Social Sciences Intern at Bioversity International

About the position

• The Alliance Climate Action team is looking for a motivated and high-performing Masters Intern to support climate security research. This internship opportunity provides a unique platform for individuals with expertise in social sciences.

Key duties & responsibilities

• Conduct research in social sciences with a focus on environmental issues and climate change. 
• Support the partner identification, outreach, and engagement process to ensure the climate security agenda is taken up by local, subnational, and national agencies/platforms/organizations in East Africa. 
• Contribute to the design and implementation of high-quality qualitative research on climate change, resilience, conflict, displacement, security, peacebuilding and gender in East Africa. 
• Assist in managing and coordinating projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to project objectives. 
• Plan and organize workshops, conferences, and events related to social and environmental initiatives. 
• Provide administrative support for various tasks, including documentation, reporting, and communication. 
• Contribute to the writing of high-quality technical notes, project reports, and if of interest also peer- reviewed publications. 
• Support the development of Climate Security innovations such as proofing guidelines to make CGIAR and partners’ research and practice climate security sensitive.  
• Contribute to the development of a theoretical framework and related methodology to assess the peace potential of climate adaptation efforts.  
• Contribute to the qualitative analyses on gender and displacement in climate security hotspots and corridors to understand drivers and impacts at the destination. 
• Other tasks as assigned as relevant to expertise and ongoing or future projects. 

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a master’s degree in social sciences, environmental Science, or a related field.  
• Substantive knowledge of issues relating to climate-related security risks, either more broadly or in-depth to a specific sub-area (e.g., peace and conflict, development, migration, or organizational responses).   
• Knowledge of gender, conflict and peace studies, gender and intersectional analysis, climate security and specific areas of expertise related to these fields.   
• Strong knowledge of qualitative and/or quantitative research methods.   
• Excellent organizational and project management abilities. 
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal. 
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with a diverse team. 
• Previous experience with Peace building in regard to climate change is an added advantage.