Date of last update: 31/05/2022 2022-05-31
Helvetas is a civil-society organization committed to bringing about real change through cooperative partnership with people in developing countries. We are looking for motivated coworkers who want to take part in our efforts to effect change.
At Helvetas we practice an open organizational culture in a multicultural working environment in which coworkers can actively participate and celebrate successful missions together. We offer attractive continuing education and advanced training options so our coworkers can learn and develop both personally and in their professional capacity. We espouse a socially responsible and family-friendly personnel policy with maternity and paternity leave exceeding the statutory minimum, flexible working hours and various health promotion options.
For our Voice, Inclusion and Cohesion team based in Zurich we are looking for an intern to support our work on conflict sensitivity at 60-80% for 3 to 4 months from August 15, 2022 or upon agreement (alternative working percentages will also be considered).
A significant proportion of Helvetas' programmes operate in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. Conflict and insecurity create humanitarian needs, threaten the lives and safety of local populations and staff, create additional obstacles for project implementation, and increase the risk that projects and programmes do harm by unintentionally contributing to conflict.
Helvetas is committed to working in a conflict sensitive manner to ensure that its projects and programmes avoid doing harm and rather contribute to social cohesion. Over its strategy period 2021-2024 Helvetas is strengthening its institutional approach to conflict sensitivity. The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Advisors Conflict Transformation to support the mainstreaming of conflict sensitivity across the organization.
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We offer you an interesting challenge in a motivated team with attractive working conditions. You can expect a modern workplace in a multicultural setting in the centre of Zurich with attractive working conditions.
We look forward to receiving your complete application including motivation letter, work certificates and diplomas by May 31, 2022 via our online recruiting portal. For further information please contact Owen Frazer, Senior Advisor Conflict Transformation, owen.frazer@helvetas.org, or visit our website www.helvetas.org.
Type of contract: Internship
Macro-area: Switzerland
Level of experience: Entry level, less than 1 year
Type of organisation: NGOs