Prácticas de 6 meses remuneradas con Birdlife en Ecuador

Oferta compartida por Cristina


Species, Flyways and Forests Programmes Intern


We are looking for an Intern to facilitate activities related to the Flyways, Species and Forests Programmes in the Americas.


Application deadline
Thursday, March 17th, 2022

Location
Quito, Ecuador


Full time
30 hours per week

Contract
6 months fixed term Salary
USD 140 monthly


BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation partnership. Through our unique local-to-global approach, we deliver high impact and long-term conservation for the benefit of nature and people.

The goal of this internship is to facilitate activities related to the Flyways, Species and Forests Programmes in the Americas. Working jointly with the Conservation Officer and Forest Programme Manager assisting in several key activities related to project implementation, workshop and event logistical organization, and developing communicational materials for the three programmes.

Working closely with the Forest Programme Manager, you will be expected to balance your support tasks between the Species, Flyways and Forest programmes.
Conservation Investment Plans: Two plans for the conservation of migratory and resident birds will be developed by the end of 2022 (Chocó and Caribbean Slope). Support in the logistics and organization to implement workshops to build both documents based on the Open Standards for Conservation Methodology.
Global events such as the Global Big Day. Support in the logistics for online events.
Private sector engagement: The Forest Programme is currently building a strategy for private sector engagement with companies in Latin America and the Caribbean. Intern will perform research on relevant companies in the region to establish target private sector entities and refine our outreach strategy, will further develop an existing database of companies in the region, and will develop powerpoint presentations and letters to assist in outreach actions.
Mapping and storytelling for priority forest landscapes: Support build communicational tools (i.e. programme brochure, ArcGIS Story Map, project scorecards) for the Forest Programme’s top three priority landscapes in the Americas: the Atlantic Forest, the Gran Chaco and the High Andes. This will include collecting and collating geographic data and audio-visual materials, producing maps, working on at least one ArcGIS Story Map, and writing accompanying Story Map text.

The ideal candidate will:
Be a fourth year university student of biology, ecology, geography or another related field.
Be familiar with GIS and/or Google Earth mapping software and processes, aware of strategies and challenges in the field of biodiversity conservation, deforestation and reforestation trends.
Have the ability to coordinate a wide range of diverse tasks concurrently and priorities effectively to meet deadlines. Ability to act often with minimal supervision, but also work in a team.
Have excellent interpersonal communication skills including ability to explain often complex technical issues in an understandable way to a variety of internal and external audiences.
Have the ability to network effectively to maintain good relationships with existing collaborators, forge new collaborations, and help raise awareness of BirdLife’s work and vision.
Fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish is essential.

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Application: Applications should include a covering letter summarising the applicant’s suitability for the position, a detailed CV and contact details of two referees known to the applicant in a professional capacity. Applications should be sent by email, stating where the advert was seen, to: maria.jacome@birdlife.org marking your application with “Species, Flyways & Forests Programme Intern” in the subject line.

Interviews: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.