Operational Communications Intern

Internships at MSF are part of an intra- or extra-academic course, or according to federal professional integration measures lien Etat de Genève : engager un-e stagiaire. A tripartite internship agreement is mandatory.

Context & Mission

Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent humanitarian organization providing medical aid to victims of man-made or natural disasters, epidemics and endemics. Its Operational Centre in Geneva is responsible for medical assistance programmes in 24 countries.

MSF is recruiting an Operational Communications intern who will be part of the Operational Communications team of the MSF operational centre based in Geneva (MSF OCG). The intern will help the team in its efforts to strengthen the reputation and image of the organization in MSF OCG mission countries.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Compile reviews of the team activities, to be presented twice a year during the multiple-day team gathering.
• Provide the Operational Communications team with critical insights and analysis of the communication initiatives.
• Regularly update a list of communications initiatives in OCG MSF’s country of operations.
• Translate texts, press releases and reports, and revise translations (French and English).
• Take weekly meeting minutes.
• Contribute to articles, interviews and e-tools in coordination with the Strategic Communications Advisors.
• Support the Strategic Communications Advisors in their various initiatives.
• Provide the team with regular reports of new communications initiatives, to be shared internally.
• Content creation for various MSF digital accounts and being co-responsible/supporting Strategic Communications Advisors in collaboration with MSF’s communications team in countries of operations.
• Provide regular research, monitoring and speech analysis on the reach of OCG MSF’s operational communications initiatives.
• Help organize and coordinate internal events.
• Support the Strategic Communications Advisors in developing and implementing digital and cross media communication initiatives.
• Help develop ideas and digital multimedia content.
• Provide support to operational cells in case needs emerge.

Your profile

• Have a tripartite internship agreement
• Strong command of English and French. Other languages a plus.
• Graduate degree in media and communications, digital media, political sciences, international relations or public relations
• Ability to summarise and synthetise
• Solid understanding of international media and online media
• Good knowledge of MS Office and digital social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
• Editing and Multimedia skills an asset
• Strong writing skills and a journalist’s mindset
• Creativity and an innovate spirit
• Ability to work independently

Terms of employment

• A tripartite internship agreement is mandatory
• 6 to 12 months, according to internship agreement
• Full time (40h/week)
• Based in Geneva
• Start date: October 2nd, 2023
• Paid vacation: 25 days per year, prorate temporis, plus any Swiss public holidays falling within the contract period.
• Gross monthly remuneration CHF 2’000.-

To apply

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

Closing date for applications August 1st, 2023. We reserve the right to close the position early if we consider the number and quality of applications received to be sufficient.

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All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Only applications submitted on our recruitment platforms will be considered.

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.