Fundraising Operations & Grants Officer

Big Science Sweden; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Science Sweden is looking for a Junior Fundraising Operations & Grants Officer to join its team in Geneva. In this role, you'll manage financial processes for the CERN & Society Foundation, ensuring efficient donor engagement.

The position requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree with a maximum of 2 years of experience. Join us at CERN and help drive impactful funding initiatives.

Qualifications

• Maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field.
• Must not hold a PhD.
• Eligibility limited to nationals of certain CERN Member States.

Responsibilities

• Manage formal obligations to authorities.
• Support the Foundation's governing body.
• Oversee financial processes and donor relationships.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

Are you passionate about fundraising and partnerships? Would you like to work at the world’s leading particle-physics laboratory and thrive? Come and join the Fundraising and Partnerships (FP) section in the Stakeholder Engagement (SE) group in the Stakeholder Relations (SR) sector!

As a junior Fundraising Operations & Grants Officer, under the supervision of the Head of Fundraising and Partnerships, you will play a key role in the operations of the CERN & Society Foundation. You will manage formal obligations to authorities, support the Foundation’s governing body, and oversee financial processes in close collaboration with CERN’s Legal Service and Finance and Administrative Processes department. In parallel, you will work alongside CERN project leaders to manage institutional and foundation donor relationships, including proposal preparation, compliance monitoring, and reporting. This role combines operational stewardship with the management of internal and external relationships, ensuring seamless donor engagement and a sustainable flow of resources to the CERN & Society Foundation.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• You are a national of aCERN Member State or Associate Member State . Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in the respective field and your highest educational qualification is either a bachelor’s or master’s degree. You must have a university degree and can’t hold a PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.