Talent Management Trainee (Internship)

About the role

The International Olympic Committee is looking for a Talent Management Trainee in Lausanne for a 12-month internship starting on 16 January 2026. The role contributes to key Talent Management activities across Learning & Development and Talent Acquisition, combining operational delivery with analysis and continuous improvement. It covers learning, onboarding, trainee engagement and recruitment.

Key responsibilities

• Learning & Development: manage online course registrations and learning records, support the creation of course descriptions, analyse training KPIs and evaluations to measure satisfaction and effectiveness, and contribute to continuous improvement of learning services.
• Onboarding: coordinate the onboarding experience for newcomers, including pre-arrival communication, buddy assignments, induction activities and related logistics.
• Trainee community: organise 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 such as job advertisements, external agency coordination, candidate and internal enquiries, internal inboxes and related administration.
• Contribute to recruitment projects and KPI analysis, and progressively take ownership of selected trainee recruitment processes.

Required profile

• University qualification.
• Previous experience in recruitment or learning and development is an advantage.
• Fluency in English or French, with excellent written and spoken skills in the other language.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously when needed.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
• Flexibility and adaptability, with a proactive and positive approach.

Required skills

• Digital proficiency and confidence using corporate tools.
• Ability to extract, track and present data and statistics is an asset.