Legal Assistant (Court Monitoring) at African Wildlife Foundation

Through this collaboration, ABCG aims to:

• Identify and prioritize critical and emerging conservation issues affecting Africa;
• Foster technical and information exchange through partnerships with African institutions and civil society, to implement new approaches and build communities of practice; and
• Synthesize collective lessons from field activities and share them with a broader multi-sector community in the United States and Africa for data-driven decision-making and policy integration.

The Communications and Engagement Intern will have the opportunity to learn about communicating key messages, building brand awareness, and deepening stakeholder engagement that will protect wildlife and natural resources across the African continent. S/he will work closely with the ABCG Communications and Engagement Specialist to raise awareness, deepen stakeholder engagement and promote ABCG’s efforts to address emerging and high priority themes affecting biodiversity conservation in Africa.

Responsibilities

• Learning and applying ABCG standards on assignments;
• Assist to organize and draft social media posts on ABCG’s Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn sites on conservation issues affecting Africa;
• Build connections on social media;
• Learn to draft engaging articles and messages for the ABCG website, e-newsletter and external publications, including brochures, and fact sheets;
• Assist in organizing, planning, and coordinating outreach events including brown bag lectures, roundtables, and workshops;
• Assist to manage ABCG’s listserve and other contact lists, and;
• Keep abreast with sector updates for outreach, communication and collaboration opportunities

Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this internship should be a current undergraduate or graduate student with a concentration in communications, marketing, or public relations, with a strong interest/background in conservation.

Additionally, the ideal candidate would possess:

• Interest/background in wildlife conservation, foreign policy, climate change, and other conservation issues;
• Ability to work independently, and to collaborate effectively as a member of a team;
• Basic website and social media competency;
• Good writing skills;
• An eye for details—from grammar to new opportunities;
• A great attitude and desire to learn;
• Commitment of minimum 20 hours/week.

Desired

• Graphic design skills are welcome;
• Constant Contact or other email marketing experience is a plus.

This internship is unpaid; however, a travel stipend will be provided.