Department: Human Resources

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

Contract Type: Internship (12 months)

Expected start date: 16.01.2026

Apply before: 09.11.2026

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 a Talent Management Trainee, you will contribute to key Talent Management activities across Learning & Development and Talent Acquisition, helping us create a seamless and engaging experience throughout important stages of the employee and candidate journey.

Working across learning, onboarding, trainee engagement and recruitment, you will combine operational delivery with analysis and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to gain broad exposure to Talent Management while contributing to the effectiveness of our services and the wider objectives of the team.

Your responsibilities

Learning & Development

• Manage online course registrations and learning records, and support the creation of course descriptions.
• Analyse training KPIs and evaluations to measure satisfaction and effectiveness, and contribute to continuous improvement of learning services.
• Coordinate the onboarding experience for newcomers, including pre-arrival communication, buddy assignments, induction activities and related logistics.
• Manage the trainees’ community by organising engagement activities to integrate trainees into the IOC culture.

Recruitment

• Coordinate interviews with candidates, hiring managers and internal stakeholders in Switzerland and abroad, including candidate travel arrangements where required.
• Support recruitment activities, including job advertisements, external agency coordination, candidate and internal enquiries, internal inboxes and related administration.
• Contribute to recruitment projects and KPI analysis to continuously improve processes and services, while progressively taking ownership of selected trainee recruitment processes.

Our requirements

• A university qualification. Previous experience in Recruitment or Learning and Development would be an advantage.
• Fluency in English or French, with excellent written and spoken skills in the other language.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously when needed.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Digital proficiency and confidence using corporate tools; the ability to extract, track and present data and statistics would be an asset.
• Flexibility and adaptability, with a proactive and positive approach.

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.