Event Manager at 70%

The city of Meyrin – with a staff of 950 members – stands out for its dynamism, multiculturalism and the richness of its associative and economic fabric. A true urban centre, Meyrin aims for sustainability goals as well as quality of life. The city has a population of nearly 27,500 people and offers more than 33,000 jobs. To strengthen its communication and economic affairs service, the city is looking for a:

Your mission:

Coordinate and/or implement the logistical and technical aspects of events (mostly small scale with 3 major events per year) in collaboration with the 15 departments of the administration and ensure technical feasibility with possible support from external providers.

Your main activities:

• based on a mandate from a municipal service, determine the needs in equipment, resources and external providers, in line with the allocated budget;
• carry out the procedures to reserve or order the necessary equipment and resources for the agreed period;
• ensure the reception or, if necessary, the transport of the equipment within the agreed deadlines and check the conformity of the ordered equipment;
• ensure the coordination and monitoring of the assembly, installation, technical and logistical aspects related to the event and check their proper functioning;
• ensure the coordination and monitoring of the dismantling of the equipment used;
• transmit all necessary information for invoicing to the requesting service;
• keep the inter-departmental event calendar up to date and update the procedure as well as a list of tasks to be done when organising an event;
• keep the inventory of equipment directly under your responsibility up to date and ensure its maintenance.

Your profile:

• certified training in the audiovisual field and/or logistics, or equivalent;
• professional experience in sound, lighting, projection and event coordination;
• 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar position;
• fluent in French;
• solution-oriented mindset, responsible and able to take initiatives wisely;
• organised, flexible and able to work independently, while developing good collaboration with the two other event managers;
• service-minded and able to demonstrate interpersonal skills;
• good physical condition; driving licence essential, ability to drive a manual transmission car;
• comfortable with common IT tools;
• flexible regarding working hours (irregular, evenings and weekends).

Our offer:

• opportunity to perform varied work, allowing numerous contacts, and to participate in interesting projects, requiring creativity, with appreciable work autonomy, within a dynamic team;
• 5 weeks of holiday;
• opportunities for continuing education.

Start date: as soon as possible or to be agreed

If you are interested in this position:

We await your complete application on www.meyrin.ch/emploi (cover letter, CV, work certificates and diplomas) by Wednesday 23 September 2026 inclusive.

We prefer electronic applications to respect the environment and to ensure efficient processing of applications. Unless expressly requested, applications received in paper and electronic format will be destroyed.