People Experience Assistant

Join the Human Resources People eXperience and Engagement team to support a diverse community of students, graduates, and staff by delivering tailored HR support, services, and policies. The role involves administration, communication, and advising on HR processes while developing interpersonal skills in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient, friendly, and reliable administration and communication for various HR processes and queries, supporting HR professionals and their client departments.
• Inform and advise student and graduate populations throughout their experience at CERN on several topics including regulations, integration, and processes.
• Deliver engaging presentations on HR topics to a variety of audiences, both within and beyond the group.
• Master the swift administration of contractual actions for several populations.

Requirements

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State, excluding Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for 2026 start date.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of 2 years of professional experience since graduation in a technical or administrative field.
• Your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma or a shorter non-university degree; you cannot hold a bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Experience dealing with discretion and confidentiality.
• Interest or experience with delivering presentations.
• Interest or experience with customer service roles.
• Your studies focused on Human Resources, Administration, or related fields.
• Effective written and oral communication, adapting the style to different audiences.
• Maintaining discretion and accountability.
• Delivering high-quality work on time and fulfilling expectations.
• Proactive attitude on taking on activities and tasks without prompting.
• MS Office knowledge.
• Presentation crafting and delivering skills.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Skills

• Confidentiality and Discretion
• Customer Service
• Presentation Delivery
• Human Resources Support
• Administrative Skills
• Effective Written Communication
• Effective Oral Communication
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Presentation crafting
• Accountability
• Time Management
• Proactive Work Approach

Languages

English, French