Communications and Knowledge Management Intern

This six-month UNEP internship supports the Global Peatlands Initiative in Nairobi by maintaining knowledge resources, producing web and social content on peatland conservation, and coordinating partnership meetings, workshops, briefings and follow-up across the initiative's stakeholder network.

• Maintain the Global Peatlands Initiative knowledge-management tracker and prepare factsheets and resources for briefings, speeches, presentations and videos
• Draft and update content for UNEP peatlands pages, the initiative website, partner hub and online communities
• Write articles and blogs on peatland restoration, conservation, ecosystem services, carbon finance, biodiversity and climate
• Support Steering Committee meetings and other virtual or in-person partnership events
• Organise workshops and teleconferences, including agendas, summaries, minutes and follow-up actions
• Liaise with Global Peatlands Initiative partners and respond to public information needs

• Enrollment in or completion of a graduate programme, or enrollment in the final year of or completion of a bachelor's programme in a field relevant to the Global Peatlands Initiative
• Academic background in environmental sciences, environmental policy, biodiversity, conservation, development or a related field
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to interact successfully across cultures
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams
• Fluency in English

• Knowledge management
• Digital content writing
• Environmental communications
• Meeting and workshop coordination
• Stakeholder liaison
• Cross-cultural communication

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Teams
• M-Director
• D-groups

• The internship is office-based in Nairobi for six months
• The internship is unpaid; travel, visa, accommodation and living costs are the responsibility of the intern or sponsoring institution