Internship in Event Management and Communication - 80% to 100%

Company Description

With more than 12,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a nationally and internationally recognized institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to discover the highlights of the year 2024 by clicking  here .

Convinced that "everyone can make a difference," the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) have established an Innovation Center to improve and evolve the hospital. A unique exchange platform, the Center fosters collective intelligence by gathering, valuing, and realizing the best ideas from employees. Both a competence center and a collaborative workspace, the HUG Innovation Center (CI) offers a range of services to evaluate, support, mature, promote, and enhance innovative ideas and projects from HUG employees and structures. As a laboratory for experimentation, a catalyst for change and participatory approaches, the Innovation Center contributes to the transformation of HUG.

Job Description

Are you passionate and creative, eager to leverage your skills and imagination to showcase HUG innovations?

You will be integrated into the HUG Innovation Center, bringing your energy and skills to activities ranging from ideation stimulation, project catalysis, to their promotion and enhancement, actively participating in the organization and facilitation of events. 

You will be entrusted with various missions and projects for which you are responsible, while being supported by team members. Organizing innovation and research cafés, managing mailings and registration follow-ups, updating websites and intranet, preparing and sending newsletters, participating in the organization and facilitation of Innovation Day and other events conceived and conceptualized by the Innovation Center.

You contribute to creating communication materials (designs, videos, infographics, presentations, contests…) thanks to your graphic skills and mastery of digital tools.

You prepare editorial materials and content (texts, articles, social media posts…) to explain the activities of the Innovation Center, as well as to promote the activities and projects catalyzed by the Innovation Center through the various available platforms.

You assist the team in developing and animating the community of innovators and propose communication ideas and concepts to contribute to the visibility of the Innovation Center.

Your solution-oriented attitude allows you to respond to regular requests as well as unforeseen events.

Working in a continuously evolving environment, you demonstrate great adaptability to meet the challenges that arise according to the Innovation Center’s current activities.

You convey, through your attitude, the image of the Innovation Center.

Qualifications

This internship is part of a Bachelor’s or Master’s university or HES degree program. You are currently studying, with a focus on hospitality, project management; communication; event management, marketing; economics; business; or a relevant field for this position and have an internship agreement. You are enrolled and affiliated with your university during the internship, either in a Master’s program or at the end of a Bachelor’s program.

Your organizational skills allow you to handle various tasks and activities by delegation. You master the French language both written and spoken, and are very comfortable with writing. You have good analytical and synthesis skills.

You have already contributed to event organization by participating in strategic event planning, design, and smooth execution of events.

You have good knowledge of office software Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Canva, Adobe suite, FinalCut, Figma… and are generally comfortable with IT and new digital tools (enabling you to create edits, presentations, animations…) and have a good knowledge of social networks, especially Instagram, LinkedIn, and know how to use them for targeted communication.

You demonstrate rigor and deliver quality outputs. You communicate smoothly about the progress of your activities. Your curiosity and learning ability allow you to explore unfamiliar areas and you do not hesitate to ask questions to those around you.

You have a good ability to work in a team and develop harmonious relationships with interlocutors thanks to your diplomacy, interpersonal skills, listening, and even temperament.

Organization, dynamism, creativity and proactivity, rigor and autonomy are essential qualities to succeed in this position.

Moreover, your good humor makes you an asset to join the Innovation Center team.

Additional Information

• Start date: February 2026
• Number of positions: 1
• Activity rate: 80% to 100%
• Contract type: Internship contract from 6 to 12 months
• Application deadline: 20.09.2025
• Information request: Innovation Center, centre.innovation@hug.ch

Your application file must include a motivation letter, your CV, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, HUG encourages applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.