Wildlife and Climate Safeguards Intern

Wildlife and Climate Safeguards Intern

NWF has a paid eleven-month internship starting September 2011 in its Wildlife and Climate Safeguards Team located in the Washington DC based NWF Advocacy Center. To apply: https://careers.nwf.org/ext/detail.asp?jobid=nwf2180-162652651-DC (No phone calls please)

The Wildlife and Climate Safeguards Intern will support NWF’s Climate Change Safeguards team, which focuses on climate change adaptation, wildlife protection and responsible renewable energy development. Major team initiatives include development of criteria and guidance for carrying out climate-smart conservation, ecosystem-based approaches for human community climate adaptation, and wildlife-friendly approaches to wind and solar energy. The Safeguards team also is involved in policy and legislative work on issues such as State Wildlife Action Plans, endangered species, invasive species, land protection and management, and conservation funding.

Intern assignment will include:

•          Research, writing, and editing reports, newsletters, factsheets, and memos on wildlife, climate change, and natural resource conservation.

•          Legislative and policy work at the federal, state and local levels including tracking bills and administrative regulations/ rulemakings, distributing information to decision-makers in hard copy and e-mail, maintaining target database and policy information and occasionally attending lobby meetings.

•          Coalition building with partners, including attending coalition meetings, engaging NWF affiliates and partners, helping with lobby days and trainings, calling activists and like-minded organizations.

•          Logistical support in organizing meetings and other events, including arranging travel, taking minutes, and distributing notes and other materials.

•          Administrative duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Skills: Minimum Bachelors with degree or experience in natural resource management, conservation biology, or environmental policy/advocacy; interest in policy and legislative affairs desirable.  Should have good expository writing skills; facility reviewing technical policy and/or scientific documents, excellent phone and interpersonal skills; must have ability to conduct independent research; computer literacy a must (MS Office suite and internet applications); graphic design or GIS skills are useful but not essential.