Arlington, Virginia, USA
This position is negotiable anywhere The Nature Conservancy is authorized to conduct business. Arlington, VA is TNC's headquarters.
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The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we develop innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world's toughest environmental challenges so that people and nature can thrive. Our work is guided by our values, which include a commitment to diversity and respect for people, communities, and cultures. From a rewarding mission to career development and flexible schedules, there are many reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want to know more? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.

One of TNC's primary goals is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that employees around the globe have a sense of belonging and feel that their unique contributions are valued. We know we'll only achieve our mission by hiring and engaging a diverse staff that reflects the communities in which we work. Recognizing that people bring talent and skills that have been developed outside the scope of a job, we take a holistic approach to recruitment that considers life experience in addition to the professional requirements listed in our postings. Please apply - we'd love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, "you'll join for the mission, and you'll stay for the people."

TNC's Nature Bonds Program is a holistic approach to leverage debt refinancing for effective, durable conservation and climate action. We work with governments to help them refinance debt and generate new funding to invest in conservation, and in climate mitigation and adaptation measures. The Greening Sovereign Debt (GSD) initiative, a workstream of the Nature Bonds Program under the Policy and Public Funding business unit, seeks to accelerate the use of Nature Bonds projects by influencing the policies and practices of international financial institutions and borrower and lender countries.

GSD intends to transform the $9 trillion developing country sovereign debt market into a vehicle to accelerate the transition to low-carbon, nature-positive economies via our debt refinancing for nature and climate model. As an intern with GSD, you will help the team in its efforts to influence Multilateral Development Banks and Bilateral lenders to increase credit enhancement, enhancing the capacity of developing governments to do Nature Bonds projects, and influencing the IMF and credit rating agencies to incorporate nature and climate in their Debt Sustainability Analysis and rating methodologies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

* Drafting reports, proposals and trainings to help emerging market and developing economy governments to build capacity to understand commercial debt-for-nature projects ("Nature Bonds") and how they fit within the countries' strategies to meet their global climate and biodiversity commitments.
* Supporting the preparation of materials for international conferences as necessary, including but not limited to the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), G20 Work Group meetings, New York Climate Week, and other global conferences.
* Assisting in the research and writing of a report on the models of credit enhancement products (e.g. guarantees and political risk insurance) for nature and climate projects in collaboration with multi-lateral development banks, development finance institutions, global funds, philanthropy, and a private sector working group of re- and co-insurers.
* Assisting a TNC-led working group of global economists and environmental scientists on methodologies to better integrate investments in nature and biodiversity into World Bank and IMF's Debt Sustainability Analysis, GDP growth forecasts, and sovereign risk assessments by credit rating agencies.
* Support TNC's collaboration with the G7 and G20 on the bioeconomy, MDB reform, mobilization of finance, and credit enhancement.
* Providing support as needed for logistics, travel, meeting notes, desktop research, and ad-hoc inquiries.

The GSD Intern is a short-term, full-time position, anticipated to operate June - August 2025. The hourly rate for this position is $20.

The challenges facing our planet today require comprehensive solutions that address the well-being of people and nature and lay the foundation for future conservation efforts. Promoting policies that provide benefits to both people and nature is critical to securing lasting conservation outcomes. The work and expertise of The Nature Conservancy's Policy and Public Funding programs are integral to this effort. The Policy and Public Funding business unit is helping to shape the government policies that help make possible achievement of transformative conservation outcomes to address climate change, enhance protection of lands, waters, and the ocean, and provide food and water sustainably. We have an awesome task at hand, and the work that you do here will have a direct impact on our success.

We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more sustainable. To implement these priorities, we collaborate actively in a non-confrontational manner with public sector agencies, NGOs, academia, business and the finance sector.

• * Bachelor's degree focused on policy, finance, economics or the environment.
  * Fluency in English
  * Experience researching information from divergent sources and compiling it into a cohesive reporting structure.
  * Experience presenting to and communicating with internal and external audiences.
  * Experience interacting with senior leadership in a professional manner.
  * Writing experience, including capturing detailed notes and action items and summarizing complex policy reports and research

• DESIRED QUALIFCATIONS
  * Background in international development, climate finance, development finance, public policy, investment banking, or consulting.
  * Experience in environmental science, ecology, and ecosystem service valuation is a plus.
  * Willingness to work independently (with guidance) 35 hours per week for 10-12 weeks (June - August).
  * Data analysis and visualizations skills are a plus.
  * Experience coordinating complex projects in a decentralized organization, working across teams, operating units and functions to achieve optimal results.
  * Experience building networks, facilitating informational sessions, increasing internal knowledge and capacity, and identifying key stakeholders.
  * Experience, coursework, or other training in public policy, government relations, business, or sustainability.
  * Self-starting, independent worker who can thrive in a decentralized organization with minimal oversight.
  * Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  

The hourly rate for this position is $20.

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