Intern Sustainable Development

Department: Corporate & Sustainable Development Department
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Contract Type: Internship (12 months)
Activity Level: 100%

The International Olympic Committee is the guardian of the Olympic Games and the leader of the Olympic Movement.

A truly global organisation, it acts as a catalyst for collaboration between all Olympic stakeholders, including the athletes, the National Olympic Committees, the International Federations, Organising Committees for the Olympic Games, the Worldwide Olympic Partners and Olympic broadcast partners. It also collaborates with public and private authorities including the United Nations and other international organisations.

About the role:

As the Intern Sustainable Development you will be responsible for providing support to the Sustainability team in implementing specific projects related to its strategy.

Your responsibilities:

• Support the IOC sustainability team on specific projects

  • in one or several of the following topics: climate action and adaptation, biodiversity and circularity

  • across the three spheres of responsibility of the IOC: as an organisation, as owner of the Olympic games, as leader of the Olympic Movement

  • In relation to partnerships such as Sport for climate action framework, Sport for nature framework

• Help prepare internal or external events (invitations, presentations, facilitation, follow-up...) pertaining to sustainability such as:

  • Meetings with International Federations and National Olympic Committees

  • Meetings with IOC commercial partners

  • Meetings with Institutional partners e.g. UNEP, IUCN, UNFCCC

• Help formalise progress reports/dashboards pertaining to different fields (eg: IOC carbon footprint...)

• On an ad hoc basis support cross functional projects that cut across various competency center of the department

Our requirements

• Master’s degree in relation to sustainability /sustainable development or a related field.

• English and French fluency, knowledge of other languages an asset.

• Excellent command of the corporate tools and ability to follow the internal user rules (Outlook, etc.). Full proficiency in MS Office 365 (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Corporate tools (SAP, SAP Concur, Core, etc.).

• 1 year of professional experience in a field related to sport and/or sustainable development.

• Good knowledge of the sports world and even better the Olympic Movement.

• Understanding of Sustainable Development and the UN Sustainable Development Goals an asset.

• Excellent knowledge of social media handles (especially LinkedIn).

Behaviour and Attitude

• Dependable, reliable and responsible.

• Agile and adaptable

• Able to coordinate between multiple tasks with strong planning, organisation and time management skills.

• Strong written and oral communication skills;

• Creative Problem Solving;

• Critical thinking and proactive within daily work.

• Ability to take an active part in achieving shared team objectives.

• Ability to consider interpersonal differences and interact constructively with all kinds of people.

• Respect the Olympic values and internal rules of conduct and all instructions and procedures in place (for example Information Security and Code of Ethics).

Come and join an organisation where the spirit of inclusion, gender equality and diversity is a top priority and which focuses on what unites us – a passion for sport and its values. Work in a flexible and rewarding environment which offers competitive employee benefits and numerous incentives to live a sustainable, healthy and active life. By joining us, you become part of the Olympic Movement and help to build a better world through sport. You will have the opportunity to work with people of more than 70 nationalities.