Department: Olympic Solidarity

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Contract Type: Internship (12 months)
Activity Level: 100%

The International Olympic Committee is the guardian of the Olympic Games and the leader of the Olympic Movement. 

A truly global organisation, it acts as a catalyst for collaboration between all Olympic stakeholders, including the athletes, the National Olympic Committees, the International Federations, Organising Committees for the Olympic Games, the Worldwide Olympic Partners and Olympic broadcast partners. It also collaborates with public and private authorities including the United Nations and other international organisations. 

About the role:

As the Impact Measurement Trainee, you will be responsible helping and supporting the implementation of Olympic Solidarity’s monitoring, evaluation, research and learning framework while developing practical experience in data management, analysis and organisational learning. Additionally, you will also be assisting with the organisation, checking and preparation of quantitative and qualitative data, and contributing to reporting and dashboard inputs under supervision.

Your responsibilities:

• Support the Impact Manager and the wider Olympic Solidarity team in implementing the monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) framework.
• Assist with collecting, organising, cleaning and validating quantitative and qualitative data from different programme sources.
• Help review datasets for inconsistencies, missing information and formatting issues, and flag potential errors for follow-up.
• Assist with preparing basic analyses, tables, statistics and summaries to support reporting and presentations.
• Contribute to the preparation and maintenance of data collection tools, trackers and documentation to support data quality and consistency.
• Assist with updating dashboard inputs and other visual reporting tools under guidance from the team.
• Support documenting changes made to datasets, file structures and working processes in a clear and organised manner.
• Help liaise with programme teams and other internal stakeholders to gather information and support timely delivery of MERL-related outputs.
• Support the identification of lessons learnt, good practices and areas for improvement, while building knowledge of MERL concepts and tools.
• Provide support on a range of ad hoc operational and analytical tasks, including reviewing and cleaning up open grant applications and reports, carrying out preliminary analysis of grant applications and reports.

Our requirements

• Recent graduate with a university degree or equivalent higher education qualification in a relevant fields.
• Initial experience through studies, research projects, student jobs, internships or administrative/data support work involving structured information or datasets is an advantage.
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of French or Spanish is an asset.
• Good command of Excel or similar tools, including sorting and filtering data, using basic formulas, working with tables, removing duplicates and applying clear formatting.
• Good command of data visualisation tools (eg. PowerBi). 
• Willingness to learn MERL concepts, data processes and new digital tools through coaching, feedback and hands-on practice.
• Good command of standard corporate tools and ability to follow internal processes, user rules and documentation practices.

Come and join an organisation where the spirit of inclusion, gender equality and diversity is embedded in its DNA and which focuses on what unites us – a passion for sport and its values. Work in a flexible and rewarding environment which offers competitive employee benefits and numerous incentives to live a sustainable, healthy and active life. By joining us, you become part of the Olympic Movement and help to build a better world through sport. You will have the opportunity to work with people of more than 70 nationalities.