Your experience with WOX will help you gain experience that makes a difference. WOX is a company designed to manage environmental and social projects and solve some of the world's more pressing concerns in these areas. WOX applies sustainability models to its projects in order to achieve conservation or community development outcomes. To reach out to the world WOX is international with offices in the UK, Malaysia, India and Mauritius. We require the help of people driven by passion and share the same vision as our core ethos in making a world of a difference. This is an outstanding opportunity for an individual to gain an understanding of particular practical issues facing conservation and community development and how sustainability can help solve this.

You will also gain valuable work experience in a well established conservation organisation, being at the forefront of orangutan and sea turtle conservation. You will learn how to use the latest in internet technologies to communicate progress and success in various projects to members of the public, as well as to our clients.

At WOX, we would like to help you achieve your career and personal development goals. Interns are encouraged to be pro-active, initiate and drive forward projects/activities and to take on work that fits with their skill-set and career development goals.

The internship is based in London and is not paid, but WOX reimburses all reasonable travel and lunch expenses.

The Role

Working under the guidance of our Marketing and Sales Director and Intern Manager, the Community Relations Intern will be responsible for:

• With the use of web 2.0 applications, maintaining effective communication with WOX's client community and with the public at large;
• Establishing contact with media houses, newspapers and magazines with a view to achieving media and/or press coverage for WOX;
• Generating content for WOX News;
• Designing, writing and distributing an internal newsletter;
• Media monitoring;
• Creating and producing fundraising packs for WOX volunteers; and
• General administrative work.

The Person

The ideal candidate would be comfortable with working within a small organisation, and as such, be comfortable with helping with every aspect of the organisation. He or she would also enjoy taking on responsibility.

The core characteristics we are looking for are:

• the ability to work independently and take initiative;
• excellent communications skills;
• excellent internet skills, including use of web 2.0 applications;
• proven competence with office software: word, excel, power point;
• efficient at research, synthesis and writing;
• effective time management; and- an interest in animal conservation, community development and the volunteer industry.

Knowledge and experience in marketing and PR would be useful, but not essential. Prior work experience is not required.  We also welcome, however, applications from more experienced individuals who are seeking a change in career direction, or who wish to apply their knowledge and experience in a more meaningful way.

We are looking for someone to join us for a minimum of 3 months and would prefer someone with full-time availability, but are open to part-time options.

How to Apply

If you feel that this could be the position for you, please email a cover letter and CV to orangutan@w-o-x.com. Your cover letter should explain clearly why you are interested in the role and why you think you would be a good candidate.

Thank you for your interest.

For more information see: www.orangutanproject.com