Environment Worker's Internship

Enthusiastic about Wildlife and considering a career in Conservation Management?
World Land Trust (WLT), a registered charity based in Suffolk, appoints interns on six-month training programmes to give recent graduates experience and get one step ahead in the world of wildlife conservation.
Interns gain valuable experience in project development and conservation management as they work on real-life, day-to-day issues arising in the Trust’s many overseas projects. Interns also get an individually tailored training programme to suit their interests and abilities.
The WLT carries out overseas projects in partnership with local organisations, who manage the project sites on the ground and assist in developing sustainable incomes for local people. Since the WLT was set up in 1989, funds have been raised to purchase and protect over 300,000 acres of threatened habitats including tropical forests in Belize, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Brazil, a tropical island in the Philippines, elephant habitat in India and coastal steppe in Patagonia.
The WLT Internship Programme is designed primarily for UK residents. They are entirely voluntary, but all expenses connected with work, such as travel to meetings and training courses, are paid for. Interns need to be self-supporting but there are work opportunities in the town, and housing and other state benefits may be applicable. A suitable candidate will ideally have a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field, as well as some intention of pursuing a career in wildlife conservation.
WLT has been training interns for the past five years and every one of them has gone on to gain employment in the area of their choice. So if you are looking to further your career in conservation, and want to beat the ‘no job, no experience’ cycle, then a WLT Internship may be your perfect opportunity!
Jessice Reiss, a 2005 intern says, “The World Land Trust internship is one of a kind. It allowed me to broaden my knowledge of conservation and develop skills in project management while experiencing what it was really like to work in a conservation organisation. I always knew that I wanted to combine my interest in conservation and nature with a creative role such as film - my ultimate goal being to work in natural history TV. I believe that doing the six month internship has helped to take my career in the right direction, demonstrating that conservation is something that I am strongly motivated by, and also that I have worked on actual projects with real outcomes, not just situations learned in books or lectures. I am now employed by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol as production assistant on Springwatch, and I do feel that the internship definitely helped me get this job. I would strongly recommend the internship for anyone who wants to get into conservation whatever their specific interest. The work is extremely
diverse and allows you to develop your skills and highlights areas that you wish to pursue further. The WLT is an exciting charity to work for as it is brimming with enthusiasm and new ideas and is doing a lot of very positive work to save threatened environments.”
For detailed information on LT’s Internship Programme and vacancies as they occur see their website:

www.worldlandtrust.org
(Telephone: 01986 874 422)