Projects & Partnerships Support Intern for HQ, based in Geneva
Local Work Rights Required
This employer does not provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the job location.
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Role Summary
Join IMPACT Initiatives as a Projects & Partnerships Support Intern in Geneva, enhancing your skills in project management and fundraising for humanitarian efforts.
About the Organisation
[IMPACT Initiatives](http://www.impact-initiatives.org/) is a humanitarian NGO, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization manages several initiatives, which includes i) the REACH Initiative aimed at facilitating the development of information products that enhance the humanitarian community’s decision making and planning capacity for emergency, reconstruction and development contexts, ii) the PANDA Initiative aimed at directly supporting key aid actors in improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and efficacy of their programmes, and iii) the AGORA Initiative aimed at promoting localised and multi-sectoral aid action in support of the recovery and stabilisation of crisis-affected communities.
The IMPACT team comprises specialists in data collection, management and analysis and GIS. IMPACT was launched at the initiative of [Acted](http://www.acted.org/) and the two organizations have a strong complementarity, formalized in a global partnership, enabling IMPACT to benefit from Acted’s operational support on its fields of intervention.
Minimum Requirements
- Studies related to a relevant field such as International Relations, Political Sciences, Social Research, Economics, Development Studies, or similar.
- Excellent written and spoken English, and ideally good working level in French.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
- Proven experience of copywriting and editing articles, reports and presentations.
- Academic exposure to Grant management, Project Cycle Management and/or monitoring and evaluation.
- Attentive to detail, rigorous and organized.
- Proactive team player with the ability to think and work independently.
- Ability to work in a dynamic, multicultural environment, to work under stress and to meet tight deadlines.
- Fast learner and resourceful individual, able to take on a challenge and try new approaches.
- Previous experience in the non-profit sector and understanding of the humanitarian coordination system would be a plus.
- Knowledge of donor/institutional funding mechanisms would be a plus.
Working Conditions
- For this position, gross salary is 1’450 CHF monthly (before income tax). NB – IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education and experience of staff. A contribution to medical insurance of 489 CHF per month is already included in the salary figure.
- Insurance covering professional and non-professional accidents throughout the period of employment with IMPACT
- Health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance in case of field visits/temporary deployments
- Enrolment in IMPACT Initiatives Research Foundational Learning Programme within the first 3 months from the start of contract.
- Up to 40% of remote work on a weekly basis.
Eligibility Criteria
This internship is open to candidates without visa sponsorship needs, with a starting date projected for July 2026.
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