We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve and welcome a diverse population of staff and volunteers who are able to make a real contribution to the work of London Wildlife Trust. London Wildlife Trust believe in creating a culture of trust, balance and inclusion. We support our colleagues with their work-life balance and outside commitments where possible, offering an enhanced flexible working policy available on your very first day.

London Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We have inclusive Talent policy which includes our commitment to offer fair opportunities for all individuals, including ex-offenders. We support the aims on BITC's Ban the Box campaign, which is increasing fair opportunities for people with criminal records to compete for jobs.

We will only ask about criminal convictions for roles deemed necessary, for example, where the role may involve working with children. We will only ask at conditional offer stage before conducting an enhanced DBS check.

Criminal convictions will not automatically exclude someone from working with us; any previous convictions will be risk assessed depending on their nature and the position applied for. Your information will be treated fairly and confidentially. Please contact our HR department for a copy of our full Talent Policy or to speak to HR confidentially for any help or guidance.

The National Minimum Wage law allows charities to have unpaid interns, but the sector has faced criticism that the practice takes advantage of those wanting to start their career in the Third Sector, and is a barrier to those unable to work for free. London Wildlife Trust is unable to consider overseas candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK. If you have a question on your right to work in the UK please contact the Home Office. Thanks to more than a million members and the dedicated efforts of their diverse staff and more than scientists, they impact conservation in 72 countries across six continents.

The Nature Conservancy offer a variety of internships which give interns experience in real business at a global organisation and exposure to real projects and challenges in the conservation arena.

Internships at The Nature Conservancy are aimed at high school, undergraduate and graduate students and differ by program or business unit. They are typically offered at focused times during the course of a year or on a seasonal or summer basis.

Internships should be directly related to a current or recently accredited educational program. GLOBE Growing Leaders on Behalf of the Environment prepares young professionals for successful careers in the environmental workforce by bridging the gap between academics and real-world STEM work, encouraging innovation, and assisting in professional development.

GLOBE internship areas include:. The program matches qualified and enthusiastic undergraduate, graduate, and recent graduates with an internship suited to their area of study. GLOBE applicants must be an undergraduate, enrolled in a graduate program, or be a recent graduate from , , or Salary Paid or no fee. You may also receive school credit from an education institution in addition to or in lieu of wages.

Link Keep an eye on The Nature Conservancy website or contact individual business units at specific locations to ask about opportunities. Organisation Paradise Interns. The duration of this internship is 6 months and guarantees fun in the sun.

In months , you will have the opportunity to apply new skills towards a professional portfolio, continue to learn through weekly mentoring and enjoy life in paradise while diving regularly.

Podcast Anna Kloth from Paradise Interns. Link Find out more here. Organisation RSPB. Theme Countryside Management. Summary These internships are designed to give you the training and experience needed to pursue a career in conservation. As well as providing lots of opportunities to gain first-hand experience, the RSPB will assist your personal development and progression.

You will have opportunities throughout the placement to learn new skills, gain new experiences and increase your conservation knowledge, all of which will assist you in furthering your career in conservation. Doing an internship will not guarantee you a job with the RSPB as their internships are designed to offer work experience.

For obvious reasons, an intern would need to have proven themselves in their current role, before expecting their volunteering experience to assist in an application to a paid post. The RSPB will reimburse travel expenses within a mile radius of the reserve. Organisation Seal Rescue Ireland. Summary Seal Rescue Ireland SRI is a charity organisation which operates a busy marine animal rescue and rehabilitation centre located in Courtown, Co.

As the only facility that fully rehabilitates seals within the Republic of Ireland, SRI responds to strandings nationwide. Most reports are for young grey seal and common seal pups found sick, injured or orphaned across the Irish coastline. In addition, SRI pursues understanding and public engagement of ocean conservation and sustainability through education, community outreach and research programmes. SRI has a growing social media presence, and is gaining international recognition for our work.

Deadline See upcoming deadlines below. Duration They offer several seasonal internships and require a minimum of 12 weeks commitment for their internship positions.

They expect interns to be passionate and self-motivated as the days are long, sometimes 9 to 12 hours and the work can be tiring and dirty! Organisation Seawatch Foundation. Summary The Sea Watch Foundation is a national marine environmental research charity that aims to achieve better conservation of whales and dolphins in the seas around Britain and Ireland, by involving the public in scientific monitoring of populations and the threats they face. It is the longest running research charity in the UK focusing upon cetaceans around the British Isles and maintains a national sightings database, the largest in Europe.

Individual role descriptions differ significantly from each other, each requiring varying lengths of commitment as well as different levels of experience in areas such as research, team management and public awareness work. Duration The field season usually runs from April to October and may be split into four periods of seven weeks for Research Interns. Their Education and Outreach Assistant is required to stay for at least half of the season choosing Period 1 2 or 3 4 but can also choose to stay the whole season.

Organisation SFS. Summary Since , SFS has offered programs that are based in locations and ecosystems grappling with critical environmental issues such as climate change. Their programs are intense, invigorating, and fulfilling and are delivered by an all-star team of faculty and staff.

Students examine firsthand the environmental issues faced by our host communities, gaining important research skills, making lifelong friends and contributing to a growing body of international environmental research. Are you looking for an intense yet rewarding experience? While your college friends start their 9-to-5 jobs, you could be living at a remote field station, waking up in the middle of the rainforest in Australia, eager to start your day of assisting faculty and students with their Directed Research on tree kangaroos.

Maybe you are organizing a community outreach project with the local school in Panama, or a pickup soccer game with the local community in Costa Rica. You could even be helping to tag sharks or researching sea turtle nesting areas in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Typically includes a stipend, on-site room and board, emergency medical evacuation and repatriation insurance coverage, extensive program travel throughout the program location, and an invitation to attend SFS courses and lectures.

Deadline Internship positions are typically posted in early to mid fall for a January start and early to mid spring for a May-June or late August start. Link Keep an eye on the SFS website. Organisation Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Summary The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute STRI was founded with the purpose of increasing and sharing knowledge about the past, present and future of tropical ecosystems and their relevance to human welfare.

A century later, the Smithsonian in Panama is a standard-setting global platform for groundbreaking research on tropical forests and marine ecosystems and their astounding biodiversity. Internships generally involve specific roles within Smithsonian research projects but also encourage interns to bring new ideas and questions to the table.

Smithsonian Internships often have a profound impact on young academics at early career stages, and can lead to new research projects at the Smithsonian in Panama. Interns are selected based on merit and potential for achievement. STRI encourages applicants to directly contact potential supervisors. You can find staff research profiles and contact information here and a list of research affiliates is on this document starting at page Additionally, interns will be encouraged to reflect on the conceptual and research implications of the work at hand so that they may maximize their understanding of a particular subject area.

This program is designed to enhance intellectual development and give students real world experience working along side professionals at STRI. Summary UNEP-WCMC is a not-for-profit organisation devoted to promoting for the public benefit the conservation, protection, enhancement and support of nature and natural resources worldwide.

They do this by collecting, storing, processing, analysing, interpreting and sharing data that increase knowledge and understanding of biodiversity and the conservation of nature. Good data is the foundation of informed decision-making and UNEP-WCMC works with many partners to help them develop their knowledge and capacity to make good decisions.

Organisation The Wildlife Trusts. Summary The Wildlife Trusts is a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who believe that we need nature and nature needs us. They have more than , members, 40, volunteers, 2, staff and trustees. Each Wildlife Trust is an independent charity formed by people who get together to make a positive difference to wildlife and future generations, starting where they live.

Across the network, they offer a range of conservation internships and training programmes for budding conservationists. Link See more here. Organisation The Conservation Volunteers. Summary The Conservation Volunteers have a selection of paid traineeships which may become available throughout the year. Natural Talent UK gives volunteers and local communities the skills in surveying, mapping and taking action to increase biodiversity.

WildSkills provides young people with barriers to employment an opportunity to start a career outdoors. Trainees focus on three main areas: practical conservation, community engagement and biodiversity. These ground-breaking TCV programmes have built upon the existing partnerships that TCV has across the UK, whilst also working with new partners to explore fresh areas of study. TCV and its partners develop month placements which provide each trainee with a bursary, as well as a training, travel and equipment budget.

Organisation National Audubon Society. Throughout the internship, interns will work closely with their managers and Human Resources to ensure a meaningful work experience. Audubon invites current students, recent graduates, and other interested individuals to learn more about our WINGS program. Organisation WWF. Carefully chosen young people will take hands-on experience, expertise and knowledge into their future professional careers and spheres of influence, spreading a wider understanding of conservation issues and sustainable development, while inputting their skills and experience into WWF teams and projects.

Organisation The Zoological Society of London. Summary The Zoological Society of London ZSL , a charity founded in , is a world-renowned centre of excellence for conservation science and applied conservation. This is realised by carrying out field conservation and research in over 50 countries across the globe and through education and awareness raising at their two zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, inspiring people to take conservation action.