Environment Sustainability and Climate Action Intern at World Vision

Job Description:

The intern will work closely with the Technical Director of Southern Africa Environment Sustainability and Climate Action to assist the Southern Africa Regional Office in incorporating environment and climate action into various initiatives, operations, and projects throughout the organization.  ​

• Support strategic integration of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action (ESCA) across World Vision functional areas of National Offices
• Assist ESCA lead in Profiling and documenting ESCA best practices across the WV Southern Africa 9 countries for upscaling and donor grants prepositioning
• Support National Offices work on reducing carbon footprint on environmentally sustainable operations through Green Teams
• Support the climate action advocacy work by facilitating, identification and profiling of climate champions across National Offices
• Support external engagement work in the climate space including UNFCCC process, UN Ecosystem Decade Restoration, and other strategic donors in climate finance.
• Attend staff meetings, staff retreats, staff trainings, and external meetings as required; and
• Attend other stakeholder meetings, and conferences where required