Stiftung Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS)
Lausanne
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SR: Socio-legal Intern
- 05 May 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Lausanne
Job summary
L'EPER employs over 1500 permanent staff in Switzerland and abroad. Join a mission-driven organization supporting 16 million people in 2024.
Tasks
- Provide legal support and social assistance to asylum seekers.
- Assist with administrative tasks and case management weekly.
- Engage with clients and contribute to legal procedures.
Skills
- Interest in migration, especially in asylum matters and rights.
- Strong writing skills and ability to handle sensitive situations.
- Fluency in French, with good German and English proficiency.
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About the job
EPER employs more than 1500 people on a permanent basis. EPER is active on 24 sites in Switzerland and in more than 35 countries worldwide. It runs 290 programmes and projects, with a total amount of CHF 144 million. In 2024, EPER's work benefited approximately 16 million people.
The organisation's work is driven by the vision of a just world, where peace prevails, the dignity of all human beings is respected, and natural livelihoods are preserved. The aim is to bring about a transition at social, economic, and political levels. EPER contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and abroad and advocates for their rights. To this end, it raises awareness and mobilises.
A lived diversity – inclusion is close to our hearts:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
The organisation's work is driven by the vision of a just world, where peace prevails, the dignity of all human beings is respected, and natural livelihoods are preserved. The aim is to bring about a transition at social, economic, and political levels. EPER contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and abroad and advocates for their rights. To this end, it raises awareness and mobilises.
A lived diversity – inclusion is close to our hearts:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
SR: Socio-legal Intern
The Legal Aid Service for Exiles (SAJE) is a Swiss project of the Swiss Protestant Aid (EPER), in the canton of Vaud. SAJE is a legal advice and defence service for asylum seekers who have been assigned to the Canton of Vaud. The SAJE team consists of one director, three lawyers, one intern, one secretary, and one receptionist/interpreter.
For the support of persons holding an F permit (provisional authorisation to stay in Switzerland, granted to people fleeing war or widespread violence as well as to seriously ill persons who cannot be treated in their country of origin), we are looking for a 6-month intern starting 1 July 2026 or by agreement.
Your main responsibilities:
- Weekly duty (handling administrative files of clients holding an F permit and social support for these persons, under the direction of the project manager and lawyers).
- Reception, registration, and orientation during SAJE duty hours in Lausanne
- Occasional support to lawyers and management in their legal or administrative procedures
- Participation in conferences
Your assets and skills:
- Interest in the field of migration, specifically asylum
- Very good writing skills
- Comfortable in contact with asylum seekers and able to manage difficult situations
- Organisational skills and ability to work independently
- Experience in associations related to migration or asylum is an advantage
- Language skills: French: native language; German and English: good skills; other languages are an advantage.
We offer you:
- Field experience in Swiss asylum policy, a social reality little or poorly known
- Acquisition of administrative, legal, and social support skills
- Varied work
- Integration into a motivated team
- Access to the associative network active in migration and asylum
- Workplace: Lausanne
- Possibility to extend the internship by 6 months
Would you like to join the EPER team? We look forward to receiving your complete application (CV, cover letter, and certificates), exclusively via our online portal. The application deadline is set for 17 May 2026. (Email applications will not be accepted.)
Interviews will take place on 21 and 22 May 2026.
For more details, Chloé Ofodu, Project Manager, is available by phone at 021 351 25 53/49.
For more details, Chloé Ofodu, Project Manager, is available by phone at 021 351 25 53/49.
