Experienced Project Assistant

CERN; Genf; On-site; CHF 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CERN in Geneva invites applications for a Project Assistant to join the Accelerator and Technology Sector (ATS). You will support the HL-LHC Project, European projects, the ATS Specification Committee, and other strategic studies in a dynamic, international environment.

In this role you will help coordinate complex projects, track milestones, manage risks, prepare documentation and reports, and ensure timely delivery of actions and deliverables.

Job description

You will join the Accelerator and Technology Sector (ATS) which comprises four departments - Beams, Engineering, Accelerator Systems, and Technology - responsible for the Sector's main technical activities. The ATS Directorate Office (ATS-DO Unit) is home to the Project Office, the main project teams, and a number of sector-wide transversal activities.

The Project Office is seeking a Project Assistant with prior experience in large-scale scientific international projects, to join its dynamic team and provide key support to the HL-LHC Project, European projects, the ATS Specification Committee and other strategic projects and studies.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead the coordination and delivery of complex European and strategic projects, ensuring effective planning, stakeholder engagement, milestone tracking, risk management, documentation, reporting, and the timely completion of project deliverables.
• Manage the end-to-end ATS Specification Committee technical review process, coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders, overseeing workflows and schedules, ensuring compliance with procurement and audit requirements, and driving the timely execution of actions, deliverables,…