WWF Nepal Tel: 4434820
PO Box: 7660 Fax: 4438458
Baluwatar
Kathmandu
Nepal
WWF NEPAL, HARIYO BAN PROGRAM
INTERN LEARNING PLAN
Name:
Position Title:Intern
Unit:Operations
Reports to:Finance and Compliance Officer
Working Station:Chitwan
Internship Period :3 months
Number of positions:1
INTERNSHIP ASSIGNMENT
Title:To strengthen finance and place compliance system at grantee as well as Hariyo Ban level
The forests of the Terai in Nepal and India play a crucial role in biodiversity conservation at the ecosystem level in both countries. These forests provide important natural habitat for the lowland focal species of the Hariyo Ban Program, but rapid depletion and degradation of the forests is threatening the habitat of many of these species. The restoration of these forests is vital to the conservation of endangered species in the region, and the Government of Nepal (GoN) approved a landscape level biodiversity conservation strategy in 2004. In addition, WWF is making a major contribution to biodiversity conservation in the region through the Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) program, which covers an area stretching 24,000 sq km from the Bagmati River in the east to the Mahakali River in the west.
Reversing environmental degradation and maintaining the biodiversity of the TAL is critical to the ecological integrity of the area and the livelihoods of the people. The 50-year TAL vision was endorsed by the GoN in April 2001, and the tenth plan of the government states that the conservation of the landscape and its forest corridors will be pursued to enhance forest resources and conserve biodiversity, including endangered species. The vision for the TAL includes preservation of ecological integrity and promotion of sustainable livelihoods of local people.
TAL is majorly focusing to theme of biodiversity conservation at landscape level. For this, TAL PABZ has to prepare grants, check the compliance and put the financial records while working with protected areas, buffer zone management councils, buffer zone users committees and buffer community forests.
The assignment aims to coach the intern to groom in following key questions:
- What is compliance and how to maintain it?
- How to keep accounting system at project level?
- How to coach office assistants of sub grantees?
- How to logistically support the events?
- How to prepare financial report?
The WWF supervisor will work with the intern to develop a detailed plan of work. This assignment mainly comprises desk review with possible field visits and interactions at the local level.
The intern should have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in forestry or similar degree. He/she must have an enquiring mind, strong analytical, verbal communication skills and strong English writing skills. He/she should have strong ability to take the initiative and be physically fit to work under challenging conditions if required.
At the end of every month, the intern is required to submit a report on the activities and learning through the month. At the end of the internship period, the intern will provide WWF with a summary report on his/her overall learning.