Early Career Programme, Spring 2024

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Fribourg, Schweiz World Economic Forum LLC Vollzeit

April - September 2024, Geneva based

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.

The Forum engages the foremost political, business, and other leaders of society to build coalitions, projects and initiatives - digitally and physically - to address industry, regional and systemic issues.

Why we are recruiting

We believe that talents are an essential and vibrant part of our Organization. Through our Early Career Programme, we welcome young professionals with a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, skills, and experiences. We will welcome applicants interested to engage with Forum’s Constituents, contribute to building expert knowledge and support organizational strategic operations.

List of teams hiring across Forum locations for this cohort:
- Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR)- Centre for Energy and Materials (CENMAT)- Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems (CFMS)- Centre for Health and Healthcare (CHH)- Centre for Nature and Climate (CNC)- Centre for Regional, Trade and Geopolitics (CRTG)- Centre for Urban Transformation (CUT)- Regional Business Engagement, Latin America (BE)- Global Programming Group (GPG)- Forum Foundations, The Forum Young Global Leaders (YGL)- People and Culture (P&C)

The positions we offer are best suited to recent graduates of a course of study, preferably at master’s level and up to 2 years of cumulated professional experience.

We expect applicants to provide:
- Their updated resume;- A cover letter indicating the role they wish to be considered for and why.

Conditions and benefits of the Early Careers Programme- Full-time onsite employment of 6 months with the World Economic Forum Geneva office.- We will accommodate start dates between 1 April to 30 April 2024.- Monthly gross compensation of CHF 4’400. (salary: CHF 4’050- plus health benefits: CHF 350-).- All required technological equipment (laptop and mobile phone) and accesses.- Immigration and mínimal relocation support.

Role 1: FIRST MOVERS COALITION FOR FOOD

The Food and Water team at the World Economic Forum aims to shaping food and water systems transitions towards net-zero, nature-positive, that nourishes all. Food Systems transformations are urgently needed to meet the needs of People and Planet in line with the

UN Sustainable Development Goals

and the Paris Climate Agreement. The team galvanizes multisectoral leadership in food and water systems through three strategic tracks: technology and innovation ecosystems, regenerative and adaptive food and water, and public and private partnerships to support country pathways.

Reason for hiring:
The First Movers Coalition for Food was announced at COP28. The new initiative aims to accelerate sustainable farming and production methods and technologies by leveraging collective demand for low-carbon agricultural commodities. It will do so through the power of aggregated demand, aiming for a combined procurement value for low-carbon commodities of $10-$20 billion from coalition members. The 25+ partners participating in the coalition account for a combined revenue of $2.1 trillion, with operations globally.

Following WEF Annual Meeting 24, the coalition will initiate a consultative process with participating corporate and knowledge partners. Based on case studies, best practices, and metrics, this consultation will identify and shape the demand commitments and possible pathways to support and mobilize the ecosystem to enable such transformation. The coalition is expected to publish its initial results of the collaborative work in the summer of 2024.

The ECP Specialist will support the operations and programmatic delivery for the initiative’s activities including creating case studies, research, consultation activities, engagement with consultants, and creating outreach materials.- 40% Project coordination and support- 40% Research and insights- 20% Events planning and logistics

Preferred qualification and experience:
- University-level education graduate from a relevant course of study in systems engineering, agriculture, food and nutrition, environmental sciences, chemistry, project management, or geography, preferably at a Master’s degree level.- Up to 2 years of relevant work experience- Passion for sustainability and environmental issues and curiosity about systems transformation.

Desired skills:
- Strong organizational skills, knowledge of Microsoft Office, and ability to interact with digital platforms for videoconferencing, project management, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).- Rigour and consistency in tracking communications between the project team, technical partners, and the broader environment of partners.- Ability to provide input and updates to ensure communication content (web and digital) is accurate and up-to-date.

Role 2: GIVING TO AMPLIFY EARTH ACTION (GAEA) INITIATIVE

According to the Climate Works Found



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