Job Description

Intern, Europe, Middle East and Africa Regulatory and Legal

CONTEXT

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the Legal & Regulatory team in a fast-paced, growing organization operating a dynamic industry.

Based in either The Hague, Netherlands, you will support licensing and government relations activities that facilitate the deployment of SES’s satellite connectivity solutions in the EMEA region, as well as providing legal support to the commercial activities. For the Regulatory activities, you will interact with national decision-makers and regulators, track satellite regulatory conditions applicable in countries of the region and help to obtain the authorizations to provide service.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work together with the EMEA Legal & Regulatory team to analyze and report on market access (space segment) requirements as well as licensing procedures and conditions applicable to SES satellite services
• Analyze draft legislation published by the European Commission and Member States
• Interact with SES Sales and Engineering teams to respond to their needs to serve targeted priority countries of the region
• Work together with the Legal Commercial team to support a wide range of commercial (and corporate) legal matters
• Obtain licenses and access rights to operate in the targeted priority countries

YOUR PROFILE

• C urrent student in Space Law with background on ITU Radio Regulations and familiarity with latest telecommunications industry developments or a commercial legal background
• Knowledge of radio spectrum policies and challenges considered a big plus
• Strong interest in global technology, media, and telecom business and satellite communications in particular
• Strong computer literacy (MS PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)
• Fluency in spoken and written English with additional languages considered an asset
• EU-citizens or work permit for Netherlands or Luxembourg

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• Valuable, meaningful and hands-on experience
• Dynamic and collaborative teams within the company
• A paid internship

SES and its Affiliated Companies are committed to providing fair and equal employment opportunities to all. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

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