The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we develop innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world’s toughest environmental challenges so that people and nature can thrive. Our work is guided by our values, which include a commitment to diversity and respect for people, communities, and cultures. From a rewarding mission to career development and flexible schedules, there are many reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want to know more? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.
One of TNC’s primary goals is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that employees around the globe have a sense of belonging and feel that their unique contributions are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our mission by hiring and engaging a diverse staff that reflects the communities in which we work. Recognizing that people bring talent and skills that have been developed outside the scope of a job, we take a holistic approach to recruitment that considers life experience in addition to the professional requirements listed in our postings. Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you’ll join for the mission, and you’ll stay for the people.”
Since establishing the Africa Program in 2007, The Nature Conservancy’s vision in Africa is to work towards fostering a sustainable future for people and nature, partnering with indigenous communities across 55 million acres on the continent. Our efforts are firmly rooted in people, leveraging scientific and technical expertise as we collaborate with governments and organizations to conserve and enhance Africa’s shared resources in the 9 countries we operate.
TNC Africa Oceans Strategy focuses on securing large-scale ocean protection by supporting effective marine spatial planning, sustainable fisheries, and community-led conservation approaches. Our work seeks to establish sustainable financing to enable conservation outcomes at large marine ecosystem scale, by supporting policy and regulatory frameworks, as well as local capacity, with emphasis on linking science and communities to habitat protection, restoration and management. TNC’s work on fisheries aims to safeguard productive marine fisheries for ecosystem health and as important foundation for food and livelihood security. Our vision is for aquaculture to grow with the least environmental impact. TNC has established partnerships with several non-government and government agencies to support fisheries and coastal community-led conservation throughout Africa.
WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER
Our aim is to conserve and restore lost or degraded coastal wetlands (seagrass meadows, mangroves, and salt marshes) and promote best practices to scale beyond the capacity of TNC. The current geographic focus of TNC Africa Oceans Strategy is Seychelles, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Gabon, Namibia, Angola, and Mauritius. The focus of this program is coastal Kenya with most functions in the South Coast and Lamu-Tana seascape.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU
The broad goal of this Internship program is to provide practical learning opportunity for interns in working within technical teams, coordination of technical work and implementing TNC’s marine and coastal conservation program in Kenya. The internship is for specified period of one year from the date of engagement. The intern will report to the Marine Program Officer- Western Indian Ocean.
Under close supervision by the technical team, the scope of this internship is;
- Work closely with the Kenya marine team and provide support to the technical team on sustainable fisheries, mangrove restoration and restorative aquaculture.
- Support TNC staff and partners to plan and coordinate fieldwork, workshops, meetings, trainings and learning exchanges.
- Under the guidance of the technical lead, support the implementation of community-led enterprises that incentivize sustainable practices in Lamu and Tana River counties.
- Support gender-related work with coastal fishing communities in Kenya by consolidating data for evaluating gender programs.
- Support partnership and capacity building activities of ongoing seaweed work along the coast of Kenya.
- Support planning of fieldwork, consultation meetings and site visits to mangroves community Forest Associations in Lamu and Tana River Counties.
- Learn how to prepare summarized report on achievements every month with the technical team.
- May involve working in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- Bachelor’s degree in a field relevant to Natural Resource Management, Marine science or other relevant fields.
- Must have graduated, not presently in school/college, no experience required.
- Fluent in English and Kiswahili, written and spoken.
- Willing to travel and work in remote settings.
- Willingness to learn, interact, and work with multiple actors and stakeholders.
- Adhere to TNCs Code of conduct and conflict of interest policy.
- Willingness to learn new skills.
- Willingness to stay and work in rural settings for a prolonged period when needed.
Desired Qualifications
- Residence in Mombasa where the internship will be based.
- Ability to swim, dive and work underwater.
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of data management and statistical skills,
- training on data management, basic GIS training and or applicable skills in mapping is desirable.
WHAT WE BRING
Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world!
TNC offers competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where we work. These may include health care benefits, retirement benefits, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, and disability coverage as well as an employee assistance program and other life and well-being benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.
We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports the health and well-being of the people we employ.
APPLY NOW
To apply for job ID 56597, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact [email protected].
The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to [email protected] with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.
An attractive salary and benefits package is part of TNC’s value proposition to our employees. TNC strives to provide competitive pay and bases salaries on the geographic location of the role committing to being equitable across groups and providing hiring salary ranges when possible.
Since we support flexible and remote work for our employees, many positions have a flexible location within countries where we’re registered as a Non-government Organization and established as an employer. This may mean we’re unable to provide a hiring salary range in the posting for some of our positions. However, candidates invited to be part of our interview process will be provided their location specific range upon request.
