This internship is part of an academic training
program, a professional training program or a socio-professional
integration program, and must meet the conditions set by the Conseil de surveillance du marché de l'emploi (CSME).

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 digital intern will be a member of the Medical technologies and
Innovation team, working inside Medical Department, Médecins Sans
Frontières Switzerland.

The unit works on assessing, aggregating and developing innovative
ideas that help MSF Social Missions in more than 25 countries, and on
projects related to medical technologies and digital health
advancements. The unit has two pillars of work stream:

1. Aggregation & Communication: promoting, aggregating and
   communicating innovative ideas, thorough an interactive innovative web
   platform, called “ThinkUp” Brief overview can be seen on this video. https://bit.ly/2U9JdQR


2. Development and Rollout – through collaboration of experts, ideas
   will be discussed, developed, tested and piloted before integrating the
   outcomes as a general use case.

The intern will report directly to the head of the unit and will work
in close collaboration with all members of the medical technologies and
innovation unit, the IT department and relevant people from
communication and other departments.

Tasks and responsibilities

In support to innovation team :

• support updating ThinkUp platform and managing exchange


• updating SharePoint and teams’ sites, creating discussion forums between field and HQ experts


• Assist in organizing meeting, webinars and workshops and in documentation of minutes


• Assist in drafting reports and communication materials


• Providing technical and administrative support to ongoing projects
  related to medical technologies and innovation, as required,
  particularly within Electronic Medical Records


• Monitoring of new digital trends and tools related to coordination and networking

Your profile

• Have a tripartite internship agreement


• English : excellent writing and communication skills


• French : good written and spoken level


• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft 365 environment, SharePoint, sway,
  teams etc. knowledge of Microsoft power platforms (BI, Automate, Flow)
  is an advantage


• Knowledge of social medial platform management, graphic software knowledge is an advantage


• Creativity and positive innovative spirit, with aptitude for collaborative teamwork.


• Structured, with rigor and organizational skills


• Ability to multitask, work independently, and take initiative


• Demonstrable interest in Medical technologies, digital health and humanitarian innovation

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 : As Soon As Possible


• Gross monthly remuneration 2'000.- CHF

To apply

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

Closing date for applications is June 23rd, 2024.

We reserve the right to close the position
early if we consider the number and quality of applications received to
be sufficient.

The applications will be treated confidentially.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Only applications submitted on our recruitment platforms will be considered.

Please note that we do not wish to use the services of recruitment or placement agencies.

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.