Internship Membership and Communications

This internship aims to offer students undergoing graduate or post-graduate studies and recent graduates a meaningful work experience by supplementing their learning through a practical and on-the-job training approach. In doing so, the intern’s knowledge is supplemented through a practical learning experience while IUCN derives some level of advantage from the young professional’s services as well as the possibility of gaining new perspectives from the intern.
This internship supports the Membership and communications functions of the Regional Director’s Office (RDO), towards IUCN’s overall mission of sharing and promoting the use of science-driven knowledge and tools for nature conservation and sustainable use in the Asia region. The intern’s key responsibilities cover:
Scope – Institutional Membership management and communications for region-wide external stakeholder engagement.
Function: i) Membership management support, ii) communications support through IUCN Asia’s social media accounts, website, newsletter and other platforms.
Key focus areas: Regional Members and partners engagement, policy influence and external communications
Duties and target outputs include:

Guidance And Mentoring:
The selected candidate will undergo a general orientation training on IUCN’s:

In performing the assigned duties, the intern will have the opportunity to interact with key units and teams at the Regional Office, throughout the region, and with Headquarters. They will gain hands-on experience engaging with various stakeholders, including IUCN Members, through both online and offline communications. The intern will receive constructive feedback on their performance from line managers.
Please Note: The above TOR contains the main responsibilities and duties of this position. However, in an ever-evolving organisation such as IUCN, staff members are expected to show flexibility in their approach to work and be willing to undertake other tasks that are reasonably allocated to them but which are not part of their regular TOR. Where any task becomes a regular part of staff member’s responsibilities, the TOR should be changed in consultation between the manager, the staff member and the HR Unit. Any one of the three may initiate the consultation
Requirements: