Rainforest Markets Intern
Background
The Amazon Investor Coalition is a non-profit start-up on a mission to increase and improve investments in forest-friendly economic development, and the rule of law, across the Amazon region of South America. The Coalition is an impact finance learning-and-collaboration platform that convenes investors and philanthropists, in partnership with communities, companies, governments, and civil society. Given the critical role of the Amazon ecosystem in mediating the global water and carbon cycles, the Amazon forest and its forest guardians need to be at the heart of the global economic agenda. By helping global markets properly value rainforests, soils, and biodiversity, the Amazon Investor Coalition aims to make forests worth more alive and standing than cut and burned.
Responsibilities
Analyzing the Coalition’s network of rainforest stakeholders and allies from around the world.
Scheduling and convening events to to match philanthropists with NGOs, investors with entrepreneurs, and producers with buyers.
Helping to design an educational program to guide Amazon rainforest investing and philanthropy.
Building databases of Amazonian products.
Conducting market surveys about awareness of Amazon rainforest products.
Supporting the development of chapters of the Amazon Investor Coalition in key cities around the world.
Editing videos.
Managing social media.
According to ability, translating between Spanish, Portuguese, and English.
Qualifications
Required skills include:
Enthusiasm for nature and markets
Proficiency in writing and communication
Familiarity with Excel and Google Sheet applications
Interest in sustainability an entrepreneurship
Quick learner
Nice to have skills, but not required:
Fluency in English, Spanish, and Portuguese
Experience with investing, philanthropy and/or corporate procurement
Policy analysis
Supply chain management
Translating complex concepts into simple to understand language
Editing film
Interested applicant should send cover letters and resumes to info@amazoninvestor.org
Internship opportunities are available immediately. On June 18, 2024, additional interns will join.
The internship is a volunteer position. It is unpaid, but small stipends may be available for travel, food and lodging, depending on need.