Ministry for the Environment Summer Internship, Nov23-Feb24
This is a paid internship at $26.00 per hour.
Applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand and be available to work in Wellington (relocation at own cost) from 20 November 2023 - 9 February 2024.
Rā Katinga | Applications close: Sunday 13th August 2023 @ 5pm
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Ministry for the Environment (MFE), Manatū mo te Taiao, have 12 intern opportunities in the following areas:
JEDI and Insights – Work with our team on the upcoming Our Land 2024 environmental report. Working alongside our team of scientists and mātauranga Māori experts, you will gain experience in a range of activities from research and analysis through to developing interactive geospatial Story Maps that resonate with the public.
Waste and Resource Efficiency - Support our work in chemicals management and biotechnology under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act and proposals to improve the regulations around genetic modification research and will be starting work on submissions analysis and policy options.
Partnerships and Public Affairs – Engagement Hub - This project focuses on better integrating our view of engagement across the Ministry and with Iwi.
Partnerships and Public Affairs – Digital Insights - You will be working across the team to support on several digital projects that support the way we work and deliver content on our digital channels.
Fresh Water Rights and Interests - National Māori Entity Establishment – Deliver mahi to help identify and address the rights, interests and obligations that iwi, hapū and Māori have in freshwater.
A range of opportunities across our Climate Directorate:
Climate Strategy - support the preparation of the second Emissions Reduction Plan. This work will require a core policy skillset and would ideally suit someone with an analytically focused degree.
Carbon Neutral Government Programme - Support key CNGP projects including research and support for policy advice on offsetting, and/or analysis of emissions data and emissions reduction plans as part of CNGP organisations annual reporting.
Emissions Insights and Reporting - The EIR team is seeking an intern to assist in the preparation of our annual Green House Gas (GHG) Inventory Methodological Improvements Report 2024 (due in Feb 2024) and assist with tasks associated with producing our GHG Inventory 2024.
Climate Impacts Team - Support the Climate Impacts team to develop plain language science communications. These communications will enable people to understand the issues we're facing, and the impacts of climate change such as floods, wildfires, droughts and sea-level rise by changing complex science terminology into short/understandable formats that will be usable for everyday New Zealanders.
Sustainable Finance/Rights & Interests - Support Sustainable Finance/Rights & Interests developing a Green Taxonomy for New Zealand. A green taxonomy is a tool for reorienting capital towards climate positive and environmentally sustainable economic activities, and to address greenwashing.
Emissions Trading Scheme – The ETS team is seeking an intern to support their work on the NZ's ETS which is a key tool for meeting our domestic and international climate change targets. This work will require a core policy skillset and would ideally suit someone with an analytically focused and economic/markets background.
Governance and Performance – The Governance and Performance team looks after oversight of all Climate projects and engagement. They are seeking an intern who wants to learn how large programmes of work are managed and help to implement good coordination practice and continuous improvement across the portfolio.