Interns Policy & External Affairs at Nature Conservancy

We’re Looking for You:

The intern will work in close collaboration with the TNC staff and other stakeholders and will report to the Policy and Government Relations Advisor. This is a short-term assignment that will take about 3 months to completion and the interns will be based in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, or South Africa. Candidates need to have rights to work in these specific countries as no travel or relocation assistance shall be provided.

The intern will undertake the following tasks at national and subnational levels:

1. Undertake a desktop review, interviews, and field visits to gain an understanding of the projects and programmes of TNC in the country to identify the policy entry points.
2. Undertake a desktop review of relevant legislation, policies, and institutional arrangements for the regulation of biodiversity and natural resources management and prepare a desktop review report that will clearly identify gaps and recommended actions
3. Conduct relevant stakeholder consultation to verify findings from desktop review and recommended actions.
4. Analyse the findings of the study and identify the key policies to be prioritized for policy influence to address the gaps in the existing legislations and policy frameworks.
5. Produce a report on the results of the exercise.

What You’ll Bring:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Conservation, Social Sciences, Policy & Advocacy, Political science, Law, Environmental management, Natural resources development, Wildlife conservation or any related field from a reputable institution
2. Knowledge and experience in conducting research; Data collection, analysis, and presentation
3. Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
4. Excellent communication, interviewing and stakeholder engagement skills
5. Ability to follow instructions from colleagues/coworkers/team members.
6. Ability to work in a team environment.
7. Computer literate
8. Ability to travel