MSFCH Associative Intern  

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Join MSF OCG as a MSFCH Associative Intern !

We are looking for passionate candidates ready to contribute to our humanitarian mission.

Below, you will find the job details and the qualifications we are looking for.

This internship is part of an academic training program, a professional training program, or a socio-professional integration program, and must comply with the conditions set by the Employment Market Supervisory Council (CSME). The duration of the internship, as defined by the tripartite agreement, is 6 to 12 months at 100%.

Inclusivity and Diversity at MSF

Do your qualifications and experience not exactly match all requirements of the job?

At MSF OCG, we are committed to an inclusive culture that supports and amplifies 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 to advance MSF’s social mission and create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.

We understand that some people may hesitate to apply for employment if they don’t meet all listed job requirements. Research shows that this is especially true for women. If you believe your profile is a good match for this position, we invite you to apply even if you don’t fulfil every listed qualification.

We encourage 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 undergo reference checks.

Context & mission

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 1000 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.

Tasks and responsibilities

Support to the development and strengthening of the MSFCH/OCG Associative Network

• Support the organisation & animation of Swiss-based events and regular communication with our membership/network in Switzerland (incl. Friends of MSF).
• Assist the development and strengthening of the MSFCH associative links with different institutions in Switzerland, in close collaboration with the Association Network Officer, Fundraising and Communication Teams.
• Support to the Field Associative Debates Coordination [December to April], incl. the compiling the FAD info table.
• Create engaging content to foster engagement of members around associative matters and topics.

Support information sharing and the production of information/communication material.

• Produce/develop content.
• Review and proofreading of content.
• Translate and edit information, documents and pages into French/English.
• Posting on associative online platforms.

Support to the MSFCH General Assembly logistics and admin

Starting in March, the Associative Intern’s work will focus on the preparation of the MSFCH GA.

• Responsible for [project]: Organization and general coordination of the MSFCH GA party (orders, links with suppliers, room manager, volunteers, etc.).
• Responsible for [project]: Reception (arrival/departure, airport pickup, logistic package, …) and support to mission representatives invited to the MSFCH GA.
• Compiling, layout, editing and translations of various GA-related documents into French/English.
• Assist in various administrative/logistic tasks: travel, visa and hotel bookings, room & material preparation, membership database, etc.
• Assist in content uploading/updates on Souk website.
• Help advertise information and GA related events on various communications channels.
• Taking minutes.

General Support

• Undertake other duties as requested by the MSFCH President and MSFCH Association & Networking Coordinator.

Your profile

• Have a tripartite internship agreement

Skills/ Technical competencies:

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

Personal qualities:

• 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

Languages

• English: excellent writing and communication skills
• French : good written and spoken level

Terms of employment

• A tripartite internship agreement is mandatory
• 6 to 12 months, according to internship agreement
• Full time (40h/week)
• Based in Geneva, Switzerland
• Start date : as soon as possible
• Gross monthly remuneration 2’000.- CHF

How to apply

Candidates are invited to submit their application exclusively through our recruitment platform, following these guidelines:

• CV (maximum 2 pages)
• Cover letter (maximum 1 page)
• Documents must be submitted in either English or French.

The application deadline is 2nd March 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive a sufficient number of quality applications.

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All applications will be treated confidentially.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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