Secretaria de Polítiques Digitals – Generalitat de Catalunya
Listed on Orbital Diplomat 5 Sept 2026
Note: this position is advertised in Catalan (Tècnic/a de Suport Jurídic i Econòmic). Catalan language proficiency at C1 level is a mandatory eligibility requirement. Priority is given to career civil servants of the Generalitat de Catalunya corps (A1 grade); exceptional applications from qualified external candidates may be considered. The Secretariat of Digital Policies of Catalonia's Department of Enterprise and Labour is seeking a Legal and Economic Support Technician for the Catalunya Espai 2030 strategic programme — a three-year temporary position (October 2026 – September 2029) approved by the Catalan Government on 23 July 2026. The postholder will coordinate all legal actions required to implement the Catalunya Espai 2030 strategy, including analysis, interpretation, and development of regulatory proposals, instructions, and protocols. Responsibilities include ensuring the legal adequacy of instruments linked to satellite missions, critical infrastructure, and data platforms; overseeing the legal review of agreements, collaboration instruments, grants, procurements, and public innovation instruments (including pre-commercial procurement and public procurement of innovation); providing legal support to the strategy's governance bodies (Strategy Commission, Operations Commission, working groups); and supervising the economic and administrative functions of the programme to ensure coherence between legal, budgetary, and procedural components. For space law practitioners with public administration experience in Catalonia, this is a direct opportunity to contribute to the implementation of Spain's most ambitious regional space strategy — working at the intersection of space sector regulation, public procurement, data governance, and institutional legal support.
Eligibility: career civil servant of the superior administration corps of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Phase I, priority); or university degree giving access to the superior corps plus Catalan C1 certificate (Phase II, exceptional) Catalan language proficiency at C1 level (mandatory) Experience in legal advisory within public administration, including drafting reports, interpretive criteria, regulatory proposals, and legal support for strategic projects Experience in public procurement, agreements, subsidies, own-means mandates, and other institutional collaboration instruments Knowledge of the legal framework applicable to technology, research, and innovation projects including data governance, digital transformation, and public-private collaboration Experience providing legal support to collegiate bodies and governance structures Experience coordinating legal-administrative and economic management of strategic programmes Applications via online form FORMULARI EMT_548-26 with CV and ATRI-generated CV; deadline 14 September 2026 Inquiries: seleccio.empresa@gencat.cat