Your responsibilities

Are you an early-career professional interested in communications and project coordination, looking for a dynamic support role?

This position involves helping create and edit presentations and written materials for internal and external use, including speeches, briefings, and emails. It also includes preparing background research, gathering input from colleagues, and summarising key points. In addition, the role supports team projects, helps track progress on tasks and priorities, and assists with organising meetings and managing calendars. It's a great opportunity to build experience in executive support, clear communication, and cross-team collaboration.

Your profile

Skills:

• Communication skills:
• strong writing and editing (presentations, speeches, emails, internal notes);
• ability to tailor messages to different audiences;
• clear and professional verbal communication.
• Analytical and research skills:
• ability to quickly research topics and synthesise key information;
• ability to summarise input from multiple sources into coherent content.
• Organisational and project coordination:
• time management and prioritisation across multiple tasks and deadlines;
• experience or ability to track actions, follow up, and keep projects on schedule;
• attention to detail when managing calendars, preparing materials, or coordinating meetings.
• Initiative and adaptability:
• willingness to take ownership of tasks and follow through;
• flexible and able to shift between different kinds of work (creative, logistical, research-based).
• Tools:
• Microsoft Office or Google Workspace (Docs, Slides, Excel/Sheets), Email and calendar tools (Outlook, Google Calendar).
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Business Administration or Communication (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
• Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 13.08.2025 at 23:59 CEST.

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Target start date: 01-October-2025

This position involves:

• Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organisation.

Job reference: IT-GOV-2025-137-GRAE

Field of work: Support Services (Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement)

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5196 and 5716 Swiss Francs (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN's comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.