Internship Opportunity with WWF

This is an unpaid position although travel expenses may be reimbursed.

Location: Godalming, Surrey
Start Date: May 2012
Duration of Internship: 3 months in total
Frequency: 35 hours per week over 5 days

This is an unpaid position although travel expenses may be reimbursed.

WWF-UK is the world’s largest and most experienced independent conservation organisation and operates in a truly global network. It plays a crucial role in influencing political decision-making on issues such as climate change, marine protection and illegal trading of endangered species.

WWF-UK is looking for an Intern who wishes to gain experience in political lobbying to join its busy public affairs team for three months.

WWF-UK’s Public Affairs team lobbies on a broad range of environmental issues including climate change, aviation, deforestation, rivers and the marine environment, planning and unsustainable consumption.

The Public Affairs team consists of five employees including an administrator. You will be expected to support the team in their advocacy work across the wide variety of political and environmental issues in Westminster and Whitehall.

You will be responsible for undertaking political research on environmental issues, tracking relevant political events in Parliament and Government as well as drafting political correspondence and briefings for MPs. You will have the opportunity to meet with MPs and civil servants, help organise Parliamentary events and provide crucial administration support to the Public Affairs team.

It is essential that you hold a degree in politics or a similar discipline and understand the political process and how Parliament operates. Excellent written and communication skills, ability to work to tight deadlines as well as sound experience in researching complex issues and organising events are also needed. You will be working within a team environment as well as on your own so you will need to be able to work well in both situations. An understanding and empathy of environmental issues is desirable.

For more information about this internship opportunity please see the job description and background information for the role.

If you feel you would like to undertake an internship for an organisation where you can really make a difference please send your CV and a covering letter which details how your experience and skillset meets each point within the person specification to the Recruitment Officer, WWF-UK, Panda House, Weyside Park, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1XR or email recruitment@wwf.org.uk quoting ‘Public Affairs Internship’.

Closing date: 20th APRIL 2012 AT 1.00pm