Intern

About the Internship

WRI India is seeking a Program Intern with strong research and writing skills to support the Climate Resilience Practice team. This internship focuses on desk-based and occasional field research for climate resilience and adaptation programs in Tamil Nadu. It offers hands-on experience in contributing to strategic communications and developing actionable research for climate resilience action plans. The intern will support program communications, from concept to outreach, and engage with research teams within WRI India. Contributions will include research, data collection, documentation, outreach, and coordination for WRI India’s research, knowledge management, and advisory activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support background literature review, desk research, and secondary data collection.
• Assist in collecting and documenting field-level qualitative and quantitative data for sectors including agriculture, water resources, livelihoods, natural resources, rural development, and infrastructure.
• Support literature review, secondary data collection, and policy research related to climate resilience and rural development.
• Compile, clean, and organize field data for analysis, including data cleaning, visualization, and development of collaterals.
• Contribute to report writing, documentation, briefs, and presentation materials for internal and external dissemination.
• Coordinate with project team members to ensure timely and high-quality completion of activities.
• Assist in organizing and documenting communications strategies and outputs to strengthen outreach efforts and research outputs.
• Help develop and post social media posts and strategize them to support the team on a need basis.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Pursuing or recently completed a Undergraduate/Master's degree.
• Good understanding of the climate change adaptation and resilience building ecosystem in India.
• Strong written and communication skills in English.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to rural areas.
• Basic skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
• Familiarity with digital data collection tools is an added advantage.

Qualifications

• Cover letter explaining how your academic background and skills meet the requirements.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Writing samples.
• Reports.