Every person on Earth deserves a healthy environment and the fundamental benefits that nature provides. But our planet is experiencing an unprecedented drawdown of these resources, and it is only by protecting nature and its gifts; a stable climate, fresh water, healthy oceans and reliable food; that we can ensure a better life for everyone, everywhere.
Conservation International’s (CI) Internship Sponsored By The Trott Family Foundation seeks students interested in gaining career skills in the non-profit sector. As a leader in conservation, local capacity-building, and partnership work, Conservation International offers a unique learning platform and environment for interns to gain real-world, practical experience. We believe that developing emerging talent is an important way for CI to invest in the future and to sustain conservation goals for the benefit of humanity. Our internships are designed for committed individuals who want to serve the organization in a field and discipline needed to successfully advance our mission. We provide opportunities for future professionals and leaders to become familiar with our mission, strategy, and values and expose students to the business and management of an NGO, field work and research, and partnerships. For more information, please visit Conservation International atwww.conservation.org
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Freshwater Initiative is looking for a communications or graphic design intern with about 2 years of classes behind them to gain experience in graphic design, website development and management, and photo editing and management. The Freshwater Climate Change Communications Intern will work with the Director of Freshwater Climate Change and Manager of the Freshwater Initiative to build and manage content for a site specifically targeted at individuals working on climate change adaptation issues and water management. He/she will also be instrumental in building the social media presence for this site and sharing new content with other bloggers and sites geared towards climate change adaptation. Projects include creating graphics for video, video editing, map creation in Illustrator, creating infographics for the division's blog, and pulling visual assets for freshwater climate change adaptation related stories.
The skills acquired will be increased knowledge about news, trends and approaches connecting climate change adaptation and water resource management as well as experience managing and contributing content to a website. The goal is to build the intern’s capacity to disseminate information about adaptation and empower him/her to be a confident communicator and adaptation practitioner.
Working Conditions:
Normal office environment
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be working towards an undergraduate or graduate degree in a related field
Familiarity with basic html and website management
