As an Administrative Assistant in the CERN Users Office, you will contribute to the delivery of customer-focused administrative services for CERN's international community of guest scientists, supporting processes related to registration, personnel formalities, and Host State documentation. You will gain hands-on experience in administrative coordination, stakeholder engagement, and service delivery while contributing to the implementation of CERN's new Human Capital Management (HCM) system and the development of onboarding initiatives that support the integration of newcomers across the Administration Directorate.
Your responsibilities
- Provide administrative support and guidance to CERN's guest scientists, facilitating registration, personnel formalities, and their integration into the CERN community.
- Process, maintain, and manage administrative records and documentation, ensuring data quality and accuracy across CERN's information systems.
- Contribute to the continuous delivery of administrative services by supporting team activities and ensuring service continuity when required.
- Support the documentation, review, and improvement of administrative and Human Capital Management (HCM) processes, including the collection and analysis of user feedback.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of onboarding resources, communication materials, and knowledge-sharing initiatives that support the successful integration of newcomers across AGS services.
Your profile
- Initial experience in administrative support, customer service, office administration, or a related field would be considered an asset.
- Exposure to service-oriented activities and interaction with a diverse range of stakeholders would be an advantage.
- Experience maintaining records, documentation, or administrative information would be considered an asset.
- Familiarity with standard office software and digital collaboration tools.
- Exposure to onboarding activities, user support, feedback collection, or the preparation of guidance materials would be an advantage.
Skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in an international and multicultural environment.
- Service-oriented mindset and ability to interact professionally with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, maintain accurate records, and follow up on activities.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to handle information, documentation, and data with accuracy and confidentiality.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and collaborative document management tools.
- 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 General Administration, Customer Service (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma.
- You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
- Applicants with a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree are not eligible.
Job closing date: 12.10.2026 at 23:59 CEST.
Contract duration: 18 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Job flexibility: Fully Onsite
Target start date: 01-December-2026
Job reference: EP-AGS-2026-227-GRAE
Field of work: Administration
Benchmark job: 5B0020 - Personal/Team Assistant
Global Benefits
- A monthly stipend of 4687 Swiss Francs per month (tax free).
- 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
- Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
- Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
- A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
- Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
- On-the-job and formal training including language classes.
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Skills Required
- Nationality of a CERN Member or Associate Member State
- Maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation by the application deadline
- General secondary education diploma as the highest educational qualification
- No previous CERN fellow or graduate contract
- Applicants with a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree are not eligible
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and collaborative document management tools
- Spoken and written English
- Commitment to learn French
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Service-oriented mindset and ability to work with diverse stakeholders
- Good organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
- Attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information accurately
- Initial experience in administrative support, customer service, office administration, or a related field
- Experience with service-oriented activities and diverse stakeholder interaction
- Experience maintaining records, documentation, or administrative information
- Exposure to onboarding activities, user support, feedback collection, or preparation of guidance materials
What We Do
CERN is an international laboratory for particle physics research, providing unique particle accelerator facilities to uncover what the universe is made of and how it works.
