Intern, Legal

•    Develop skills and knowledge on the law applicable to an organization like GAVI and the responsibilities of an in-house lawyer in an international setting.
•    The intern will produce legal memoranda and research papers, legal correspondence and agreements.

•    Assist with the daily business of the Legal department;
•    Working directly with the different members of the Legal team, under the direct supervision of the Director of Legal; 
•    The primary role of the intern will be to assist with the timely review and preparation of contractual documentation of a varying nature (programmatic, goods and services, partner agreements, etc.);
•    Other tasks and research projects will be assigned on an ad hoc basis.

Note: The essential functions listed in this section are not exhaustive of the job responsibilities; other duties may be assigned consistently with the department needs.
 

The intern must have:
•    An interest in international law and public health; prior experience working in an international and multicultural environment would be an advantage;
•    Interest in transactional work;
•    Excellent written skills; and 
•    Ability to work well in a team, particularly in a multi-cultural environment.

•     Excellent knowledge of English;
•     Working knowledge of French would be an advantage.

•     The intern must be enrolled in a university degree programme in law.

•     Gavi Secretariat

For more information on the Gavi Internship Programme please visit:
http://www.gavi.org/careers/internship-programme/

Stipends are available. Interns are expected to be interning on a full-time basis.

Please note, that to be eligible for this internship, you MUST be a student or have graduated within the last twelve months. 

If you wish to apply, please provide a cover letter and resume through our Careers webpage and apply by clicking on “Intern, Legal”. Deadline for applications is 21st October.

Duration: Six months starting April 2023

Please note that as a vaccine organisation and in order to provide duty of care towards its employees, Gavi is requiring its new employees to confirm that they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition for pursuing employment with us. You can find out more by visiting this link.     
         
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Gavi brings together the public and private sectors to save lives and protect people’s health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines against 18 infectious diseases. You will be joining an organisation at the centre of the international COVID-19 response, at the most critical time in global health in a lifetime. You will work in a culturally diverse environment with over 70 nationalities. You will collaborate with partners such as WHO, UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank – and from business, civil society and government.

And you will work in the first global health organisation to receive equal gender salary certification. Your unique experience, skills and talents can help us achieve our vision of leaving no one behind without the life-saving power of vaccines.
In support of Gavi’s commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, we hire globally and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, national origin, family status, sex, gender identity or expression, physical characteristics, race, religion, spirituality or sexual orientation.