External relations, policy & cooperation programme

Jérémy Repond joined the GICHD in February 2017 as Programme Officer in the External Relations, Policy and Cooperation Programmes Division. Since September 2023, he holds the position of Advisor, External Relations and Cooperation Programme. In this role, he supports and advises the Director and the Head of Division in the management of the GICHD’s external relations with key partners such as the Swiss authorities, diplomatic delegations, UN agencies and other organizations. He also coordinates all processes relating to the governance of the Centre. Finally, he contributes to the development of the GICHD’s Francophone Regional Cooperation Programme (FRCP) with a focus on the Sahel and West Africa regions.

Prior to joining the GICHD, Jérémy Repond was an academic intern at the Human Security Division of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bern. During this internship, he actively contributed to the work related to Switzerland’s policy in the field of mine action. In this regard, he assisted the preparation of multilateral conferences and meetings related to conventional disarmament and he supported the implementation of the Division’s projects linked to humanitarian demining. He was also involved in the elaboration and editorial work of the Mine Action Strategy of the Swiss Confederation 2016-2019. Prior to this, Jérémy Repond did an internship at the United Nations Environment Programme in Geneva, where he supported many projects concerning international environmental governance.

Jérémy Repond holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Lausanne.

• Division External relations, policy & cooperation programme
• Unit Team Members
• Working Languages French, English, German