Kate is joined today by Faz Kazmi. Faz graduated in Economics and Finance and now works as a Vertical Launch Grants Manager at the UK Space Agency.
Listen as Faz reveals what his day to day looks like. He also talks about the breadth of roles within this sector for graduates from all degree disciplines plus his tips on how to develop your skills and gain insights to help you break into the Space sector.
 
Faz's Bio: 
After graduating from York, I joined Meta's risk management and intelligence team, where I analysed social media trends. Recently, I moved to the UK Space Agency, where I manage government-funded grants to facilitate rocket launches from British soil.
 
Useful links:
UK Space Agency:
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency⁠</a> 
UK Space Careers:
<a href="https://spacecareers.uk/home" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://spacecareers.uk/home⁠</a> 
European Space Agency:
<a href="https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA⁠</a> 
Active debris removal:
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/space-sustainability" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/space-sustainability⁠</a> 
<a href="https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Active_debris_removal" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Active_debris_removal⁠</a> 
Space Sustainability employer:
<a href="https://astroscale.com/about-astroscale/about/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://astroscale.com/about-astroscale/about/⁠</a> 
Careers in finance and consultancy:
<a href="https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/ideas/sectors/finance/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/ideas/sectors/finance/⁠</a>

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