What is cinfo


cinfo – the Centre for Information, Counselling and Training for Professions Relating to International Cooperation (IC) – is a specialised service provider and the network platform for professionals and organisations involved in the International Cooperation job market and for persons who wish to become active in this field.
Vision
Our goal is to bring together the right people, organisations and assignments and smooth the way for sustainable development.

Mission
We support our clients with sustainable solutions in their career planning, human resources consulting and intercultural cooperation – all under one roof. We strengthen knowledge, transparency and efficiency in the International Cooperation job market.
  • We provide a foundation for our clients to reach appropriate decisions with up-to-date and reliable information on current trends.
  • We pave the way for professional career development  with  the right contacts and attractive networking offers.
  • We enable prospective and established IC personnel to act successfully in the international cooperation environment with practice-oriented training and advice that enhances potential.
  • We make it easier for our partners to concentrate fully on their core business with tailor-made services.
Our specialised professional and sector-specific knowledge allows us to support our partners and clients with just the right products and services in our main areas: 
  • Career development
  • Recruitment services
  • Intercultural cooperation
We provide information, counselling and training in all three areas. And if you can’t find what you need, just let us know – we will create it for you.

Provide relevant information
Several thousand people turn to cinfo every year because they are interested in a short- or long-term assignment in international cooperation (IC).
We give you access to a broad range of current information on a first-hand basis.
This allows you to form a realistic picture of what is actually possible.
Infos & Downloads

Help people to advance

More than 300 skilled professionals in IC as well as people who aim for a career in this direction seek support on career issues from cinfo every year.     
We can help you to review your ideas with like-minded people or analyse your career opportunities with counsellors who are experienced in IC.
This will enable you to assess your present situation.
Career counselling
Courses & workshops

Promote cross-cultural understanding

Between 500 and 700 skilled professionals in IC receive further training in intercultural cooperation at cinfo every year.
We help to prepare you for the everyday challenges of an intercultural environment.
This forms the basis for you to build bridges between cultures.
Courses & workshops

Put people in touch

Between 300 and 400 skilled professionals and junior workers in IC extend their knowledge and networks at cinfo every year.
We offer a platform for further training and networking to keep you in shape for your career.
Courses & events

Lay the cornerstone for successful teams

More than one 1000 skilled professionals and junior workers apply every year for the UN recruiting missions and IC recruitment programmes that cinfo organises on behalf of government and private IC organisations. Between 3000 and 3500 prospects regularly read the job offers that appear in the cinfoPoste online job database.
We handle IC-specific recruitment to help bring together the right people.
Recruitment services
International organisations
cinfoPoste job database

 

cinfo annual reports

Reports on events and descriptions of offers, background knowledge and figures – our annual reports contain exciting articles on core themes and the work performed by cinfo.

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Requests for financing

cinfo does not provide any funding and does not support any projects or organisations. Moreover, cinfo does not finance any assignments or positions in Switzerland or abroad.