Projects Coordinator for Mobility

What you'll do

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.

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Your profile

Initial experience in project coordination, multi-stakeholder initiatives, mobility, events, sustainability or service development would be an asset.
Experience in an international or multidisciplinary environment would be an advantage.
Graduated in Project Management, Transport and Mobility, Urban Planning, Sustainability, Engineering, Business Administration, Public Policy or a related field.

Your skills

Ability to structure and monitor projects, action plans, milestones, risks and deliverables.
Strong analytical and drafting skills, with the ability to turn varied inputs into concise reports and recommendations.
Good command of common office, collaboration, presentation and project-tracking tools.
Ability to organise meetings, workshops and events and to ensure systematic follow-up.
Interest in sustainable mobility, transport services and user-centred service improvement.
Clear communication and stakeholder management.
Ability to work autonomously while escalating risks and decisions appropriately.
Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the other language.

Ideal start date: 01/02/2027

Contract duration (in months): 24

Job flexibility: Hybrid

Global Benefits at CERN

A monthly net stipend of either 6372 or 7004 Swiss Francs per month depending on your degree and years of post-graduation experience.
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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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.

You will need these documents to complete your application

Your CV (English or French)
A copy of your most relevant diploma or a certificate of achievement from your school (if you don't yet have your paper diploma)
Any document you consider relevant to your application

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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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