Climate & Conservation Finance Policy Intern

Role Overview

• Drafting reports, proposals and trainings to help emerging market and developing economy governments to build capacity to understand and implement conservation finance policies, mechanisms and tools
• Assisting a TNC-led working group of global economists and environmental scientists on methodologies to better integrate investments in nature and biodiversity into the World Bank and IMF’s Debt Sustainability Analysis, GDP growth forecasts, and sovereign risk assessments by credit rating agencies.
• Support the research and writing of a policy paper on nature’s importance for economic stability and sustainable public finances with recommendations for policymakers and other actors on wider reforms needed within key policy and financial institutions and organizations
• Support the development of monitoring and reporting systems for large-scale conservation projects, aligned with investor and market disclosure frameworks
• Supporting the preparation of materials for international conferences over the summer as necessary, including but not limited to London Climate Action Week, Asia Climate Summit, World Biodiversity Forum, and UNCCD COP17.
• Support the finalization of the team’s strategy, including the identification and development of theories of change and workstream objectives for fiscal year 2027.
• Providing support as needed for logistics, travel, meeting notes, desktop research, and ad-hoc inquiries.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program, graduate program, or a recent graduate (within six months) with a focus on policy, finance, economics or the environment
• Fluency in English
• Experience researching information from divergent sources and compiling it into a cohesive reporting structure.
• Experience presenting to and communicating with internal and external audiences.
• Experience interacting with senior leadership in a professional manner.
• Writing experience, including capturing detailed notes and action items and summarizing complex policy reports and research.

Benefits

• health care benefits
• flexible spending accounts
• a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match
• parental leave
• accrued paid time off
• life insurance
• disability coverage
• employee assistance program
• other life and work well-being benefits