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Internship Opportunity: The Nature Conservancy - Paid

PLEASE NOTE: This opportunity is listed for reference only. The deadline to apply has passed.

This is a paid employment opportunity from outside the Rockefeller Center.

Position Type: US Government Relations Forests Intern - paid

Location: Arlington, VA

Sector: Environmental Policy 

Start Date: flexible

Wage or benefits: $12/hour

Time Commitment: 35 hours per week 

Desired Class Year: Open to all 

Desired Major or Interest: Biology, policy, or related fields preferred

Application Deadline: February 6th, 2020

Organization website: https://www.nature.org/en-us/

Brief Description of the organization:

The Nature Conservancy is a leading global environmental nonprofit with the mission to conserve lands and waters. The Nature Conservancy is active in 79 territories, operates 100 water conservation projects, employs 400 scientists, and has protected 125 million acres of land. The Nature Conservancy is recognized as one of the most trusted charitable, national organization. 

Brief Description of the Intern's role or key qualifications: 

The intern may be responsible for 

  1. Supervising volunteers
  2. Processing checks, travel expenses, and petty cash
  3. Budget preparation and monitoring
  4. Designing deliverables
  5. Writing, research, and administrative tasks
  6. Collecting and analyzing data

The work will all be primarily related to forest policy in the United States. The intern can expect to learn how a leading organization operates and conducts public policy. The intern can also expect to learn how to properly conduct strategic analysis and how to present those findings to officials. The intern will have the chance to interact with experts in the field.

How to apply: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/careers/?tab_q=tab_container-tab_element

This is a paid internship from outside the Rockefeller Center. Such opportunities are posted in an effort to help students find a leave-term internship experience in public policy or a social sciences related area. Such postings do not constitute an endorsement by the Center of the political objectives of any one person or organization.