Intern, Conservation Science

IUCN’s (International Union for Conservation of Nature) mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. IUCN Maldives works to advance coral reef resilience, adaptation to climate change, and megafauna species protection in the Maldives.

The Conservation Science intern will be working closely with Social Science Officer and Citizen Science Officer at IUCN Maldives towards providing support to tasks within the project REGENRATE portfolio, specifically assisting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extract and compile information on Protected Areas from existing Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), site assessment reports and local monitoring reports. Additionally, he/she will create profiles for existing Protected Areas based on the information collected.

Requirements:

• Enrolled in an undergraduate university programme (e.g., Bachelors or its equivalent) and not have graduated from it; or
• Enrolled in a graduate university programme and not have graduated from it. The work experience that they seek to obtain should be in line with their studies or the requirements set by their academic institution;
• Ability to extract and collate data from varied sources (eg. gazette, technical papers, EIAs, site assessment reports, research papers and local monitoring reports);
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to undertake repetitive tasks accurately and consistently;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Word, Access and Excel);
• Ability to work independently and on multiple tasks simultaneously;
• Highly motivated to learn and develop new skills;
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Dhivehi.