Vacancy title:
Conservation Intern

[Type: INTERN, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Social Services & Nonprofit, Science & Engineering, Farming & Outdoors]

Jobs at:
International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 31 2026

Duty Station:
Musanze District, Rwanda | Musanze

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 24 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) is a coalition of three international conservation organizations: Conservation International (CI), Fauna & Flora, and WWF. IGCP’s mission is to Secure the Future for Mountain Gorillas (Gorillaberingei beringei). The programme operates in the three countries that share the habitat of the mountain gorilla - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda - and works in partnership with the Protected Area Authorities of the three countries (Institute Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature, ICCN, in DRC; Rwanda Development Board, RDB, in Rwanda; and Uganda Wildlife Authority, UWA, in Uganda). IGCP also maintains a large number of partnerships with civil society organizations, community-based organizations, research institutions, private sector and local government.

IGCP seeks to recruit an intern to assist in the implementation of its collaborative work to monitor Human Wildlife Conflict (HWC) and enhance the use of Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) for Ranger Based Monitoring (RBM) activities.

Responsibilities or duties

The intern will be assisting the programme staff to perform the tasks below:

• Regular field work together with park staff in the Volcanoes National Park (VNP) to monitor RBM data collection using SMART.
• Data downloading, cleaning and management in SMART.
• Assist in report generation through SMART.
• Regular field visits around VNP to monitor HWC data collection.
• HWC data downloading, cleaning and management.
• Assist in HWC data analysis and reporting.
• Perform any other duties as required.

Essential Requirements

• Must be a Rwandan citizen.
• Minimum academic qualification of Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife Management, Ecology or any relevant field to Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management from a recognized University/Institution.
• Early-career professional, graduated within the last two (2) years.
• Knowledge and use of Computer/GIS in data collection, download and analysis.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Ability to work independently under minimal supervision, and flexible to work outside official hours.
• Ability to work with multi-cultural local and international team members.
• Ability and willingness to work in very challenging and physically demanding field conditions within VNP.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate tasks to meet deadlines and achieve results.
• Proficient in English with ability to write reports and communicate in a clear and concise manner.
• Commitment to ethical standards, social safeguards, transparency and good governance.
• Adherence to IGCP’s core values: Respect for diversity, Teamwork, Integrity, Initiative, and Dedication.

Experience needed

Early-career professional, graduated within the last two (2) years.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Shortlisting and interviews will be done on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates are highly recommended to submit their applications as soon as they can. Only applicants fulfilling the above requirements will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within one month from the submission date of your application, consider your application unsuccessful.

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by submitting your application PDF file that combines the following:

• motivation letter,
• updated CV,
• Notarized Degrees and
• employment certificate if any.

Your application mail should be entitled “Conservation Intern” and submitted to the IGCP Executive Director before July 31, 2026  11:39pm CAT. All applications must be submitted electronically, hand delivered applications will not be accepted.

Shortlisting

Shortlisting and interviews will be done on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates are highly recommended to submit their applications as soon as they can. Only applicants fulfilling the above requirements will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within one month from the submission date of your application, consider your application unsuccessful.

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