Educational Programs Co-Coordinator (IPT-DI-2025-112-GRAE)

Job Description

Your responsibilities

CERN's IdeaSquare is seeking a highly motivated and organised Educational Programs Co-Coordinator to plan, manage, and deliver a wide range of educational activities. These include student programs run in collaboration with global partner universities and institutions, events for the CERN community, and external engagements hosted at IdeaSquare.

Key responsibilities:

• Under the supervisor's guidance, leading the planning, coordination, and execution of student innovation programs in partnership with universities and institutions worldwide.
• Ensuring the seamless logistical delivery of programs, including CERN experiment tours, mentoring sessions, workshops, and guest talks.
• Operating the IdeaSquare event calendar and oversee the coordination of space bookings for both internal CERN and external partner events.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of innovation education practices and methodologies at IdeaSquare.

Your profile

Skills:

• -Demonstrated experience with innovation methodologies and frameworks.
• Proven background in teaching, coaching, or mentoring student teams is desirable.
• A curious, growth-oriented mindset, with a passion for exploring complex societal and technological challenges.
• Strong initiative and independence, with excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and see tasks through to completion.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with emotional intelligence and the ability to build effective networks.
• Adaptability and a fast learner comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Candidates with a master's degree will be prioritised.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Engineering, Management, Physics (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: 03.07.2025 at 23:59 CEST.

Contract duration: 6 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Target start date: 01-September-2025

Job reference: IPT-DI-2025-112-GRAE

Field of work: Support Services (Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement)

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5196 and 5716 Swiss Francs (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN's comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.

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