Lausanne
Master or Post-Master Intern in Public Health or Related Field
- 07 September 2026
- 60 – 100%
- Internship
- Lausanne
About the job
Job Description
As an intern within the Community Health Directorate, you will contribute to managing the entity's partnership with external community health providers. You may assist a project manager in their activities, collaborate on monitoring key files related to partners, and support the primary care sector in project management.
Responsibilities
Contribute to the operational coordination and monitoring of mandates entrusted to the partner
Participate in the development of multi-year service contracts and the annual addendum
Ensure the follow-up of these contracts and contribute to their periodic evaluation
- Contribute to the implementation of specific mandates related to OSAD and independent nurses
Contribute to the implementation of the DGS strategy concerning primary care actors
Conduct or monitor specific analyses on request (organisational, financial, strategic)
Support the preparation, organisation and follow-up of coordination meetings between the DGS and partners
For further information, please consult the terms of reference by clicking here or contact Ms Katrin Wirsching, Deputy Director of the Community Health Directorate, by email at katrin.wirsching@vd.ch.
Qualifications
Profile sought:
The internship is intended for a person currently pursuing a Master or post-Master degree in one of the following fields:
- Public Health
- Management or Public Administration (Public Management, Health Institution Management, Management of Social and Medico-Social Organisations)
- Political Science (ideally specialising in public policy, social policy or health)
- Social Sciences oriented towards public policy or health systems
- Health Economics (optional)
To provide all necessary elements for analysing your application, please send us, in addition to your CV, a cover letter, your diplomas, and work certificates if applicable.
If interested, please submit your application as a single PDF file.
WHO ARE WE?
We anticipate public health needs and challenges. We define, plan and finance the missions of actors and co-construct the health and health promotion system arrangements. We guarantee the availability and accessibility of adequate and efficient resources to promote health maintenance, care and rehabilitation. We strengthen the agility and innovation capacity of public health policy and the health system.
For more information, click here to visit our website.
Why join the State of Vaud?
To learn more about our benefits, visit our Employer State page.
- Publication Date05/09/2026 05:00
- LocationLausanne, Switzerland
- Apply by20/09/2026 21:55
- Start Date01.10.2026
- Salary Grade-
- Contract TypeInternship Contract
- Work Rate60%-100%
- AddressGeneral Directorate of Health
Avenue des Casernes 2
1014 Lausanne