Marine Program Intern – Kenya
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