Resilient Watersheds Intern at Nature Conservancy

Are you looking for a career to help people and nature? Guided by science, TNC creates innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that people and nature can thrive together. We’re looking for someone who is a passionate, motivated problem-solver. Come join TNC and apply today!

Responsibilities

• Research on different marketing and outreach channels, and social media platforms for different audiences, and propose promotion techniques to increase reach and knowledge sharing
• Work with the Resilient Watersheds Manager to identify and analyze different value chains for the Eldoret-Iten Water Fund to increase the economic benefits for the communities in the watershed areas.
• Assist the project planning team to integrate new techniques and technologies from time to time.
• Support the development of content and dissemination of project information through social media
• Support planning and coordination of stakeholders’ meetings, workshops, technical training, and reporting
• Prepare and share a summarized report on achievements every month with the Resilient Watersheds Coordinator and the Resilient Watersheds Manager
• Research, analyze and share a detailed value chain case study report for promising agricultural products over the 6 months internship period.

What You'll Bring

MINIMMAL QUALIFICATIONS

• University bachelor’s degree in a field relevant to Business, Agribusiness, Information Technology, Marketing, Communication, or other relevant fields and 6 months of related experience.
• Must have graduated, not presently in school/college.
• Prior experience in different communication and analysis tools (Social media platforms, value chain analysis tools, Marketing and Outreach, Remote Sensing tools like Google Earth Mapping) – an added advantage
• Relevance of college course undertaken to the task available at the Resilient Watersheds Program.
• Ability to communicate well with local communities (Swahili is a must).
• Willingness to stay and work in rural settings for a prolonged period when needed.
• Ability to learn, interact, and work with multiple actors including Senior Leaders, County government officials, NGOs, businesspeople, and farmers.
• Willingness to learn new skills including taking the Water Fund online introductory course (Feasibility Phase) up to the certificate level.
• Ability to commit and demonstrate TNC's core values.