World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Seascape Corporate Footprint Analysis Intern.Position SummaryThe intern will work with the WWF-US Ocean Markets and Finance (OMF) team to conduct market research and geospatial analysis to explore the locations of corporate assets and  business operations for companies operating in key ocean sectors (marine transportation, marine renewable energy, and coastal tourism) with potential to impact ocean health in priority seascapes and marine conservation areas. The project will support WWF’s overarching efforts to work with businesses that operate in the ocean economy to transform their operations, avoiding and reducing negative environmental and social impacts and making credible science-based contributions towards the global goal of Nature Positive. The project will help WWF gain a better understanding of major companies operating in these priority seascapes, where their business operations touch down in coastal and ocean areas, and inform strategies to transform business operations in ways that help protect biodiversity and align with more nature positive outcomes for the ocean.Responsibilities: Working collaboratively with OMF team experts, develop:An overall research plan and approach for the market research and spatial analysis in priority seascape areas and countries, including building out a timeline with milestones and deliverables, and incorporating previous corporate mapping research (to be provided by WWF) from WWF interns and staff.A target list of priority companies and financial institutions for each sector, incorporating pre-existing OMF research, previous mapping efforts, and financial flows between these corporate actors and global or regional financial institutions.A list of company attributes to research, for example, but not limited to, type of business, geographic locations, major clients, and/or sector-specific attributes like ports of call, shipping routes, etc.Identify, recommend, and deploy a set of software tools to conduct research, collect, compile, and analyze data, and visualize results (Excel, Word, Tableau / Microsoft BI, GIS files, etc.) Conduct online research using the above organized approach, compiling qualitative and quantitative data on companies operating in target geographies. Utilize online market data resources to conduct deeper dive research on select companies as needed, using tools such as onsite licensed Bloomberg Terminal, WWF’s SIGHT platform, or other business information resources available. Conduct spatial analysis of company geographic locations and potential intersections or overlap with key priority conservation areas such as marine protected areas (MPAs), key biodiversity areas (KBAs), blue corridors, etc. Create maps using ESRI ArcGIS or other tools as needed to show overlay between business operations and key areas of conservation interest. Create a final report including recommendations for further research and key companies to engage and develop a PowerPoint presentation on the results of the project. Present the results of the Project to the OMF and broader Oceans team including recommendations.
