The World Agroforestry Centre, is an international institute headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and founded in 1978. The Centre specializes in the sustainable management, protection and regulation of tropical rainforest and natural reserves.

Duties and responsibilities

The primary objective of the Youth in Landscapes (YIL) Network intern is to facilitate the growth of the network through community building and promotion, and to ensure that programs serve the broader youth community through working with the GLF Youth team.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Support the regular coordination between the Youth in Landscapes Steering Committee and the GLF Youth team;
• Assist in ensuring the YIL organizations’ programs, including the Steering Committee organizations and other regional organizations, and the GLF Youth Program are building upon and enhancing each other;
• Assist in creating and delivering youth programs both at GLF events and partner events, as well as long-term youth programs by coordinating with the broader GLF team;
• Assist in mainstreaming youth initiatives and programs across GLF activities;
• Support with the development of learning and capacity-building programs for youth;
• Assist in knowledge management and regularly update activities and information of YIL partners’ organizations – IFSA, YPARD, Youth4Nature, GYBN and others;
• Assist in the coordination of YIL Project Teams across the three main regions of work for GLF (Latin America & the Caribbean, Africa, Asia-Pacific);
• Support the Youth Communications in maintaining and facilitating engagement and network building on social media, as well as crafting communications material and regularly promoting new opportunities.
• Assist with outreach efforts to associate partners and youth organizations across the three main regions of work for the GLF (Latin America & the Caribbean, Africa, Asia-Pacific);
• Undertake other key tasks and administration related to young people and the GLF as they arise.

Education, knowledge and experience

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from an MSc program in environmental sciences, sustainable development, environmental communications, environmental education, political science, or a similar field. Alternatively, graduated from a BSc program with 1 year of experience (voluntary or otherwise) in the field of youth engagement or mobilization, communications, partnerships or similar fields;
• An excellent command of the English language is required. Other languages (especially Spanish, French, and Portuguese) will be considered a strong asset.
• Robust organizational and communication skills.
• Experience with creating original material and content for social media and running social media campaigns is an asset;
• Experience with online engagement, youth organizations, capacity development or event management an asset.
• Experience with WordPress, Canva and Trello is an asset;
• Experienced in and/or comfortable with remote work is an asset.
• Must be between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Previous engagement with the Youth in Landscapes Network will be considered an asset