Meet Your Host Company:

Our client is a government agency devoted to environmental and natural resource management issues relating to the sustainable management of the urban coastal environment. Begun over 20 years ago, the agency works hard to monitor estuaries and waterways around the Sydney area. A leader in also addressing climate change, the organization recently won the Eureka prize for Innovative Solutions to Climate Change.

Location:

Sydney CBD

Your Skills and Qualifications:

The host employer is looking for an intern that is but not limited to the following characteristics:

• creative
• self-motivated
• enthusiastic
• able to take responsibility for his/her own work
• assist this group with report writing, social media planning, research, database management and general administration
• Strong leadership, management and organizational skills
• Must be flexible and have well developed interpersonal skills
• Must excel in personal interactions with the staff and volunteers at all levels of the organization
• Knowledge of basic computer systems: Microsoft Word, Excel, etc
• Must be able to operate computer and other office machines such as fax, calculator, copier, telephones and so on
• Professionalism, self-motivation, enthusiasm and responsibility are a must and great advantage

Possible Internship Tasks and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate could assist with one or more of the projects (depending on skills and experience):

• General business planning and managing, including financial and personnel
• Building, developing and merging databases, database management
• Some accounting administration
• General project management for improvement of office systems and

Communications (self driven projects and ideas are highly valued)

• Create a process map and review of workplace document flows with a view to improving office communications and productivity
• Allotments in government area and data entry
• Evaluation and research reports based on the above

The intern should expect the majority of the internship to be project-based and also include observation and assistance of the Managers at the Host Company. Interns should also expect some administrative work of a general nature.