Internship: Database support for the Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework

Database support for the Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework

World Wide Fund for Nature Netherlands (WWF-NL) is a member of an international nature conservation organization (WWF) whose mission is to preserve the Earth’s most important areas and build a future in which humanity lives in harmony with nature. The organization has offices in approximately 100 countries worldwide. Our joint global strategy focuses on nature conservation, reducing threats to nature, and reducing our global footprint to a level that falls within Earth’s limits.

WWF is committed to achieving positive outcomes for both people and nature by integrating human rights into conservation. To support this, WWF has adopted Statements of Principles on Human Rights, Gender Equality and Indigenous Peoples, and implements the Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework (ESSF). The ESSF helps to manage environmental and social risks arising from WWF’s work. As part of this process, WWF offices develop and implement plans to prevent, mitigate and address potential negative impacts while promoting inclusion and community empowerment.

The internship activities

As part of WWF NL’s Science and Impact Team in the Conservation Department, this internship will support the following activities:

1. Enhancing a mitigation measures database in Excel by helping to populate and improve it for monitoring and learning, in collaboration with WWF International’s safeguards team.
2. Developing user-friendly Excel tools to help selected partner offices track multiannual and multi-donor safeguards budgets.
3. Designing a tool to better capture and visualize the impact of mitigation measures.

Student Profile

• Currently enrolled as a Master student in any of the following fields: environmental sciences, data sciences, economics of sustainability, sustainable development studies, or another related field.
• Excellent proven knowledge and skills in the use of Excel
• Knowledge of other tools to analyze and visualize data is a plus
• Interest / affinity with the topics of conservation and human rights.
• Fluent in English, knowledge of French is a plus.
• Ability to work very independently and proactively
• The student lives in the Netherlands

Timeframe

3 months with possibility to extend to 6 months (to be discussed) starting on 15 October 2025.

Allowance

Students in WWF NL receive an allowance of €550 per month on a full-time basis.

Please send your CV and motivation letter before the 20th of September to Natalia Pacheco npacheco@wwf.nl and Natascha Zwaal nzwaal@wwf.nl. In the motivation letter please describe a project or assignment where you used Excel, as well as examples that show your interest and experience with conservation and human rights.