Fauna & Flora
Fauna & Flora
Fauna & Flora’s vision is a sustainable future for the planet, where biodiversity is effectively conserved by the people who live closest to it, supported by the global community. Our Mission is to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, working with partners to deliver local solutions that are scientifically robust and enhance human well-being. Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora is the world’s longest established international conservation body; our conservation work, and impact, spans the globe.
The Opportunity
This internship offers a valuable learning opportunity for someone interested in the application of technology in conservation and understanding what we can learn from data including how this informs adaptive management. The “Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool”, or “SMART”, is an open-source software used by protected area managers worldwide for monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive management of protected areas, their biodiversity and management practices. You will gather experiences and learning on SMART use across Fauna & Flora teams and partners, to support teams to learn from and use SMART data to adapt their management practices.
The SMART tool was developed by a consortium of wildlife conservation NGOs and has many applications including recording ranger patrols and targeting law enforcement efforts, monitoring biodiversity and managing tourism. Fauna & Flora is one of the largest users of SMART and is involved with almost 40 projects using this tool in terrestrial and marine environments around the world. While uptake of SMART has been very successful at a global scale, there is a more limited understanding of how managers reflect on and incorporate SMART data to enhance conservation practice. Developing a better understanding of how SMART data are used to evaluate and adapt conservation efforts benefits our regional teams and partners, but also represents an opportunity to contribute learning to the wider SMART and conservation community.
As SMART Impact and Learning Intern, there will be opportunities to increase your understanding of SMART and its application. You will be supervised by conservation specialists with expertise in monitoring, learning, and evaluation as well as conservation technology and data management tools. These mentors will provide relevant training and support and help you develop connections with conservation practitioners within our organisation and across the global conservation technology community. You will have the opportunity to attend team meetings and meet project teams, develop learning documents and presentation skills, and gain an insight into Fauna & Flora’s work on projects across the globe.
Note that this internship has been designed to create a professional development opportunity for people who are new to the conservation sector. Therefore, applicants should have less than two years’ paid or unpaid experience in the conservation sector (not including academic work).
Terms and Conditions
- Start Date: As soon as possible
- Duration of Contract: Four months
- Probation Period: Four weeks
- Salary: £20,320 per annum
- Location: Fauna & Flora, Cambridge, UK. The current policy offers partial remote working within the UK.
Please view the following document for further details of the position and how to apply: