Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant - Space Policy, Economics & Markets

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Within the Space team, the Senior Consultant works across multidisciplinary teams, contributes to engagements for European institutions and agencies, and supports the development of junior colleagues. The role also contributes to proposals, team development and the identification of new opportunities aligned with client needs.
As a Senior Consultant, you will help deliver complex advisory assignments in space policy, downstream space markets and the economics of the space sector. You will work with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to projects with tangible impact on European policy, programmes and market development.

Your Key Responsibilities

We are looking for an ambitious consultant with a strong analytical background and proven experience in economic and/or market analysis in the space sector. You will combine quantitative and qualitative analysis with stakeholder engagement, workstream management and the ability to translate evidence into practical recommendations.
• Downstream space markets and applications
• Upstream and in-space economy markets
• Space policy and programme analysis
• Economic, socio-economic and market assessments
• Evaluations and impact assessments
• Technology and market monitoring
• Cost-benefit analysis and evidence-based policy support
• Stakeholder consultations and strategic studies
Project delivery
• Lead defined tasks and workstreams within complex consulting engagements, implementing agreed methodologies and coordinating day-to-day delivery activities.
• Deliver evidence-based outputs on time and to the satisfaction of public-sector clients in the space domain.
• Coordinate desk research, stakeholder consultations and data-analysis activities.
• Produce high-quality reports, market assessments, policy studies, presentations and client-ready deliverables.
• Monitor scope, deadlines, dependencies and quality across assigned workstreams.
Client and stakeholder engagement
• Build effective working relationships with clients and stakeholders from European institutions, EU agencies, industry, research organisations and the wider space ecosystem.
• Prepare and support consultations, interviews, workshops and expert discussions.
• Present analytical findings and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
Economic and market analysis
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative economic and market research in the field of space, with a focus on downstream markets.
• Apply economic-analysis techniques, including cost-benefit analysis, and contribute to market assessments.
• Coordinate data collection and analysis, translating the evidence into clear findings and practical recommendations.
Business development and team contribution
• Identify business opportunities and contribute to the development of competitive proposals for public-sector clients.
• Bring fresh and innovative ideas to the development of the team and support the implementation of the company strategy.
• Contribute to the internal training programme, coach junior colleagues and encourage collaboration and mutual learning.

Your Profile
You have:
Experience and education
• Approximately 2-4 years of relevant professional experience in market and economic consultancy, policy advisory, research or a related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in economic and/or market analysis in the space sector is a plus.
• A relevant master's degree in business, economics, and/or engineering.
• Experience supporting the coordination of project teams, including partners, experts and internal teams.
• Experience in project management is an advantage.
• Experience writing and contributing to winning competitive bids for public-sector clients is an advantage.
Technical and consulting capabilities
• Strong analyti