Onsite Project Coordinator for Scientific Initiatives

CERN; Genf; On-site; CHF 71,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Health insurance

Pension Fund

30 days leave plus 2 weeks annual休

Job summary

CERN's Accelerator and Technology Sector invites a Project Assistant to support HL-LHC and European projects, coordinating workshops, reviews and governance across multidisciplinary teams. The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, planning and documentation within an international environment.

Onsite work, with long-term contract prospects and comprehensive benefits are offered. You will join the Project Office and work closely with the ATS departments to ensure timely execution of actions and

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience or PhD with up to 3 years post-graduate experience.

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, KPIs, and reporting.
• Drive project governance and performance monitoring by maintaining project plans, tracking progress against objectives, consolidating status reports, managing documentation and repositories (EDMS, CERNBox, JIRA), and proactively resolving issues that may impact schedules or deliverables.
• Plan and coordinate workshops, technical reviews, and large-scale project events, managing logistics, stakeholder engagement, documentation, follow-up actions, and decision tracking to support successful project outcomes.
• Coordinate communication and outreach activities for major projects and studies, developing communication plans, aligning stakeholders, supporting change management efforts, and ensuring clear, consistent messaging across CERN departments and external partners.

Skills

Organisational skills

Planning skills

Autonomy

Stakeholder management

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Office software

Collaborative tools

Education

Master's degree with 2–6 years post-graduation experience

PhD with no more than 3 years post-graduation experience

Tools

EDMS

CERNBox

JIRA

Office suite

Job description

CERN's Accelerator and Technology Sector invites a Project Assistant to support HL-LHC and European projects, coordinating workshops, reviews and governance across multidisciplinary teams. The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, planning and documentation within an international environment.

Onsite work, with long-term contract prospects and comprehensive benefits are offered. You will join the Project Office and work closely with the ATS departments to ensure timely execution of actions and