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An intergovernmental organisation, CIEPS – ISSN International Centre was officially created in Paris in 1975, under a treaty signed between UNESCO and France. It currently employs 14 people in a multicultural team.

The activities of the ISSN International Centre (www.issn.org) are:

– maintaining and publishing the ISSN portal (portal.issn.org), a database of standardised numbers assigned internationally to serial publications and continuing resources,
– coordinating the 95 national ISSN centres around the world,
– assigning ISSNs to international publications and to publications published in countries where there is no national centre,

– marketing the ISSN portal and associated services.

To cope with an increase in activity in 2025 due to the implementation of several major IT projects and the organisation of a major event, the ISSN International Centre is looking for an Administration and Communications Assistant (M/F) until December 2025.

 

Reporting to the Director and working on a daily basis with the Office Manager and the Communications, Marketing and Sales Manager, the Assistant will be responsible for the following specific tasks:

  1. Assistance with the overall organisation of the ISSN Centre Directors Conference, which will take place from 6 to 10 October 2025 in Paris;
  2. Administrative and marketing assistance with updating contact databases and other data as part of the implementation of a CRM system.

Profile required:

  • With at least a 2-year degree in marketing, communications or administrative management, you have between one and three years’ experience in at least one of these areas, preferably in an international environment,
  • You have a good command of office automation tools and have already used a CRM,
  • You have a good command of written and spoken French and English,
  • You are versatile, rigorous and organised,
  • You have excellent interpersonal skills, you enjoy working in a team and tackling a variety of tasks
  • Immediate availability.

Salary and status :

  • Salary +/- €27k gross depending on experience,
  • International status (see details at https://www.issn.org including exemption from income tax levied by the host country),
  • Full-time position.

Contact:

Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae and the name and contact details of a professional adviser to Gaëlle Béquet, Director of the ISSN International Centre, at secretariat@issn.org.

Examination of applications will begin on 10 March 2025. The position is open until filled.

 

In the recruitment of staff members, there shall be no discrimination on the grounds of ethnic or social origin, colour, disability, age, marital or parental status, sex or sexual orientation and political, philosophical or religious opinions. ISSN International Centre – Staff Regulations