Space Sustainability Ops & Stakeholder Consultant

UN Secretariat; Wien; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The United Nations Secretariat in Vienna seeks a qualified consultant for the Space Sustainability Section to operationalize the UN-SOCH hub and coordinate operator onboarding. The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, user support, and continuous improvement of the platform to expand participation across orbit regimes.

You will assemble guidance materials, facilitate outreach, and contribute to reporting while ensuring content quality and timely administration.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years of progressive experience in space sustainability or related field.
• Experience coordinating with industry and institutional stakeholders and translating consultations into recommendations.
• Experience with international organizations or the UN system is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Onboard operators for UN-SOCH directory, ensure content quality and user guidance.
• Engage with operators and partners to gather usability feedback and prepare recommendations.
• Manage day-to-day administration of UN-SOCH, including access requests and user support.
• Support operationalization and launch of UN-SOCH, preparing guidance materials and outreach content.
• Coordinate engagement with participants and partners and summarize progress.
• Identify functional improvements based on feedback and prepare documentation.
• Prepare recommendations for development, governance, and prioritization of UN-SOCH.
• Support Phase II development for Member State sign-ups and internal progress reporting.

Skills

Stakeholder coordination

User support

Feedback collection

Platform enhancement

Documentation

Reporting

Communication

Meetings/workshops

International cooperation

Space sustainability implementation

Education

Advanced degree in space engineering / related field

First-level degree with 2+ years qualifying experience

Job description

The United Nations Secretariat in Vienna seeks a qualified consultant for the Space Sustainability Section to operationalize the UN-SOCH hub and coordinate operator onboarding. The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, user support, and continuous improvement of the platform to expand participation across orbit regimes.

You will assemble guidance materials, facilitate outreach, and contribute to reporting while ensuring content quality and timely administration.