The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe and the world's most productive ground-based astronomical observatory. ESO carries out an ambitious programme focused on the design, construction and operation of powerful ground-based observing facilities enabling astronomers to make important scientific discoveries.
ESO operates three unique world-class observing sites in northern Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor and the ESO Headquarters are located in Garching, near Munich, Germany.
At Paranal, ESO operates the Very Large Telescope, the world's most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory, and will host and operate the southern array of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory, the world's largest and most sensitive high energy gamma-ray observatory. ESO is a major partner in ALMA, the largest astronomical project in existence. And on Cerro Armazones, ESO is building the 39-metre Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), which will become "the world's biggest eye on the sky" and whose operations will be fully integrated into the Paranal Observatory.
For its Office of the Director General, ESO is opening an International Staff Member position of:
Executive Assistant to the Director General
The Executive Assistant provides a variety of administrative support to the Director General (DG) under the supervision of the Head of the Executive Office. The post-holder requires a high degree of discretion, initiative, and organisational efficiency, and plays a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of the DG's office. Tasks include managing the agenda of the Director General, coordinating schedules, organising small events, and supporting internal and external engagements, while liaising with a broad network of stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
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