WWF Internship Opportunities
Title: Agriculture Internship
Stipend: Unpaid- must receive credit or a stipend from a school or another organization.
Hours: Full time is preferred: Minimum of 20 hours a week
Duration: 12 weeks (extension potentially through the fall is desirable)
Description: This position is ideal for 2-3 interns. This position is unpaid and is open to undergraduate or graduate students (graduate students are preferred) and students must receive credit from their university.
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, etc.
Internship Description: This internship will report to Jeff Malcolm, Sr. Program Officer, Supply Chains, and/or 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 will include researching forecasts of climate change, land use, evapotranspiration rates, etc in selected geographies. Livestock projects require assisting with communications and coordination for upcoming livestock events that WWF is planning as well as select research on various standards & certification schemes and market trends. This will include developing webpages, providing point of contact communications, preparing and editing documents for review, supporting coordination of meetings, etc. and working with companies and trade organizations on these activities. Preference will be given to applicants who can work on both types of projects.
- Research agricultural commodities for analysis undertaken with partner companies;
- Assist with assessment of procurement, water and business risks for crops and livestock;
- Engage on internal and external communications for livestock meetings;
- Development and support of webpage materials;
- Create reports based on the analyses;
- Other assignments as required.
Requirements:
- Applicants must be receiving course credit for an undergraduate or graduate degree.
- Full time is preferred; minimum of 20 hours a week for 12 weeks (a longer time period, potentially through the fall is desirable);
- Good research skills, attention to detail are obligatory;
- Familiarity with agriculture, environment, economics and/or business is helpful;
- Skills in Excel, Power Point and Microsoft Word and obligatory; other programs (e.g. GIS) are helpful.
Contact: Please email a resume & cover letter with the subject line “summer internship application” to Jeff Malcolm and Alex Bjork no later than March 15. [email protected] [email protected]
