Wildlife and Conservation Intern at World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – July 2025

Wildlife and Conservation Intern

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Environment]

Jobs at:
World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, July 31 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kasese | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 17 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide support to the wildlife teams in planning for conservation initiatives.
• Assist the wildlife teams in supervising and managing sustainable natural resources in the specific wildlife protected areas.
• Work with the conservation teams in ideation and implementation of youth engagement initiatives.
• Provide support to the conservation team in the management and mentoring of environmental groups.
• In collaboration with communication personnel, liaise with Community and document the impacts related to livelihood investments done within respective landscape.
• Provide support in activity report writing and provide data inputs to WWF technical progress reports.
• Perform other activities relating to conservation as defined by WWF Uganda Country Office and supervisor.
• Maintain a good image of the organization to ensure that WWF remains among the most respected in the country and beyond.
• Produce performance reports quarterly and at the end of the internship period for assessment.
• Travel with project staff for field assignments in areas where WWF Uganda has projects.

PROFILE
Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Management, Natural resources management, Forestry, Environmental Science, Tourism, or any related courses.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Good computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft office applications.
• Willingness and ability to frequently travel within the project area.
• Ability to socialise and participate in community activities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrates ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, and intergenerational environment.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate workload.
• Fluency in Runyakitara is an added advantage.
• Identifies and aligns with the core values of the WWF organisation: Courage, Integrity, Respect & Collaboration.

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Fill in the online application form here and submit with the following documents in one PDF file to recruitment@wwfuganda.org:

• Motivation letter (max 500 words)

• Updated CV

• Details of two references (Professional and Personal)