successful international space company, specialized in providing managed services and human resources to the international space sector for over 40 years. We hire space experts all over Europe across the whole spectrum of space-related activities, from engineering to science, software development, operations, marketing, finance, and administration. Our employees contribute towards a wide range of groundbreaking space programs including Galileo and Copernicus, ExoMars, Iris2, ESA BASS, ESA GSPT, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, the Ariane and Vega launchers, as well as the International Space Station.

HE Space has joined forces with CS Group and Sopra Steria to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting. We are passionate about people and invest in you to support the development of the European space industry.