Internships in Project and Process Management - 100%

About the job

Company Description

With more than 13,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a nationally and internationally recognized institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to view our 2025 retrospective by clicking  here .

The Project and Process Management Department (DPP) is a unit attached to the general management.

Its main missions are:

Ensure the steering and management of major projects

Professionalize project management

Manage project portfolios

Develop the organization and support the change towards an agile culture

Job Description

The DPP is looking for two project management interns to contribute to the missions of its two divisions :

A mission supporting the institution's major projects (new organizations and evolution of associated infrastructures) with a strong component in project planning and document management, in direct and close contact with senior project managers and interacting with medical-care and support teams.

A mission supporting the institutional Project Management Office (PMO) with contribution to the 2026-2030 institutional strategy : participation in organizational projects with strategic scope, support on projects aimed at process simplification, contribution to process description and modeling, collaboration with various departments and professionals of the HUG. 

You work within a cross-functional and versatile team and participate daily in project management. Your mission is to jointly organize an institutional event dedicated to promoting projects and professionalizing project management practice.

During this internship, you will understand project management in the hospital field, in its conceptual and relational dimensions, as well as administrative and organizational, within an expert and dynamic team.

Qualifications

You are at the end of your master's degree and are pursuing training in engineering, management, or administration, with a component in project management, adult education, innovation, or sustainable development. You must complete an internship as part of your curriculum and have an internship agreement.

You are a flexible, rigorous, organized person with good interpersonal skills, able to work independently and in a team while developing harmonious relationships with your contacts. You demonstrate diplomacy and social skills.

You act methodically and demonstrate listening, curiosity, and communication skills (oral and written). You like to structure and diagram. You have been able to apply these strengths during a first significant professional, student, or internship experience.

You have an interest in topics related to organization and the hospital environment as well as an interest in project planning. You have good writing skills and use office/collaborative tools.

Additional Information

• Start date: 01.06.2026 or 01.07.2026
• Number of positions: 2
• Activity rate: 100%
• Contract: 6-month internship contract subject to agreement
• Application deadline: 05.04.2026
• Contact for information: Ms. E. Cardona, quality officer,  Elodie.Cardona@hug.ch  or Ms. E. Elfenkaemper,  Eva.Elfenkaemper@hug.ch

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.