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Consultancy Opportunity

Space Industry Subject Matter Experts

Overview

Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB) is seeking to fortify its pool of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) supporting the development of Morocco’s first National Space Strategy (NSpS) under a cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Department of State. The project guides senior Moroccan civilian and military leadership through a multi-year strategy development process that strengthens Morocco’s institutional capacity, enhances national security, and positions the country to participate more competitively in the global space economy.

This Scope of Work seeks to engage additional SMEs to the MSS project on an intermittent, as-needed basis between August and October 2026. SMEs will advise the project team on technical questions within their area(s) of expertise, may contribute to written deliverables, and may develop and lead training sessions for Moroccan counterparts.

Travel to Morocco is possible under this engagement. These are part-time, short-term consultancies, with hours varying according to project needs.

Areas of Expertise

LWOB welcomes candidates with demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas:

Space Law & Regulation

• Regulation of satellites across orbital regimes (LEO, MEO, GEO), including the distinct legal and operational considerations at each orbit.

• Launch and re-entry regulatory issues.

• Licensing frameworks and their implications for national and operator objectives.

• Space insurance markets, requirements, and risk management.

Spaceport Development

• Standing up a spaceport from concept to operations — including siting, regulatory approvals and licensing, infrastructure, and operational readiness — and walking counterparts through the process step by step.

Industry Engagement

• Connections between government and the commercial space sector, including staffing and workforce development and investment attraction.

• How early government seeding of the space industry returns economic, technological, and strategic benefits to the government.

Research & Academia

• Linkages between the space industry and academic and research institutions, including collaborative research models, technology transfer, and talent pipelines.

Public-Private Partnerships

• Public-private partnership models for space infrastructure development, with particular emphasis on financing structures and risk allocation.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise LWOB on technical questions within the SME’s area(s) of expertise, informing the design and implementation of the National Space Strategy.

• Contribute to written deliverables, including strategy components, briefing papers, and technical assessments.

• Develop and lead training sessions, workshops, and briefings for Moroccan counterparts.

• Travel to Morocco, as needed and by mutual agreement.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated senior-level expertise in one or more of the areas of expertise listed above.

• Familiarity with the international legal, regulatory, or commercial context for space activities, as relevant to the area of expertise.

• Strong communication skills, including the ability to distill complex technical concepts for policymakers and non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience contributing to written deliverables and/or delivering training to professional audiences.

• Comfort working cross-culturally and engaging directly with foreign government institutions.

• Ability to travel internationally, as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting the development of emerging or expanding national space programs.

• Experience with U.S. Government or multilateral advisory missions.

• Fluency in either French or Arabic is a bonus.

Time Commitment & Compensation

• Engagement is intermittent and task-based; hours will vary according to project needs.

• Compensation is commensurate with experience.

• Period of performance: August - October 2026.

To Apply

Please send your CV to jobs@lwob.org with the subject line “Space SME” no later than August 3, 2026. In your application email, please indicate your 1). areas of expertise, 2). daily rate, and 3). availability to attend in-person engagements in Morocco between August-October 2026. Please note these positions are short-term consultancies. There is no possibility for full-time employment through these positions.

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