Agriculture Supply Chain Intern

Background

The goal of WWF-US is to measurably conserve 19 of the world’s most important natural places and significantly change global forces to protect the future of nature by 2020.  The Agriculture department of the WWF-US supports this goal by engaging companies on agricultural production methods and standards, procurement issues, supply chain structure, and mitigation strategies etc.  This internship opportunity will assist the Agriculture department with this effort and is ideal for recent graduates of a master’s program in a related field.

Internship Description

This internship will report to Alex Bjork, Program Officer, Agriculture, and will work closely with members of the Agriculture department, Business & Industry staff and the Markets unit. The intern may also have the opportunity to interact with company representatives.  This internship provides an opportunity to improve research skills in a professional setting, gain knowledge about companies and environmental issues, and contribute to WWF’s mission.

Supply chains projects require analyzing environmental, social and business risks within procurement areas for WWF partner companies’ supply chains.  This work will include researching forecasts of climate change, land use, evapotranspiration rates, water related impacts, etc in selected geographies.  Specific duties include:

• Research agricultural commodities for analysis undertaken with partner companies;
• Assist with assessment of  procurement, water, and business risks for crops and livestock;
• Create reports based on the analyses
• Make presentations and coordinate internal meetings as needed 
• Other assignments as required

Requirements:

•  Available a minimum of 20 hours a week for a minimum of 3 months (up to 6 months), full time (35 hrs per week) is desired.
• Excellent research skills, analytical skills, and attention to detail are obligatory;
• Familiarity with agriculture, environment, economics and/or business is helpful;
• Skills in Excel, Power Point and Microsoft Word are obligatory; other programs (e.g. GIS, Access) are helpful.

Contact: Please email a resume & cover letter with the subject line “paid fall internship application” to Alex Bjork no later than August 15th. Alexander.Bjork@wwfus.org