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World Resources Institute

Sep 8

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Research & Development
    Sustainability
  • Quick Apply

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  • You should have a relevant education background, strong research and Microsoft Office skills, excellent communication, organizational abilities, team collaboration, and proficiency in English; French is a plus.
  • You will connect with local restoration businesses, support capacity programs, contribute to curriculum building, and assist with communications and materials creation.

Requirements

  • Education: This opportunity is open to undergraduate students and recent graduates with focus and interest in business, economic development, data science, environmental sciences, social sciences, or other related fields.
  • Experience:
  • Fast learner with strong skills in conducting research and working with Microsoft Office tools.
  • Ability to communicate clearly about data and insights derived from that data. Preferred experience with data tools and analysis.
  • Extremely well organized and able to perform effectively in a fast paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as part of a team.
  • Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner.
  • Experience in online and/or hybrid learning or education, across cultures.
  • Languages: Verbal and written proficiency in English. Proficiency in French is appreciated, but not required.

Responsibilities

  • - Learn about local businesses and nonprofits that operate in the rapidly maturing land restoration sector.
  • - Connect with innovative locally led restoration businesses and nonprofits, learn about the financial mechanisms and capacity building initiatives that support them, and contribute to the team’s evolving strategy.
  • - Provide programmatic support to the TerraFund and Land Accelerator capacity programs by attending team calls, coordinating amongst team members, supporting on partner management, creating materials for an emerging capacity building initiative and online learning hub, and drafting communications and articles.
  • - Learn about and contribute to curriculum building on a variety of topics, including entrepreneurship, restoration best practices, proposal writing, high-impact carbon finance, and more.
  • - Work with the capacity team but receive support from the broader TerraFund team.
  • - Report to the Capacity & Innovation Manager.

FAQs

What is the location of the Capacity Intern position?

The Capacity Intern position is based in Washington, DC, and requires in-person attendance at the office for at least 8 days per month.

Is there a requirement for existing work authorization?

Yes, existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission, as WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position.

What is the duration of this internship?

This is a part-time internship lasting for 3 months, with a flexible start and end date.

What are the educational requirements for this internship?

This opportunity is open to undergraduate students and recent graduates with a focus and interest in business, economic development, data science, environmental sciences, social sciences, or other related fields.

What is the compensation for this internship?

The pay for this internship opportunity is $20/hour for undergraduates, $22/hour for graduates, and $24/hour for PhD students.

What kind of support will the intern receive during the program?

The selected intern will receive support from the Capacity team and the broader TerraFund team while reporting to the Capacity & Innovation Manager.

Is proficiency in languages other than English required for this position?

Verbal and written proficiency in English is required, and proficiency in French is appreciated but not required.

Will the intern have the opportunity to work on partnership development?

Yes, the intern will support the creation of technical assistance programs and participate in partnership development as part of their responsibilities.

How can applicants apply for this internship?

Applicants must submit a resume along with a cover letter through the WRI Careers portal to be considered for this internship.

What are some learning outcomes for this internship?

Interns will engage in research, curriculum development, data analysis, communication planning, partnership development, and contribute to the launch of an online learning hub focused on land restoration.

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World Resources Institute

https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-resources-institute/

Energy
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1982
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. We organize our work around six critical goals that the world must achieve this decade in order to secure a sustainable future: Climate: Protect communities and natural ecosystems from damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions, and generate opportunities for people by catalyzing a global transition to a low-carbon economy. Energy: Drive the scale-up of clean, affordable power systems throughout the world to deliver sustainable socio-economic development. Food: Ensure the world’s food systems reduce their impact on the environment, drive economic opportunity, and sustainably feed 9.6 billion people by 2050. Forests: Alleviate poverty, enhance food security, conserve biodiversity, and mitigate climate change by reducing forest loss and restoring productivity to degraded, deforested lands. Water: Achieve a water-secure future by mapping, measuring, and mitigating global water risks. Cities and Transport: Improve quality of life in cities by developing and scaling environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable urban and transport solutions. We design solutions for and analyze these six critical goals through the lenses of our three Centers of Excellence which focus on Governance, Business and Finance.