Are you interested in supporting WWF’s push for more ambitious climate policy and actions in cities in the EU and around the world? At WWF, we envision cities as transformation catalysts, implementing integrated and inclusive plans in line with the Paris Agreement and its 1.5°C goal, while ensuring urban resilience and unlocking individual and collective climate and nature actions – cities where people thrive within our planet’s ecological limits. If this sounds interesting to you, please apply for an internship with us!

This internship will focus on helping advance WWFs international Cities work and provides an opportunity to learn from how WWF supports bottom-up engagement in cities all the way up to international advocacy, in a global network with global goals.

WWF Cities’ engagement uses the WWF global flagship initiative, the One Planet City Challenge (OPCC), as a point of departure. The OPCC invites local governments to report their climate data on a global, standardized platform. WWF assesses this data, providing individualized feedback to cities, guiding them to align with the 1.5°C ambition and best practice mitigation and adaptation plans. In 2023-2024, we are happy over 350 cities joined the OPCC – the greatest participation ever!

You will be able to learn from and support the implementation of the OPCC program, which will focus on increasing the program’s impact in the EU and bringing more cities to alignment with the 1.5°C objective of the Paris Agreement. You will among other things support the preparation and documentation of webinars with cities, meetings with WWF offices/other stakeholders engaged in the initiative, data collection and desktop research, as well as follow up actions together with selected country offices as relevant.

As time and your background permits, you may also be invited to assist in the development of policy recommendations, funding applications and corresponding briefs, eg in support of integrated action and nature-based solutions for healthy and resilient cities.

Desired qualifications

• Thorough, analytical, resourceful and a self-starter – open to ask questions and take initiative.

• Excellent communicator and proficient in spoken and written English. Other European languages are a plus, but not required.

• A passionate interest in urban sustainability, including urban planning, urban nature or healthy cities.

• Relevant university education (e.g. urban planning, political science, or environmental management)

Time and arrangement

The internship is full time, 38 hours per week, and not suitable to combine with other full-time studies/work.

The internship period is autumn semester 2025, the exact weeks are flexible and can be adjusted to fit in with the structure of different courses. Being able to stay longer is a plus but the internship should not be shorter than 3 months.

The internship can be remote for up to fifty percent of the time.

Requirements for internship

To apply for an internship with WWF Sweden, you need to fulfil one of the criteria listed below, throughout the entire internship period. You are responsible for researching and ensuring that you meet one of the criteria.

• You are admitted to or have applied to an internship/work placement course (as part of a programme or independent course) via a university or higher education institution.
• You are eligible to apply for arbetspraktik via the Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen).
• You are eligible to apply for Erasmus+ funding.

We do not make any exceptions from the requirements.

We do not offer any salary or compensation during the internship.

WWF Sweden’s internship programme
As an intern at WWF, you will be one of several interns within WWF Sweden's internship programme. You will have the opportunity to learn more about and be inspired by other aspects of WWFs work, and become part of a social, learning-oriented community with your fellow interns and WWF employees. You will have a supervisor who supports you, helps you develop and wants you to try your hand at as much as possible in your field. Here you can read more about internships at WWF Sweden and take part in the experiences of previous interns.

WWF Sweden’s office is beautifully situated at Ulriksdal Palace (Solna, Stockholm), with views overlooking the water. You will be part of a team with dedicated, skilled employees in a stimulating, international environment.

The work is based on our core values, which provide clear guidance for our approach to work and cooperation, both within our organisation and externally. Our core values consist of the following watchwords: Courage, Integrity, Respect and Collaboration.

Application

This recruitment process will involve continuous selection which means we may call applicants to interview before the deadline for applications. We therefore ask you to send in your application as soon as possible, however no later than 21 April 2025. A writing test may be given at the end of the recruitment process.

WWF Sweden works actively to ensure that everyone has the same opportunities and rights irrespective of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender identity and gender expression, religion/belief, sexual orientation or disability.

Contact

Do you have questions about the WWF Cities internship? Contact Carina Borgström Hansson, group manager for WWF Cities, carina.borgstrom-hansson@wwf.se

Do you have general questions about internships at WWF Sweden? Contact Olivia af Rolén, HR-specialist, olivia.afrolen@wwf.se