Online Internship from Humanium: Coordination and communication

To support its activities online and in the field, Humanium is looking for bilingual coordination interns. Founded in 2008 in Geneva, the Humanium association is actively working towards creating a world where children’s rights are respected, protected and applied. The association is a co-creating lasting change to guarantee children’s rights in the world.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Administrative management: Manage email accounts @contact, @volunteer and @project, update database of contacts, register and evaluate new volunteers.
• Internal and external coordination: Coordinate and manage interns’ action list, coordinate volunteer translation and editing tasks based on the needs of the team.
• Outreach and communication: Write and update factsheets on various topics and countries, publish content on Humanium’s social media accounts.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Education and Experience Required:

• Masters or postgraduate training: Management, international development management, international relations, international development, or humanitarian studies.
• Languages: Written and oral fluency in French and English; Spanish or German would be an asset.
• Computers and internet: Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet, database management tools (CRM) and social networks.

Requirements for the Remote Internship:

• This internship is unpaid professional training; a university internship agreement and/or a contract between Humanium and the intern will be established.
• Very independent and disciplined.
• Strong sense of responsibility and ability to take initiative.
• Ability to work alone and in a virtual professional situation.
• It is indispensable to have constant access to a high-speed internet connection. A bad or slow internet connection is insufficient for the internship.
• Have his own computer and be proficient in common computer programs and the internet.
• Attendance at team meetings every Wednesday is required. The rest of the time is flexible.
• Although the communication tools used allow nearly constant contact with the team through chat, email, telephone, and video calls, the internship is nevertheless carried out alone. Therefore, it is essential to demonstrate systematic procedures, organization, and motivation. In addition, it is important to adhere to a schedule.

Benefits:

• An internship can be done anywhere in the world.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Saves time and money for everyone: the remote internship makes it possible to avoid travel to the worksite.
• He is able to work from home and it is possible to complete the internship part-time, particularly if he is also pursuing a degree or if he needs to have a paying job at the same time as the internship.

About Humanium:

Humanium is an international child sponsorship NGO dedicated to stopping violations of children’s rights throughout the world. Humanium was founded in Geneva in 2008 with a single purpose: the well-being of children worldwide. The association strives for a concrete improvement in their living conditions and their basic rights. Humanium’s objectives span three complementary approaches: raising awareness of children’s rights to more than five million people each year worldwide, legal assistance for victims of children’s rights violations, supporting local partners with projects to help children.

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