Restoration Finance and Analysis Intern

World Resources Institute

Mar 6

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Research & Development
Sustainability
Washington

Requirements

Education: This opportunity is open to undergraduate students and recent graduates with focus and interest in business, economic development, data science, environmental sciences, social sciences, or other related fields.
Experience with analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and experience communicating insights derived from that data. Experience with data tools such as Excel, R, or similar preferred.
Experience communicating insights derived from data analysis.
Experience with learning on the job, with demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as part of a team.
Experience staying organized and prioritizing.
Understanding of ecosystem restoration, land use, forestry, conservation, agriculture, or related topics. Academic background or professional experience working in these sectors is a plus.
We seek interns with diverse backgrounds and who are passionate about land restoration for people, nature and climate.
Languages: Verbal and written proficiency in English. Working proficiency in French or Portuguese is desired but not required.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for integrating equity into your work. In this role, you will learn about the rapidly maturing land restoration sector. You will connect with innovative, localized restoration businesses and nonprofits, gain familiarity with the financial mechanisms that support them, and gather data and conduct research to support the team’s learning agenda with regard to our programs’ impacts. You will also provide programmatic support to our diverse funding portfolios by attending team calls, preparing materials for training sessions, and drafting communications and articles. You will contribute to gathering data from restoration champions, cleaning and organizing it into our unified database, and analyzing results, and you will support with user research, product updates, data entry, and other related tasks for the TerraMatch Product Team.

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Restoration Finance and Analysis Intern position?

The purpose of the position is to support the Global Restoration Initiative by learning about the land restoration sector, assisting with data analysis, research, and programmatic support, while integrating equity into the work.

Is this internship remote or hybrid?

This is a hybrid internship, requiring in-office attendance at least 8 days per month in the Washington DC office.

What is the pay rate for this internship?

The pay for this internship is $20 per hour for undergraduates, $22 per hour for graduates, and $24 per hour for PhD students.

What is the duration of the internship?

The internship is full-time and lasts for 3 months, with flexible start and end dates.

What qualifications are needed to apply for this internship?

Applicants should be undergraduate students or recent graduates with a focus in fields such as business, economic development, data science, environmental sciences, social sciences, or other related areas.

Are there language requirements for the position?

Proficiency in English is required, and working proficiency in French or Portuguese is desired but not required.

Will the intern receive training during their time with WRI?

Yes, the intern will be supported by staff with expertise in research, data analysis, restoration finance, and product development to enhance their learning experience.

How should applicants submit their application?

Applicants should submit a resume with a cover letter through the WRI Careers portal by March 17, 2025.

Will the internship provide hands-on experience in data analysis?

Yes, the internship will provide experience in data analysis, including cleaning and organizing data for the unified database and answering programmatic and research questions.

Is previous experience in land restoration or related sectors required to apply?

While previous experience in land restoration or related sectors is not required, an understanding of these topics is a plus and will be beneficial for applicants.

World Resources Institute

https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-resources-institute/

Energy

Industry

1001-5000

Employees

1982

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. We organize our work around six critical goals that the world must achieve this decade in order to secure a sustainable future: Climate: Protect communities and natural ecosystems from damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions, and generate opportunities for people by catalyzing a global transition to a low-carbon economy. Energy: Drive the scale-up of clean, affordable power systems throughout the world to deliver sustainable socio-economic development. Food: Ensure the world’s food systems reduce their impact on the environment, drive economic opportunity, and sustainably feed 9.6 billion people by 2050. Forests: Alleviate poverty, enhance food security, conserve biodiversity, and mitigate climate change by reducing forest loss and restoring productivity to degraded, deforested lands. Water: Achieve a water-secure future by mapping, measuring, and mitigating global water risks. Cities and Transport: Improve quality of life in cities by developing and scaling environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable urban and transport solutions. We design solutions for and analyze these six critical goals through the lenses of our three Centers of Excellence which focus on Governance, Business and Finance.