Job Description

Are you a highly organised graduate with a talent for administration and coordination?
Do you enjoy supporting high-level governance activities in an international environment?
Are you ready to contribute to the smooth running of meetings involving senior stakeholders in the world’s leading particle-physics laboratory?

Join the Council Secretariat in the Stakeholder Relations sector at CERN!

The Council Secretariat in the Stakeholder Relations sector is responsible for organising meetings of the CERN Council and its subsidiary bodies throughout the year. It plays a key role in ensuring the efficient functioning of CERN’s governance, working closely with internal services and external stakeholders at all levels.

As a Junior Administrative Assistant, you will contribute to a wide range of administrative and organisational activities, supporting high-level meetings and ensuring the smooth coordination of processes and documentation.
You will also collaborate closely with the Translation and Minutes Service, providing back-up support when required.

In this role, you will gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, international, and multicultural environment at the heart of CERN’s decision-making processes.

Key Tasks

As a Junior Administrative Assistant and under the supervision of the Council Liaison Officer, you will:

• Provide a wide range of administrative support within the Council Secretariat.
• Contribute to the coordination and organisation of meetings of the CERN Council, its subordinate and advisory bodies, and working groups.
• Liaise courteously and efficiently with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. 
• Assist in the preparation, handling and distribution of official documents.
• Provide administrative support to the President of the Council and Chairs of various committees.
• Ensure continuity of service by providing back-up support for the administrative assistant of the Translation and Minutes Service when required.

Skills

• MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Ability to understand and speak English in a professional context and to draft standard texts in English.
• Ability to understand and speak French in everyday situations.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a courteous and professional approach. 

Experience

• Experience providing administrative support in English will be an advantage.
• Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders and/or clients would be an asset.

Language skills

Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Eligibility

• 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 the field of Administration, Languages or a related discipline and your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma or a shorter non-university degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants with University degree are not eligible.

Field of work
International Relations

Additional Information

Job closing date: 25.05.2026

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

Job Flexibility: Fully on-site

Target start date: 01.07.2026

Please, apply via the CERN careers portal: https://careers.cern/explore-careers/international-relations/