Student Internship in Community Engagement & Communications (from February 2019, for 9-12 months)

Job description

  Job facts

At Roche, we believe it's urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients' lives and we are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world.

That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigour, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow.

This internship in Roche's Informatics organisation in Kaiseraugst offers you the unique opportunity to learn more about employee engagement activities and on how to put them into practice. Your contributions will focus on internal communications around the engagement activities for our Informatics employees in Basel and Kaiseraugst. You will work closely together with the IT Engagement Manager and the Communications team.

During the internship you will:

·  Support employee engagement activities and initiatives for about 800 IT specialists (e.g. onboarding program, town halls & talks, social get togethers, various events)
·  Develop and create communications, including videos, articles, presentations and other materials for internal audiences
·  Manage and publish content on the intranet, gSite, digital signage and Google+
·  Coordinate and administratively support employee events

Your Profile

We are keen to discover talents who are passionate about learning and show great curiosity in discovering new things. At the Roche Headquarter site in Basel/Kaiseraugst, employees from over 90 countries are doing now what our patients need next. We contribute our share towards achieving our mission and to make our vision of personalized healthcare happen. We offer you a multicultural workplace in a modern environment, which at the same time requires you to be open-minded and adaptable. As an intern you will join our Roche Interns Network that offers you chances to connect, have fun and get to know Basel, in the heart of Europe.

You are an enrolled student in a Bachelor or Master's degree in Communications, Marketing, Event Management, Journalism, Public relations or related degree area. You bring a first experience in the area of employee engagement, event management and/or communications.

What do you need in your toolbox:

·  Able to work independently with little guidance, have an enthusiastic and open-minded attitude
·  Highly collaborative and an ability to multitask while remaining organized
·  Proven experience in graphic design (Adobe Photoshop) and movie making/editing (e.g. Adobe Premiere)
·  Advanced knowledge in Google's suite of applications (Mail, Calendar, Drive, Google+, Hangouts)
·  Fluent in oral and written English, German is a plus

If you are proud of contributing and feel you have the dedication to teamwork and innovation that we are seeking, then Roche is the organization for you. Every role at Roche plays a part in making a difference to patients' lives. If you want work in a passionate team, make your mark & improve lives, apply now.

The preferred start date is February 2019 or upon availability for 9-12 months. Please clearly indicate your preferred starting date and duration of internship in your application. Applications lacking a motivation letter will not be considered (please provide your motivation letter and CV as one document).

Roche embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Due to regulations non-EU/EFTA citizens must provide a certificate from the university stating that an internship is mandatory as part of the application documents.

Roche strives to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you still have questions then please check our FAQs and videos on careers.roche.ch/faq .

Tags: ROiCC; ROiMG; ROiMK; ROiBI; ROiDG; ROiDIG; ROiCS

·  Who we are

Bei Roche leisten 94,000 Menschen in 100 Ländern Pionierarbeit im Gesundheitswesen. Gemeinsam haben wir uns zu einem weltweit führenden, forschungsorientierten Healthcare-Konzern entwickelt. Unser Erfolg baut auf Innovation, Neugier und Vielfalt.

Roche ist ein Arbeitgeber, der die Chancengleichheit fördert.