Location:

Belgium
Salary:

negotiable / YEAR
Job type:

INTERN
Posted:

2 months ago
Category:

Administration
Deadline:

05/08/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.

JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the IUCN EU Programme Officer Nature Based Solutions, the intern will support two major projects focused on implementing and upscaling nature-based solutions – NetworkNature+, which is a European and global platform for strengthening the use of nature-based solutions; wildE, which is researching climate-smart rewilding as a solution to the twin threats of climate change and biodiversity loss. In addition, the intern will provide support to other projects, focusing on urban biodiversity, climate-resilience, and forestry research & innovation. They will support communications, outreach and capacity building events, both online and in person. The intern will also contribute to research tasks, mapping potential partners for nature-based solutions at EU, national and regional level, will follow relevant EU policy developments and will maintain an overview of reports, documents and case studies of nature-based solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This assignment will include the following responsibilities:

• Assist in developing the evidence-base for nature-based solutions via desk-based research, particularly to identify reports, documents, policy developments and analyses at EU and national level;
• Contribute to mapping potential partners for nature-based solutions at EU, national and regional level;
• Monitor news, developments and events on nature-based solutions, including maintaining an up-to-date list of events on nature-based solutions and on relevant sectoral issues;
• Produce communications materials such as web-stories, articles, brochures, factsheets etc. related to nature-based solutions;
• Organise outreach and training events, both virtual and in-person (if circumstances allow), including speaker liaison, logistics, onsite support and reporting;
• Contribute to organisation of partner meetings, including logistics, minutes and document administration;
• Assist in preparing speeches and PowerPoint presentations on a variety of topics related to IUCN’s mission;
• Attend relevant webinars, meetings and conferences and reporting on the outcomes;

REQUIREMENTS

• Studying towards a relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with a focus on environmental science, natural resource management, sustainable urban development, or any other discipline that is relevant to nature conservation or sustainable development;

• Applicants must have student status and be enrolled at a university for the entire duration of the internship;

• Affinity with the vision and mission of IUCN and a strong interest in and understanding of European environmental policies and sustainable urban development;

• Excellent level of written and spoken English (native speaker or equivalent), other languages are an asset;

• Good organizational, administrative and reporting skills; strong writing skills; and IT literate in MS Office;

• Ability to work independently and on multiple tasks simultaneously;

• Ability to meet tight deadlines without compromising the quality of outputs;

• Highly motivated to learn and develop new skills, keen to bring in own ideas;

• A team player with a strong interest to work in an international environment;

• EU national or holder of Belgian work permit.

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