Event Planning Internship - Geneva Environment Network Secretariat

The internship is located in the Geneva Environment Secretariat, supporting the Geneva Environment Network. The intern will assist in organizing events, managing digital and social media accounts, and supporting outreach activities related to environmental negotiations and conferences.

Responsibilities

• Assist in launching and developing activities and projects concerning Environmental Information and Public Awareness in support to environmental negotiations, by helping to organize outreach meetings and gathering of information and materials.
• Assist the team in organizing hybrid meetings by overseeing logistics, preparing invitations, summaries and other related material.
• Assist in management of the Geneva Environment Network digital and social media accounts, including Facebook, X, BlueSky, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Youtube.
• Assist with calendar of events and the update of the website.
• Assist the secretariat with day-to-day tasks, as required for the implementation of the work programme.

Requirements

• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) or be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.
• Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams, Canva.
• Applicants should have experience in drafting articles and/or social media posts.
• Applicants should have experience in using social media, managing websites and producing media content.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship as well as knowledge of French.

Skills

• Event Planning
• Digital Media Management
• Social Media Management
• Content Creation
• Publication Drafting
• Website Management
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Teams
• Canva

Languages

English, French