Junior communications officer for IdeaSquare (IPT-DI-2024-104-GRAE)
Support communications and events for IdeaSquare at CERN
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Overview
Support communications and events for IdeaSquare at CERN
You have:
- Fluent in English, ability to work in French is advantageous.
- You have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation.
- Your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
- Proven experience in organising large communication/dissemination events.
- Proven experience in preparing, producing and publishing web and social media content.
- You must be a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
- 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.
Contract
This is a Entry Level contract. More about Entry Level contracts.
Job Description
Your responsibilities
Your primary role will be to support communications and event activities organized by the team of the IdeaSquare (ID2) at CERN, in relation to EU funded projects (among which the ATTRACT projects), ID2's 10th anniversary, ID2 student training programmes and external stakeholder visits. As a junior communications officer for ID2, you will report to the ID2 senior communications officer.
Your tasks will include (but are not limited to):
- Providing communications support for EU funded projects that ID2 coordinates and/or participates in, including the coordination and organization of any dissemination events and (final) conferences,
- Maintaining the communications strategy and visual materials up to date (ID2 and EU funded projects),
- Participating in meetings with the team and other stakeholders,
- Logistics support to the ID2 team with respect to managing external visits to ID2,
- Writing news updates and articles about all activities, including updates on the ID2 website, newsletter, social media content and articles for the CERN channels. This also include the production (incl. scripting, filming, editing) of short videos,
- Assisting in the production of printed communication materials including brochures, banners, invitations, etc.
More information here: https://ideasquare.cern/
Your profile
Skills and/or knowledge
- Excellent organization and planning skills.
- Proven experience in organising large (=50+ person) communication/dissemination events.
- Proven experience in communicating about Design Thinking methodologies.
- Proven experience in preparing, producing and publishing web and social media content, incl. short video-content. Well-versed in using relevant applications.
- Well-versed in all standard MS Office applications, like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
- Familiar with web-based project management platforms.
- Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.
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 Social and media sciences (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: 12th July 2024 at 23.59 CET
Job reference: IPT-DI-2024-104-GRAE
Contract duration: 6 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.
Target start date: 01-August-2024
What we offer
- A monthly stipend ranging between 5134 and 5647 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.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a large event you organized and the challenges you faced? | This question assesses your organizational skills and your ability to handle challenges during events. | Provide a specific example highlighting your role, the complexity of the event, and how you resolved issues. |
| How do you prioritize tasks when faced with multiple deadlines? | This question evaluates your time management and organizational skills under pressure. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What experience do you have with social media content creation? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you used design thinking in a project? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Why is communication important in event management? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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