Support in Communication for Operational Research Unit (LuxOR) — Association d'aide médicale humanitaire

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If you are between 18 and 30 years old and speak French and English fluently, this European volunteering offer may be for you:

Context

Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent international humanitarian medical aid organization whose mission is to provide specialized medical care to vulnerable populations in crisis situations (armed conflicts, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from health care), on the basis of need alone, without distinction of ethnic origin, gender, belief or political affiliation.

MSF is an international movement that currently has 25 national or regional associations. MSF Luxembourg is one of the 25 associations that make up this movement: it includes an executive office, which ensures communication, fundraising, advocacy, recruitment, and carries out operational research projects directly linked to health programs, in order to contribute to improving their effectiveness and efficiency.

Your mission

You provide support to the communication actions of the LuxOR unit, within MSF Luxembourg, through essential and varied tasks.
Through your volunteering, you contribute:
- To strengthen MSF’s awareness and image, and to make the work we do known to a wide audience using different formal, internal and external communication channels, as well as social media platforms.
- To make known our social mission, our values and our projects.
- To promote operational research within MSF and outside

Your main activities

Assistance and support in developing the vision for the redesign of the LuxOR website and operational research on our site luxor.msf.lu and on the MSF intranet (not yet online)
Participation in the publication of posts on social networks;
Posting of articles on our site luxor.msf.lu;
Participation in the creation of informational content on research projects carried out within LuxOR;
Translation of documents into French;
Active participation in various meetings of the LuxOR unit or related to communication;
Assistance in the creation of promotional material for different audiences: brochures, presentation documents for both internal and external communication.
Participation in the organization of LuxOR events online (e.g. webinars) or in person.

your "raison d’être"

OUR managerial VALUES ARE YOUR personal VALUES:
Respect, Transparency, Accountability, Integrity, Trust, Empowerment;
You have a sense of responsibility and team spirit;
You share MSF's values and purpose;
You are committed and enjoy communicating on humanitarian issues;
You are interested in science and research;
You have a background in communication, international cooperation or journalism, science;
You are comfortable with the following IT tools: Office pack, Teams, Zoom and social networks;
Fluency in French and English is essential.

We offer you

An experience in a renowned NGO that will allow you to become familiar with MSF’s humanitarian mission;
The opportunity to work with LuxOR’s medical and paramedical staff and gain insight into our daily activities in the context of our medical operations.
The opportunity to grow and learn within a dynamic, experienced and intercultural team;
The chance to discover all aspects of scientific communication and contribute to its development.

Start volunteering as soon as possible
Duration: 6 to 12 months
Workplace: Luxembourg city
Transport, accommodation (in a community) and daily allowance covered
18 meal vouchers / month (face value of €8.40)