Institutional Partnership Intern Switzerland Geneva

NRC Geneva requires an intern to support the NRC Geneva Institutional Partnership Team and the Director of the Policy and Advocacy Section (PAS) and NRC Geneva in the areas of partnership, relationship management, and office administration. The intern will provide analytical, administrative, and logistical support and will work closely with many members of the Geneva Representation Office and PAS to cover internal and external responsibilities; coordinate Geneva inputs to internal processes; support compliance requests; and prepare background materials and follow-up documentation for meetings, events, and other initiatives.

Only students enrolled in a course of study and pursuing this internship as a mandatory part of the course/study are eligible for this role. The university must be willing to sign a tri-partite agreement with NRC Geneva and provide an attestation confirming that the internship gives study credits.

What you will do

The intern will work across the following areas: 

Support to the Partnership Team (50%)

• Supporting the full portfolio of NRC’s UN agency partnerships and engagement with the Swiss Government. 
• Maintaining an updated database of partnership documents, including strategies, reports, concept notes, proposals, and signed agreements.
• Updating internal partnership fact sheets and summaries of key rules and regulations.
• Carrying out desk research to complete donor mapping exercises.
• Monitoring donor websites, particularly the UN Partner Portal, for funding opportunities.
• Responding to compliance and help-desk requests.
• Providing logistical support to the team in the organisation and coverage of internal and external events.
• Other tasks as necessary and according to organisational needs.

Support to the Director (50%)

• Ensuring follow up to internal strategy and reporting processes, including coordinating and consolidating Geneva Rep Office and PAS inputs to various processes and initiatives.
• Preparing documents and briefing packets, supporting meeting organisation and preparation, and ensuring note taking and event and meeting attendance.
• Supporting internal and external relationship building, including through tracking priorities, outreach, and engagement opportunities.
• Assisting the preparation and coordination of NRC staff visiting Geneva (updating schedules, coordinating external/internal meetings, preparing background notes, etc.).
• Updating strategic documents and databases.
• Other tasks as necessary and according to organisational needs

What you will bring

• Currently enrolled in a master’s degree programme
• Dynamic and able to cope with change.
• Able to handle numerous tasks simultaneously and excel within a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organisational skills. 
• Proven research, analytical, organisational, and administrative skills.
• Office administration experience, preferably in an international environment.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English.

Only students enrolled in a course of study and pursuing this internship as a mandatory part of the course/study are eligible for this role. The university must be willing to sign a tri-partite agreement with NRC Geneva and provide an attestation confirming that the internship gives study credits.

What makes this position attractive?

• A challenging and exciting opportunity with an international team dedicated to advocating for the rights of people forced to flee;
• A valuable and enriching opportunity for students interested in a career in the humanitarian sector;
• A 6-months full-time internship with NRC in Geneva (candidates must be enrolled in studies and pursuing this internship as an integral part of the course - please ensure to confirm this information in your application).

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the beneficiaries that we exist to serve; and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Are you interested? Please apply through our online application tool, and make sure to attach a cover letter and your CV. We look forward to receiving your application!

Important: Only students enrolled in a course of study and pursuing this internship as a mandatory part of the course/study are eligible for this role. The university must be willing to sign a tri-partite agreement with NRC Geneva and provide an attestation confirming that the internship gives study credits.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Geneva leads NRC’s representation with the IASC and UN agencies, and coordinates donor engagement with the UN and Swiss donors. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working in around 31 countries with approximately 14’000 staff. NRC employs a rights based approach, challenging those with responsibility to uphold the rights of displaced people set out within national and International Laws. NRC endeavors to secure the acceptance of local stakeholders for activities and is committed to the principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality.

NRC seeks to engage with all relevant actors in order to promote the full respect for the rights of displaced and vulnerable people; secure and maintain access for humanitarian operations and promote the achievement of durable solutions. NRC Geneva, with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), are NRC’s primary presence in Geneva.