Asset Management Intern (CU PIIE)
This internship is part of the CU Public Interest Internship Experience (PIIE). Please visit our website for qualifications, descriptions, and information on how to apply to this and other internships. Applications are due February 1st.
Position Title:
Asset Management Intern
Host Organization:
The Nature Conservancy
Description
The Nature Conservancy is the world’s largest non-profit conservation organization, working in all 50 states in the U.S. and in over 35 countries worldwide with a mission to “conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.” In Colorado, TNC owns over 120,000 acres of preserves and holds conservation easements on over 475,000 acres of private lands. In order to protect these places, The Nature Conservancy must visit each property annually to document the condition, develop and maintain relationships with landowners, and ensure an ongoing commitment to the easement agreements and management plans.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- work with members of the asset management team as well as conservation and science staff to draft management plan updates for conservation interests across the state including preserves, conservation easements and leases
- assist with annual monitoring visits and related data collection on our conservation easement properties and preserves
- travel to properties throughout the state, including The Nature Conservancy’s Carpenter Ranch near Steamboat Springs, assist with field data collection, draft reports, research water records, and assist with other seasonal tasks such as rare plant and invasive species monitoring, outdoor land stewardship projects and maintaining online database records
- work with other interns to complete projects.
The Nature Conservancy will provide a vehicle for travel as needed within Colorado, subject to company Auto Safety Program requirements. Interns are responsible for their own transportation to the primary work location (TNC Boulder office).
Qualifications
- A passion for the outdoors
- Attention to detail
- Ability and desire to travel throughout Colorado, including occasional overnight trips
- Openness to learning
- Team-oriented attitude
- Valid driver’s license (preferred)
The ideal candidate would show strong enthusiasm for learning about nonprofit conservation work through their experience with The Nature Conservancy. They would have the ability to work and communicate well with a diverse group of people, including in a team environment. They would be able to make decisions independently when appropriate and show a high level of responsibility, self-motivation, and perseverance despite long work hours in outdoor fieldwork settings. Proficiency with or ability to quickly learn to use new technology (GPS and iPad equipment) is also desirable for this position.
TO APPLY
Do not apply through Handshake or to the host organization directly.
Please apply to the CU PIIE program here: https://goo.gl/forms/21hiR4HxfahEboCA3