Position: National Conservation Engagement Intern
Organization: Nature Conservancy of Canada
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Type: 12-week full-time internship
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is a private, non-profit organization that prides itself on its entrepreneurial, science-based approach to achieving conservation success through direct action. Since 1962, NCC and its supporters have protected more than 14 million hectares (35 million acres) of ecologically significant land across Canada. NCC takes a collaborative, science-based approach to achieve conservation success for the sake of nature and Canadians. With a national office in Toronto and seven regional offices across the country, NCC delivers results you can walk on.
Purpose and General Description:
Combine your passion for the environment with your love of public engagement during this exciting 12-week internship, which will have you connecting people with our mission and sharing the impacts and stories of our public engagement programs.
Working under the National Coordinator of Engagement, you will help strengthen and build support for NCC’s two core public engagement programs – Conservation Volunteers and Nature Destinations – and become a storyteller by developing communications content for our social media channels, website and blog.
Through this dynamic internship, you will have the opportunity to explore how to effectively engage the public online in land conservation while gaining experience with a leading national environmental non-profit organization.
This is an ideal position for post-secondary or graduate students currently studying Communications, Public Relations, or Natural or Environmental Sciences and who are interested in the human side of land conservation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with the delivery of the engagement portfolio’s communication plan, including magazine article, print media, blog and web stories
- Create communications content to promote Conservation Volunteers program through NCC’s social media channels, website and blog
- Assist with the editing and publishing of Conservation Volunteer events on engagement platform using WordPress
- Help build NCC’s portfolio of digital assets by collecting, editing, labelling and archiving photos and videos for engagement programming
- Assist the National Conservation Engagement team with ongoing activities as needed
Required Skills and Attributes:
This posting is targeted to someone possessing the following skills and abilities:
- Enrolled in degree or certificate in communications, volunteer management, public relations, or a related discipline;
- Ability to work independently and in team environments
- High attention to detail with excellent time management and organizational abilities
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, including confidence with journalistic-style interviewing techniques
- Exceptional writing skills, with a particular aptitude for identifying and telling stories
- Experience researching, editing, proofreading and fact-checking
- Has an interest/experience in public engagement and communicating environmental topics in a written format
- High level of comfort with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Photo editing and/or graphic design experience is an asset
- Bilingualism in English and French an asset
Eligibility:
- Must be between 15 and 30 years old (inclusive) at the start of employment;
- Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or a protected person as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
- Must have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial legislation and regulations.
- Must have registered as a full-time student in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year (in or outside of Canada)
Terms of Employment:
- Full-time (37.5 hrs / week), 12-week position (January 6 – March 27). Salary is $17/hour.
- Position is based out of Toronto
- Applicants must reside within the Toronto area.
Application Deadline: Sunday, November 24, 2019
Please apply through our website:
No telephone calls, please. Late applications will not be considered. We thank everyone who applies for their interest in the Nature Conservancy of Canada; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.