Junior Officer for Host State Relations

As a Junior Officer for Host State Relations, you will join a dynamic, multi-tasking team and perform a variety of tasks, including contributing to: Conducting research and providing analyses on administrative and diplomatic issues. Collecting documentation and drafting notes and presentations for meetings with Host State authorities. Following-up on meetings and processes (writing minutes, letters, emails, etc., including of a confidential nature). Analysing requests and questions from local stakeholders and issues raised by CERN Departments and staff members related to Host States procedures and drafting positions and answers. Preparing notes verbales, letters and documents relevant to the Host State authorities in the context of processes, events and visits. Ensuring maintenance of the institutional memory of the Service, including monitoring files and ensuring proper archiving of information.

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, we are pushing the frontiers of science and technology. Our groundbreaking work brings together not only physicists but also a diverse range of professionals from engineering, technical, scientific, and administrative fields. Together, we foster an environment where innovation and collaboration thrive. Every day, we face exciting new challenges and opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research that shapes our understanding of the universe. We meet these challenges through the diverse perspectives within our teams, ensuring every contribution is valued and driving our shared sense of inclusion and purpose. Diversity is a core value of CERN since its foundation, and it remains central to our mission and continued success.

• Experience/interest in legal and administrative matters.

• Experience/interest in diplomatic and stakeholder relations.

• Rigorous, tactful and proactive.

• Analytical mind.

• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills.

• Desire and ability to work in a team within a large international organisation.

• Fast learner, capable of grasping new concepts rapidly and effectively.

• Excellent writing skills in French, with a good knowledge of English.

• Spoken and written both English and French.

• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in International Affairs, Legal Affairs (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.