Intern with the WWF Cities Team

As an intern with us, you will play a key role in supporting the WWF Cities team’s work on program coordination, analysis, business development and financing solutions - all with a focus on sustainable urban development and climate action.

You will join for the fall term of 2026 and will focus on helping advance WWF international cities work within WWF Cities including support in evaluation, analysis and coordination of our flagship program One Planet City Challenge (OPCC). You will be a part of the international Cities team and work closely with our colleagues in financing and business development.

Examples of Tasks

• Help coordinate the ongoing work of WWF Cities, including the final part of the current round of the One Planet City Challenge 2025-26.

• Support in the analysis and evaluation of the One Planet City Challenge, helping in the crucial work to continuously develop the program currently involving more than 380 cities and local governments across the world.

• Assist with logistics and communication around the global campaign - We Love Cities - running in over 35 cities across Latin America, Asia and Europe

• Support the advancement of business plans and acting on financing opportunities for our work with cities and local governments. This includes support in coordination with WWF offices all over the world, writing applications, concept development and dialogue with donors.

• Depending on your skills and interests, you may also assist in developing internal and external communications materials (e.g., reports, presentations, briefs)

Desirable qualifications 

• Relevant education in urban planning, business, economics or environmental sciences 

• Good analytical skills, experience with business case development

• Excellence in English, both written and verbal (additional languages are a bonus)

• Creative and solution-oriented with great attention to detail 

• Ability to work both independently and in groups is vital as much of our work is collaborative 

• Interest in working with sustainability, climate and urban issues

Time and arrangement

The internship starts August 31, 2026 and lasts 4-6 months.

The internship is 38 hours per week, and not suitable to combine with other full-time studies/work. We offer the possibility of hybrid work, with the flexibility to work both from the office and from home for up to fifty percent of your time each week.

Requirements for internship

To apply for an internship at WWF Sweden, you must be enrolled in a 30-credit internship course at a Swedish university or college, be completing a workplace-based learning (LiA) placement through a vocational college, or have a work-placement approved by the Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen). You need to remain connected to one of these institutions for the entire duration of the internship.

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 program. You will have the opportunity to learn more about and be inspired by other aspects of WWF’s 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 to develop and wants you 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 official language at WWF Sweden is Swedish, but some teams and programmes use English as their working language.

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