Job Description
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%
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 Staff Health Unit (SHU) is the focal point within MSF Switzerland for advising on all work-related health issues to MSF staff. The SHU provides technical support to the field in the development, implementation and regular update of health policies created to safeguard the health of all MSF employees.
The intern will support the Staff Health in the delivery of quality health and wellbeing support to the MSF employees and:
- Learn the mechanics of running a staff health unit in a humanitarian aid organization.
- Learn and/or suggest improvements in good practice in staff health management
- During the internship period and in agreement with the SHU Manager, the intern may identify and work on a specific topic related to her/his academic background, competencies and interest.
Tasks and responsibilities
Administrative support
- Supporting internal and external SHU doctors with pre-departure medical clearance for MSF field staff (eg. filing medical certificates, following up on pending documents, booking appointments for pending vaccinations)
- Supporting internal and external psychologists including scheduling and tracking briefings/debriefings, managing external consultant onboarding and invoices, and arranging appointments.
- Liaising with administration teams to support field departures.
- Scheduling internal and external meetings, preparing agenda, and taking notes.
- Logistical support in organizing SHU workshops, webinars, trainings, or other events
Monitoring of the SHU activities
- Support developing and maintaining a monitoring system to keep track of the SHU activities (numbers of briefings/debriefings/referrals for support and other activities).
- Managing the SHU database (WeCare) by regularly updating information into the system and compiling simple statistics on SHU activities.
- Participating in the weekly team meetings and other internal meetings.
Your profile
- Have a tripartite internship agreement
- Fluent in French and English (oral and written)
- Planning and organizational skills
- Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office environment
- Knowledge of key issues of the humanitarian environment
- Experience in statistics or data management, an asset
- Experience in powerBI, editorial tools (videos, posters), an asset
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate commitment and support for diversity, gender-responsive, inclusive, and non-discriminatory behavior and attitudes.
- Proactive and solution oriented
- High degree of discretion and respect for medical confidentiality
Terms of employment
- A tripartite internship agreement is mandatory
- Internship duration from 6 to 9 months, according to internship agreement
- Full time (40h/week)
- Based in Geneva, Switzerland
- Start date : March or April 2026
- 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 February 1st, 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive a sufficient number of quality applications.
DEADLINE: February 1, 2026
