IN-26038 Oceans Blended and Innovative Finance Intern

World Wildlife Fund•Washington, DC

About The Position

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is seeking an Oceans Blended and Innovative Finance Intern to support the WWF-US Oceans – Ocean Markets and Finance team. This team focuses on mobilizing capital through innovative blue financing for scalable, durable global oceans solutions and supports WWF’s nature-positive seascape work. The internship is designed to support the Blended and Innovative Finance workstream, which aims to mobilize capital in WWF’s priority seascapes and direct investment toward place-based projects using innovative approaches that blend public and private capital. The intern will support two priority workstreams: developing training resources on conservation and nature finance, and supporting an innovation process to identify and address challenges in influencing corporate action and mobilizing finance for marine conservation.

Requirements

Pursuing a Graduate Degree program in Environmental Studies, Conservation Science, Finance, Economics, Sustainability, International Development, or a related field.
Strong analytical and research abilities, including comfort synthesizing complex information from multiple sources.
Strong written communication skills, including the ability to translate technical or complex concepts for non-specialist audiences.
High attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to stay organized and manage time effectively across multiple workstreams.
Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team setting.
Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills.
Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. and able to receive academic credit from their current academic institution.
Able to work either part time or full time, depending on class schedule and availability.

Nice To Haves

Experience with or interest in conservation finance, blended finance, sustainable investment, or related fields.

Responsibilities

Support the creation of a video-based training resource on the fundamentals of conservation and nature finance, including conducting background research, drafting scripts and supporting materials, coordinating across teams, and providing review support.
Support an ongoing innovation process focused on identifying challenges in influencing corporate action and mobilizing finance towards marine conservation, including mapping problems, synthesizing insights, and identifying potential solutions.