Ramsar Secretariat opening for an Intern for the Americas Region

Greetings Everyone:

The Ramsar Secretariat welcomes applications for the position of Intern/Assistant Advisor for the American region, a 12-month posting (possibly extendable to 18 months) at the Ramsar Secretariat in Switzerland, to begin in early January 2012.

IUCN, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, provides administrative services for the Ramsar Convention, and more information and online application for this post is available on the IUCN website at: http://hrms.iucn.org/iresy/index.cfm?event=vac.show&vacId=283

Here is a checklist of Ramsar’s requirements for this position:

• You have a university degree (preferably a post-graduate qualification) in a subject relevant to wetland conservation and sustainable use, such as biology, hydrology, marine sciences, natural resources management, land use planning or geography.
• You are a national of countries in the Americas region (which includes North, South and Central America and the Caribbean), and have lived most of your life in this region.
• You have perfect fluency in both Spanish and English, written and spoken.
• You are under 30 years of age.

The deadline for applications is 18 September 2011

Note: A candidate should submit his/her application ONLINE, USING THE LINK ABOVE. No other method of application will be considered.

With best regards,

The Ramsar Secretariat
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Sandra HAILS
CEPA Programme Officer
Ramsar Convention Secretariat
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hails@ramsar.org
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