Intern, Human Resources/Legal

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is a public-private partnership, headquartered in Geneva, committed to saving children's lives and protecting people's health by increasing equitable use of vaccines in lower-income countries. The Vaccine Alliance brings together developing country and donor governments, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank, the vaccine industry, technical agencies, civil society, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other private sector partners. Gavi uses innovative finance mechanisms, including co-financing by recipient countries, to secure sustainable funding and adequate supply of quality vaccines. Since 2000, Gavi has contributed to the immunisation of nearly 822 million children and the prevention of more than 14 million future deaths.

Gavi offers internships to people with the right attitude and who are eager to learn. We provide you with exciting career development opportunities and support you with on-the-job training.

KEY RESULTS EXPECTED

• Researching on various HR - Legal topics;
• Primary role of the intern would be to assist Senior Manager, Human Resources Policy & Legal with daily work on employee relations and HR policies; 

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• The intern will produce memoranda on HR-Legal topics, correspondence, and memos;  
• Drafting and liaising with internal stakeholders on information collection;
• Supporting with tracking employee relation situations and regularly updating it;
• Working with the different members of the HR team, as and when required under the supervision of the Senior Manager;
• Conduct research on legal jurisprudence and benchmarking exercise on different policy aspects;
• Insightful analysis and presentation of data;
• Other tasks and research projects will be assigned on an ad hoc basis;

QUALIFICATIONS

Academic:

• University degree Ideally in Law (with a keen interest in employee relations and policy work) or in HR (with a keen interest in employee relations and policy work);

Skills/Competencies:

• Excellent written and drafting skills;
• Excellent research skills;
• Good understanding of data collection and analysis;
• Ability to work independently and take initiative;
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office tools;
• Ability to work well in a team, particularly in a multi-cultural environment;

Languages:

• Excellent knowledge of English;
• Working knowledge of French would be an advantage;

Contact:

• Gavi Secretariat
   

For more information on the Gavi Internship Programme please visit: http://www.gavi.org/careers/internship-programme/

Please note, that to be eligible for this internship, you MUST be a student or have graduated within the last twelve months.

Gavi is committed to diversity within its workforce and encourage applications from all qualified candidates. If you wish to apply, please visit our Careers webpage and apply by clicking on "Intern, Human Resources". Please specify the date of availability on your resume. Become part of our community and join us on Facebookand Twitterfor updates about our mission to save children’s lives! You can also follow our hashtag #vaccineswork.