Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

We are from the Philippine Country Program of the merged organizations Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), which are CGIAR research centers focusing on nature-based solutions to address five major global challenges, namely deforestation and biodiversity loss, climate crisis, transforming food systems, unsustainable supply and value chains, and extreme inequality. Here in the Philippines, our office is hosted at the International Rice Research Institute campus, Los Baños, Laguna.

As a research institution, we put prime in ensuring that our outputs are well-disseminated and are effectively used by its target stakeholders—from smallholder farmer to policymakers. We believe that this can be done through effective communication and knowledge management. 

Tasks

1. Assist in packaging communication products for the Sustainable Farming in Tropical Asian Landscapes (SFITAL) Project, which includes:

   • policy briefs,

   • regular news bulletins, and

   • social cards;

2. Assist in developing content for the CIFOR-ICRAF Philippines Facebook Community;

3. Assist in populating knowledge management systems (e.g., Cacaomustahan.com); and

4. Write a blog/feature story about CIFOR-ICRAF’s work in the Philippines to be published online channels like Agroforestry World and the Landscape Partnership Asia website.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing skills

• Proficient in graphic design

• Keen attention to detail

• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Application Process

Interested students can submit a letter of intent (addressed to SONYA DEWI, PhD Director, Asia CIFOR-ICRAF) with their CV and a portfolio of their sample works on writing, graphic design, and layout (if available).

Internship Supervisor

ZARREL GEL NOZA

Researcher – Communication and Extension

Project Coordinator for the Philippines, SFITAL