Job Title: Intern – Forestry & Biodiversity (ES)
Job Type: Full time
Project Location: Nilgiris Landscape, India
Number of Positions: 9
Start Date: January / February
Duration: 4 Months
Stipend: ₹15,000.00 Per Month
About the Job
IORA Ecological Solutions is looking to hire dynamic, energetic interns who are interested in the Forestry & Biodiversity sector. This is an exciting opportunity to learn about the Projects and work with the experts in the field.
The interns will be working closely with our team to conduct fieldwork, research, capture data, and coordinate with teams for project implementation.
Responsibilities:
The primary responsibility of these interns would be to assist in –
- Questionnaire-based household surveys in the Nilgiris Landscape (current requirement for Kerala and Tamil Nadu)
- Ecosystem services assessment (bio-physical)
- Stakeholder identification among community and contact building
- Support the team in conducting Focused Group Discussions with community
- Collate, clean and analyze data as required
- Any other research tasks assigned by IORA
Required skills include:
- Pursuing/completing/completed a Master’s degree in Forestry, Environmental Management, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Planning, or related disciplines from a reputed university/institute.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to coordinate with different state government officials.
- Candidate must be fluent in spoken and written communication in Tamil, and/or Malayalam language
- MUST carry an android based phone for app based data entry of Questionnaire surveys
- Candidate should have experience working with MS Office (Doc, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and statistical software.
Desired Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
- Knowledge of ecosystem services concepts
- Experience in conducting questionnaire based household surveys
- Prior experience in the Central Indian Landscape will be an added advantage
How to apply:
To apply, please submit your resume and a one-page letter to careers@ioraecological.com stating your skills, interests and what excites you about working in Nilgiris. The application mail should include the subject line “Application for (USAID-SLMC) Intern – F&B (ES) Nilgiris Field Profile”.
Note: The responsibilities and requirements outlined above are subject to change and may be modified based on the needs of the organization.
About Iora Ecological Solutions:
Iora Ecological Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is India’s leading environmental advisory firm with expertise in natural resource conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, Forestry & Biodiversity, and Sustainability Agriculture. Founded in 2009, Iora has multi-disciplinary expertise across finance, program implementation, policy advisory, and scientific research.
We have extensive experience in designing and implementing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) driven projects across the globe, enabling us to offer an integrated and effective platform for implementing large-scale ecosystem conservation and climate action solutions.
We have successfully implemented more than 150 projects in the last 12 years across conservation, restoration, and management of natural ecosystems, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and policy advisory on climate change and sustainability.
To know more about Iora you can visit our website: https://ioraecological.com