Do you often think about how you can drive systemic change through your actions? Have you ever wondered how international NGOs and social enterprises work to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Every year, the SDG Youth Programme offers five one-year trainee positions, each in a different organisation, partly in Switzerland and partly abroad.

The SDG Youth Programme was designed by the Mercator Foundation Switzerland, together with cinfo. It aims to offer students and aspiring professionals the opportunity to gain initial exposure and work experience with an NGO or social enterprise active in international cooperation (IC).

For Swiss graduates or C permit only: with your Bachelor's degree (University or FH/HES), or Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education, or Federal Diploma of Higher Education in hand and a first work experience, you are eligible for this unique international opportunity.

Five positions are open for application:

• SA4D: Sport and Play Project and SDG Impact Measurement Trainee (SDG YP)
• SKAT: Trainee: Change Action Promotion in solid waste management (SDG YP)
• Swisscontact: Trainee Green Skills & Jobs (SDG YP)
• IDE-E: Climate Resilience and Energy Management Trainee (SDG YP)
• CEAS: Agroforestry & Reforestation Trainee (SDG YP)

How to apply?

You can apply directly for specific positions on our platform cinfoPoste.

You are free to apply for up to 3 positions. After the screening of the applications, you could be invited for up to 2 interviews.

Application deadline: 07 May 2023

Please find more details and information in the specific full job descriptions here.