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Your responsibilities

In the Legal Section of the HR department, you will drive a major revision of CERN\\\'s internal legislation. At CERN, the Staff Rules and Regulations (\"SRR\") are regularly revised to adapt to the Organization\\\'s changing requirements. The current edition of the SRR dates from 2007 and has undergone more than twenty series of amendments. The aim of this project is to oversee the publication of a new edition and to reflect the changes in CERN\\\'s subsidiary legislation (administrative and operational circulars, and other administrative documents). Beyond the editorial aspect, the publication of a new edition will be an opportunity to improve CERN\\\'s internal legislation from the point of view of coherence and clarity.

Under the supervision of senior HR Legal advisors, you will also contribute to other HR Legal projects and activities such as:

- Drafting and/or revising existing legislation to reflect important policy changes

- Providing legal advice to HR services

- Drafting official submissions and communication in appeals and disciplinary procedures

- Performing legal research (ILOAT case-law) and benchmarking exercises with other IGOs and analysis on HR-related legal issues

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Knowledge of international administrative law (relevant experience in an intergovernmental organization represents an advantage)
• Excellent drafting skills
• Excellent oral communication skills
• Pro-active attitude and team spirit
• Fluent in both English and French.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a

. * You have a professional background in International administrative law (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: 13.10.2023 at 12:00 AM (midnight) CEST.

Job reference: HR-DHO-LA-2023-115-GRAP

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

Target start date: 01-January-2024

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6194 and 6808 Swiss Francs per month (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

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