Health Intern

Le Grand-Saconnex , Genve, Switzerland

Type: n/a

Category: Secretarial & Office

Requirements: English
Company: WhatJobs
Region: Le Grand-Saconnex , Genve

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

Health Intern (

Job Category

UK Mission

Job Subcategory

Political, Policy

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Who are we?

The UK Mission to the UN & WTO in Geneva represents the interests and policies of the UK at many international organisations in Geneva and is recruiting a highly motivatedHealth Intern.

The UK Mission in Geneva prioritises dignity and respect at work. We value respect, inclusiveness, empowerment, teamwork and kindness.

Main purpose of job:

The internship will offer a unique opportunity to support the Missions multilateral work as an integral part of the UK delegation to the UN, and in particular the World Health Organisation (WHO), under the guidance of senior staff. The intern will sit within the Health Team and provide support to the daily functioning of the team and its objectives. The internship will also offer the intern an opportunity to get insight into the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department of Health and Social Care, and to learn about working on multilateral issues in an international context.

A supervisor will guide the intern and provide on-the-job training and evaluation.

Roles and responsibilities:

We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible individual with excellent skills in organisation and communication (verbal and written).

• The successful candidate will have good analysis skills and demonstrate a strong interest in developing their experience in global health security and the UN.
• They will be expected to monitor meetings, press conferences and events at the WHO and the UN, draft reports from these meetings and, once cleared, circulate to relevant policy leads across government.
• They will take a leading role, with the support of the Missions events team, in organising health-related events and high-level visits.
• They will provide general administrative support to the health team, including monitoring the health team in-box and ensuring the dissemination of information to relevant UK Government departments and technical leads. Other administrative tasks may be assigned as required.
• The successful candidate will be encouraged to volunteer for corporate roles, such as joining the organising committee for the annual Kings Birthday Party (a key event in the UK Missions calendar) or other corporate committees/rosters that help ensure the effective running of the Mission.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Our Ideal Candidate shows:

• Fluent written and spoken English (C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
• Minimum Bachelors degree in a relevant field;
• A demonstrated interests in women''s health, health rights or similar;
• Experience in drafting, writing, and/or reporting;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• An open, co-operative attitude;
• IT literacy.

Desirable qualifications,skills and experience

Nice to have:

• Prior relevant volunteering and community work experience;
• Knowledge of French or another UN language;
• Masters degree or equivalent, ideally in the field of health, international development or international relations.

Required behaviours

Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Working Together

Application deadline

4 June

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