Professional Employment and Practical Training

IUCN Asia welcomes applications to join its Talent Pool for short-term professional employment and practical training at the Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand or at any of its country offices across Asia.

Objectives of talent pool

To identify and engage with the wider pool of available professional and academic talent to meet IUCN Asia’s immediate short-term workforce requirements.

To encourage and nurture young early-stage professionals, by providing them relevant work experiences to qualify for long-term career options in the nature conservation sector including with IUCN Asia.

 To provide capacity building opportunities to IUCN Members and Commissions, as well as programme partners, as part of regional Secretariat’s engagement with Union constituency and stakeholders.

 To foster and support a more gender-inclusive workforce through targeted approach for women’s career development.

 Categories of short-term professional employment and practical training

Visiting professional – short-term professional employment

Professional volunteer – voluntary, unpaid professional work

Student intern – academically credited learning programme for current students

Practicum trainee – practical on-the-job training for recent graduates

Requirements:

• Categories of short-term professional employment and practical training
• Visiting Professional
• Scope: Short-term professional employment
• Target candidates: Professionals available for temporary fixed-term appointments or in-between jobs, academics on sabbatical leave; staff from organisations seeking short-term staff-mobility arrangement with IUCN Asia
• Qualifications: Relevant undergraduate/graduate degree and work experience (corresponding to IUCN job grade)
• Financial entitlement from IUCN: Remuneration package, as per IUCN HR guidelines for staff

 Professional Volunteer:

• Scope: Voluntary professional work (unpaid)
• Target candidates: Professionals with expertise, experience or resource relevant to a specific activity/event/project of IUCN Asia
• Qualifications: At least undergraduate degree and work experience (min 2yrs)
• Financial contributions from IUCN: None (as exception, allowance for misc/local transportation expenses)

Intern:

• Scope: Academic internship
• Target candidates: Students undertaking field studies, thesis research and other applied projects to fulfil academic requirements
• Qualifications: Currently registered as undergraduate/graduate student
• Financial contributions from IUCN: Stipend, based on rate for applicable duty station as determined by local office (interns could also be externally sponsored or self-funded)

Practicum Trainee:

• Scope: Practical on-the-job training
• Target candidates: Recent graduates and early-stage professionals seeking learning and work experience
• Qualifications: Academic degree recently completed (within 2yrs from graduation)
• Financial contribution from IUCN: stipend, based on rate for applicable duty station as determined by local office