Early Career Programm, Spring 2024 - Centre for Health and Healthcare

April – September 2024, Geneva based

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.

The Forum engages the foremost political, business, and other leaders of society to build coalitions, projects and initiatives – digitally and physically – to address industry, regional and systemic issues.

Why we are recruiting

We believe that talents are an essential and vibrant part of our Organization. Through our Early Career Programme, we welcome young professionals with a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, skills, and experiences. We will welcome applicants interested to engage with Forum’s Constituents, contribute to building expert knowledge and support organizational strategic operations.

List of teams hiring across Forum locations for this cohort:

• Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR)
• Centre for Energy and Materials (CENMAT)
• Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems (CFMS)
• Centre for Health and Healthcare (CHH)
• Centre for Nature and Climate (CNC)
• Centre for Regional, Trade and Geopolitics (CRTG)
• Centre for Urban Transformation (CUT)
• Regional Business Engagement, Latin America (BE)
• Global Programming Group (GPG)
• Forum Foundations, The Forum Young Global Leaders (YGL)
• People and Culture (P&C)

Important application guidance

The positions we offer are best suited to recent graduates of a course of study, preferably at master’s level and up to 2 years of cumulated professional experience.

Please review below opening details and apply online by 16 February, 2024

We expect applicants to provide:

• Their updated resume;
• A cover letter indicating the role they wish to be considered for and why.

Conditions and benefits of the Early Careers Programme

• Full-time onsite employment of 6 months with the World Economic Forum Geneva office.
• We will accommodate start dates between 1 April to 30 April 2024.
• Monthly gross compensation of CHF 4’400.- (salary: CHF 4’050- plus health benefits: CHF 350-).
• All required technological equipment (laptop and mobile phone) and accesses.
• Immigration and minimal relocation support.

Role****: HEALTHY WORKFORCES

The Centre for Health and Healthcare works to identify and scale up solutions for more resilient, efficient, and equitable healthcare systems to deliver the best possible care and keep global populations healthy, happy, and thriving. The Centre achieves this by engaging a diverse set of stakeholders from international organizations, academic institutions, pharmaceutical and biomedical companies, healthcare NGOs, hospitals, healthcare providers, consumer industries, investors, innovators, infrastructure, and insurance organizations to positively shape the global health agenda.

Reason for hiring:

The Healthy Workforces Initiative aims to promote employee physical and mental health through evidence-based workforce health solutions. This initiative brings together over 50 organizations across sectors who are collaborating to identify and advocate for proven workplace health practices that benefit employee wellbeing and productivity.

The initiative takes a comprehensive approach addressing nutrition, exercise, mental health, preventative care and work-life balance. Leading research organizations and technology partners provide input to spotlight cutting edge and impactful practices for employers to implement. There is also a focus on evidence-based environmental and policy changes that can enhance access and reduce barriers to critical health services.

With its breadth of stakeholders, resources and solutions, the initiative aims to create blueprint case studies and drive large scale adoption of optimal workforce health standards across industries.

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Assisting with planning, coordinating, and executing events, both virtual and physical, related to the Healthy Workforces Initiative.
• Collaborating with the team to develop and implement strategies for stakeholder communication and relationship management.
• Supporting internal processes and logistics to ensure the success of the Healthy Workforces Initiative.
• Assist in conducting desk research and landscape analysis of the ongoing trends in workforce health.
• Support with writing, editing and proof-reading insight publications

Preferred qualification and experience:

• Master’s degree preferably in Public Health or Public Policy
• Up to 2 years of experience in stakeholder engagement, events planning is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications and Salesforce is an advantage.

Desired skills:

• Exceptional time management, prioritization, and multitasking abilities.
• Collaboration, autonomy, and proactivity in navigating a complex and evolving environment.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, both written and spoken, in English

Why work at the Forum:

The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!