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International AIDS Society-Governance and Membership Internship

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The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the world’s leading independent association of professionals working in HIV. With more than 12,000 members across 183 countries, the IAS plays a key role in promoting the priorities of its members through strategic communications, advocacy, and global convening.

The IAS is the custodian of the world’s premier gathering on HIV and AIDS, the International AIDS Conference, which takes place every two years. In the intervening years the IAS organizes the IAS Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention Conference, a scientific meeting focused on current research and its application in the scale-up of HIV prevention and treatment.

The IAS advocates for the implementation of effective evidence-based policies and programmes that promote and protect human rights in the field of HIV. IAS Advocacy and Research Promotion work focuses on advancing a strong global response and promoting the right of all people to an evidence-based response to HIV, including access to evidence-based HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. In addition, IAS promotes research and capacity building in low- and middle-income countries.

More information on IAS can be found at www.iasociety.org.
The Governance and Membership Intern will be based at the IAS Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland. The internship is full-time to start as soon as possible and will last until mid-July 2015.

Purpose of the Internship:

The Governance and Membership Intern will support the Governance and Membership Department in the day-to-day activities. These activities include preparations for the annual IAS Governing Council (GC) meeting and the annual IAS Members’ Meeting in July 2015; involvement in membership recruitment and retention campaigns; work on the IAS membership database; and other mechanisms of engagement with the IAS membership and the IAS GC.

HOW TO APPLY:

Stipend:2’000.- CHF/month gross (full time).

This internship is ideally suited to a qualified, motivated and eager-to-learn graduate willing to prepare his/her professional life in challenging and dynamic settings, with high international exposure.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a cover letter, in English and by email only, to [email protected] by Monday 16th March 2015.

Only candidates from Switzerland, from an EU/EFTA country or candidates already having a valid Swiss working permit will be considered.
The IAS is committed to recruiting and sustaining a skilled, effective, diverse and gender-balanced secretariat, and to the greater involvement of people living with HIV (GIPA) in all aspects of its work.People living with HIV are strongly encouraged to apply.