SCIENCES PO AVENIR MISSION TO GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)« WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It isresponsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda,setting norms and standards, articulating evidence‐based policy options, providing technical supportto countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.We are a diverse workforce of some 8,500 people representing more than 150 nationalities workingin 147 countries. We have six regional offices and a headquarters located in Geneva, Switzerland.In line with our mission to provide global leadership in public health, we employ health specialists,medical doctors, scientists, epidemiologists and also people with expertise in administration andfinance, information systems, economics, health statistics as well as emergency preparedness andresponse. »ProfileTo get a chance to be recruited by the WHO, you need to gain legitimacy and credibility. Doing aninternship in the WHO is a good way to develop competencies, gain insight of the WHO and create /strengthen your WHO network. Yet, doing an internship does not guarantee to be recruited as staff.You can also gain credibility in doing other kind of experiences in the health sector (consultingcompanies, NGOs, cooperation actors, associations, governments, private sector, other internationalorganizations, etc.) Field experiences are strong assets and will definitely make a difference.Internship Programme in Geneva (Headquarter)Sciences Po master and PhD students are eligible for internships. Undergrads are not (you must havecompleted a BA to apply). Please check out the requirements and application process.All applications remain active for a period of 6 months. Applicants are asked to reapply if they werenot offered an internship after this period, yet remain interested in being considered for aninternship.NB. Please, note that if you are interested in internships in regional or country offices, you need tocontact directly that regional office : African Region, Region of the Americas, South‐East Asia Region,Eastern Mediterranean Region, Western Pacific Region, Regional Office for Europe.Staff and ConsultantsStaff are grouped in two broad categories: Professional (P) i or General Service staff (G). Staff arehired on different contracts : « continuing service », « fixed term contract » for 2 years maximum,« temporary contract » for 11 months with a necessary 1‐month‐cooling period.Consultants are generally senior candidates : they hold an APW (Agreement for Performance ofWork). APW are usually short‐term contracts for a specific piece of work / a specific project.Whatever the contract, one can be dismissed with immediate effect. Due to crisis context, 20% of thestaff was dismissed within a year (both consultants and staffs).11, 12, 13 June, 20123