Job Description

You will be working on CERN's 5-Yearly Review, a strategic project that shapes our compensation and benefits policies. With the Compensation and Benefits team, you will analyse benchmarking results and contribute to assessing modifications to CERN's compensation structures and policies and model "what if" scenarios to evaluate the impact of policy changes. In addition, you will provide analytical support to the wider HR Department by developing dashboards and reports and occasionally support the analysis and determination of entry-level salaries in line with CERN's compensation framework.

Your responsibilities:

• Participate in Compensation & Benefits benchmarking exercises, structural analysis and the review and development of related policies, including modelling of "what-if" scenarios.
• Perform data extraction, analysis and reporting to support compensation and benefits activities.
• Support operational activities in the area of entry salary calculations.
• Develop, maintain and improve dashboards, reports and data visualisations for the HR department.
• Ensure data quality and consistency by understanding underlying HR data and processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of data analytics tools and reporting, including the integration of AI tools.

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Your profile:

• Demonstrated ability to analyse, interpret and visualise data clearly.
• Good knowledge of Excel and Power BI (data manipulation, modeling and visualisation, and advanced functions).
• Understanding of HR data and processes.
• Experience with an HCM system, such as Oracle Fusion Cloud, would be an advantage.

Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Structured, detail-oriented and able to work independently.
• High level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to understand and translate requests from non-technical stakeholders and to communicate results clearly.
• Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the other language.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Human Resources, Business Administration (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 15.04.2026 at 23:59 CEST.

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

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job flexibility: Hybrid

Target start date: 01-July-2026

Job reference: HR-CBS-RA-2026-73-GRAP

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

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Global Benefits

• A monthly stipend between 6372-7004 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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