MSFCH Associative Intern

This internship is part of an academic training program, a professional training program or a socio-professional integration program, and must meet the conditions set by the Conseil de surveillance du marché de l'emploi (CSME).

Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent, international medical and humanitarian organization that provides care to people in need, people affected by natural or man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and without regard to race, religion, creed or political affiliation (MSF Charter).

Through MSF associations, members, who are all present or former MSF employees or volunteers, have the right and responsibility to voice their opinions and contribute to the definition and guidance of MSF's social mission. The associations bring together individuals in formal and informal debates and activities -?in the field, in associative gatherings at national and regional levels and in an annual international assembly.

The associative bodies are responsible for guaranteeing the respect for MSF values and principles, safeguarding and guiding MSF’s social mission, and hold the executive bodies to account.

The Association of MSF Switzerland (MSFCH) counts approximately 900 active members. The MSFCH Associative Team works in a supportive capacity to the Board of Directors and the Association.

Under the general direction of the Board, the role of the Associative Team is to foster leadership and activism within the MSFCH Association and to cultivate a strong, vibrant, well-informed membership that is able to assume its responsibility to elect the members of the Board, to engage in formal associative gatherings such as Board meetings and the annual General Assembly, and initiate and participate in key debates surrounding the humanitarian activities of MSF as a whole in order to provide ongoing guidance to MSFCH and the MSF movement.

The Associative Internship aims at providing support to the further development of a meaningful associative dynamic in MSFCH, allowing the Intern to gain valuable insights into all the different associative facets, its functioning and its main purposes. The Intern will also be responsible for specific projects. As such, the Association & Networking Coordinator will ensure that the internship objectives are fulfilled, and the intern has a diverse, interesting and meaningful learning experience.

• Working autonomously on projects (initiation to closing)
• Excellent coordination, organisational & event planning skills
• Exposure to social engagement and community mobilisation
• Deeper understanding of governance structures, associative functioning and a culture of debate
• Insight and handling into diverse communication tools and specificities of communicating in an association/a network
• Polyvalence & Multitasking
• Teamwork

The position of MSFCH Associative Intern supports the MSFCH Board and the MSFCH Associative Team in its tasks and responsibilities:

• Support to the development and strengthening of the MSFCH/OCG Associative Network
• Support information sharing and the production of information/communication material
• Support to the MSFCH General Assembly logistics and admin

Education

• Bachelor (or equivalent)

Experience (an asset)

• Writing/Content development
• Event Organisation
• Website/Social media platforms
• Translations
• Administration

Languages

• Fluent French
• Fluent English
• German (an asset)

Personal Abilities

• Genuine interest in, understanding of and commitment to the humanitarian principles, social mission, operations, and challenges of MSF
• Dynamic person with strong practical/organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and in a team
• Initiative & Flexibility
• Attention to detail
• Autonomy
• Good interpersonal skills

Skills/ Technical competencies

• Excellent writing skills
• Coordination/Organization
• Translation of written material (EN-FR / FR-EN)
• IT (Word, Excel, Outlook, Zoom, Teams)

• A tripartite internship agreement is mandatory
• 6 to 9 months, according to internship agreement
• Full time (40h/week)
• Based in Geneva, Switzerland
• Start date : October 2024
• Gross monthly remuneration 2'000.- CHF

Please send a CV (2 pages maximum) and a cover letter (1 page maximum).

Closing date for applications is August 11th, 2024.

We reserve the right to close the position early if we consider the number and quality of applications received to be sufficient.

The applications will be treated confidentially.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Only applications submitted on our recruitment platforms will be considered.

Please note that we do not wish to use the services of recruitment or placement agencies.

At MSF, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together for the social mission of MSF to create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.

We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.