Community Officer F/M

Role Summary

We are looking for a Community Officer to join our team to play a key role in building, engaging, and nurturing the institute’s communities. The Community Officer creates platforms to facilitate collaboration between the institute and its communities, and cultivates vibrant communities that inspire members to connect, learn, and share their experiences. The Community Officer engage entrepreneurs, alumni, and external partners and researchers. We plan for this role to be 40-60% FTE, initially for two years.

Duties include

• Identify and attract potential community members
• Create a welcoming and inclusive experience for all members
• Develop a strong sense of community identity to retain members
• Maintain and actively participate in community discussions and respond to comments and questions
• Monitor the sentiment and engagement level of the community and address any issues or suggestions raised by members
• In collaboration with the Communications Officer, develop engaging content that resonates with the community
• In collaboration with the Events Officer, organize hackathons, workshops, webinars, and meetups
• Prepare regular reports on community performance and insights 

Your profile

• Experience with community management tools and platforms
• Strong understanding of AI and machine learning concepts
• Ability to write engaging and informative content
• Passion for building and nurturing communities
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proactive approach to community engagement
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and presentation skills
• Excellent organizational, planning and time management abilities
• Skilled at building relationships with stakeholders from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds

Required language

Fluency in English and French. German and Italian are pluses.

About Idiap

Idiap is a research institute of national importance that engages in fundamental research, education and technology transfer in artificial intelligence, machine learning and signal processing. Idiap offers competitive salaries and conditions in a young, high-quality, dynamic, and multicultural environment. Idiap is located in the town of Martigny in Valais, a scenic region in the south of Switzerland, surrounded by the highest mountains of Europe, and offering exceptional quality of life, exciting recreational activities, including hiking, climbing and skiing, as well as varied cultural activities. English is the official working language.

At Idiap we place great emphasis on diversity and we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. Employment at Idiap is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Idiap does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by law.

If you believe that you could excel in this role but you are not sure you meet all profile criteria, we very much welcome your application.

Formal evaluation of the applications will begin on 14 January 2025.

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