Junior Officer for Host State Relations (SR-SE-HSR-2026-154-GRAE)

Job Description

Are you a recent graduate looking for a professional experience within an international organisation? Are you passionate about international collaboration and diplomacy? Would you like to play a part in facilitating collaboration with Swiss and French partners in support of science?

If so, you're in the right place! Join the Host State Relations (HSR) service in the Stakeholder Engagement (SE) group in the Stakeholder Relations (SR) sector!

The mission of the Host State Relations service is to contribute to the proper functioning of CERN by working in collaboration with the Host State authorities and other Swiss and French public entities.

Your responsibilities:

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.

Your profile:

• Experience/interest in legal and administrative matters.
• Experience/interest in diplomatic and stakeholder relations.

Skills:

Essential skills:

• 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.

Further details for the required skills and experience:

Eligibility criteria:

• 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.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 23.06.2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Job flexibility: Fully Onsite

Target start date: 01-September-2026

Job reference: SR-SE-HSR-2026-154-GRAE

Field of work: International Relations

Benchmark job: 5A0020 - Communications/Public Relations /External Relations Professional

Global Benefits

• A monthly stipend between 5266-5793 Swiss Francs per month (tax free) depending on your degree.
• 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
• A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
• Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
• On-the-job and formal training including language classes.

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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.

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