Projects Coordinator for Mobility

Big Science Sweden; Meyrin; Remote; CHF 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CERN in Meyrin, near Geneva, is seeking a Programme/Project Lead to coordinate the mobility plan across CERN sites and guide the delivery through the 2028 horizon. You will lead cross-functional projects and events, ensuring milestones, risks, and decisions are tracked and reported.

You will translate strategic objectives into practical workplans, engage stakeholders, and document lessons learned to support governance and continuity of mobility initiatives, with a focus on service improvement

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor the mobility plan through to the 2028 horizon, including milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions and follow-up actions.
• Maintain a consolidated project portfolio and ensure regular reporting on status, priorities, issues and forthcoming decisions.
• Translate strategic objectives into practical workplans, deliverables and implementation steps.
• Contribute to the preparation of the future mobility plan by gathering needs, analyzing lessons learned, structuring consultations and drafting supporting material.
• Pilot mobility-related projects and events from scoping to post-event review.
• Prepare inputs and coordinate follow-up for CERN mobility meetings and working group.
• Support communication and stakeholder engagement on mobility initiatives, ensuring clear and timely information.

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Be part of the future of mobility at CERN and lead projects contributing to the delivery and evolution of CERN’s mobility strategy. You will coordinate the implementation of the mobility plan, prepare the next mobility plan, and lead cross-functional projects and events that improve mobility across CERN sites .

Your responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor the actions of CERN's mobility plan through to the 2028 horizon, including milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions and follow-up actions.
• Maintain a consolidated project portfolio and ensure regular, reliable reporting on status, priorities, issues and forthcoming decisions.
• Work with action owners and stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into practical workplans, deliverables and implementation steps.
• Contribute to the preparation of the future CERN mobility plan by gathering needs, analysing lessons learned, structuring consultations and drafting supporting material.
• Pilot mobility-related projects and events, from initial scoping and stakeholder alignment through implementation, operational coordination and post-event review.
• Participate actively in the CERN mobility working group, prepare inputs and meetings, document conclusions, and coordinate agreed follow-up.
• Support communication and stakeholder engagement on mobility initiatives, ensuring that information is clear, timely and adapted to the target audience.
• Identify opportunities for service improvement, sustainability and better user experience, and formulate evidence-based recommendations for decision-making.
• Ensure that project documentation, decisions, indicators and lessons learned are recorded and accessible for continuity and governance purposes.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State . Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot, Croatian and Turkish nationals, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation. You are not eligible with only a bachelor’s degree.
• 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.