Child Rights Connect is looking for an Internship: Programmes and Network support

Location: Genève

Application deadline: 17/07/2026

Activity rate: 100%

Experience: 0-2 years

Job Description

Child Rights Connect is looking for two full-time programme interns (preferably up to 36 hours per week, less can be considered and agreed upon) starting as soon as possible/end of July/August 2026 for a minimum of 3 months and up to 6 months.

PLEASE NOTE To be considered for this internship, candidates must satisfy ALL of the following requirements:

• Be a Swiss citizen, EU/EFTA citizen, or already in possession of a Swiss work permit;
• Be an enrolled University student (enrolled in either (a) the last year of an undergraduate/Bachelor programme; or (b) a graduate/Master’s programme);
• The internship is part of the academic curriculum, necessary for obtaining the diploma and is validated by the awarding of academic credits (ECTS or equivalent);
• Be able to obtain an internship agreement with the enrolled University that allows you to work preferably up to 36 hours per week (less can be considered and agreed upon);
• This internship is part of an academic training program, a professional training program or a socioprofessional integration program, and must meet the conditions set by the Conseil de surveillance du marché de l'emploi (CSME).

Main responsibility:

The internship aims to support the work of the organisation’s Secretariat and provide the intern with knowledge, experience and skills relating to children’s rights, in particular advocacy with the UN and child participation, as well as coordination of a network, office management and communications.

Main tasks

Programmes’ support

• Provide support and participate to child participation and safeguarding activities, in particular for the Children’s Advisory Team.
• Provide support in undertaking advocacy with the UN, including supporting child participation activities.
• Assist in the provision of on-going technical assistance and capacity building to civil society organisations working on children’s rights and child human rights defenders, in different regions.
• Attend the September CRC sessions and the pre-sessions of the Committee, take notes, and support producing outputs of the sessions and pre-session of the Committee to relevant stakeholders via the website, email, and social media;
• Support the outreach to civil society organisations and children through different communication channels (news pieces, webpage, newsletter, social media) in multiple languages and formats, including child-friendly materials.
• Undertake background research and assist with the preparation of internal and external documents, support the ongoing update of the resources and the knowledge management of the programme team.

Network and office support

• Assist with financial administration tasks, including coordination for membership fees notifications and collection.
• Provide administrative and logistical support across the organisation, including scheduling, preparing meeting agendas and minutes, maintaining filing systems, and assisting with logistics before, during and after events.
• Assist in managing and strengthening the membership network, including regular communications with members, updating the member database, and supporting Working Groups and Taskforces.
• Assist with the maintenance and development of the website content (WordPress) ensuring it is up-to-date and accessible.
• Participate in internal and external planning, coordination and (de)briefing meetings.
• Knowledge management support, administrative support, and other tasks, as necessary.

Please find more information on this internship here.

Note that the deadline for submission have been postponed to 17 July 2026.

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