Learning & Development Unit Intern

Join MSF OCG as a Learning & Development Unit Intern! We are looking for passionate candidates ready to contribute to our humanitarian mission. 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 is 6 to 12 months at 100% Inclusivity and Diversity at MSF.

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).

The L&D Unit Intern provides organizational, administrative and communication support to the unit. The Intern will learn and support the team in the organisation and the deployment of learning activities. In addition to the recurrent tasks, the Intern will lead specific dossiers or projects.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• 60% of time dedicated to Organisational & administrative support
• 30% of time dedicated to ad hoc support

Under the supervision of the Head of L&D and the L&D support coordinator, the Intern supports the unit as follows:

• Organisational & administrative support (60%): The intern will learn office processes through supporting the current administration team in various tasks, contributing to improvements in administrative ways of working.
• Trainings and learning events support: Learn and support teams in the organisation and deployment of learning actions such as virtual classes support or face-to-face.
• HR/Administrative follow-up: Provide support in the organization of recruitment & Administrative HR follow-up.
• Support of the Unit: Supports the unit in the organization of meetings, management of information for online knowledge management platforms, and preparation of documents and presentations.
• Ad hoc support (30%): Upon request validated by manager, the intern will manage specific tasks or dossiers.
• University work (10%): Writing university assignments.

Your profile:

• Have a tripartite internship agreement
• Fluent English and French (written and spoken)
• Education: Administration degree, Humanitarian or Development Studies, social studies, Organisation’s Management or other relevant degree.
• Experience: No specific requirements in terms of work experience but having had some form of employment in the past is considered an advantage.
• Professional competences: Capacity of analysis and synthesis, data management, planning and organization, good command of MS Office and collaborative tools.
• Personal qualities: Ability to manage multiple tasks, team player, ability to work autonomously, pro-active and solution-oriented, flexible, attention to detail, time management.

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: August 2025
• 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). The application deadline is May 11th, 2025. All applications will be treated confidentially. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.