Happy New Year to all MARMAMers! Looking for an internship at the heart of global migratory species conservation? The CMS Secretariat in Bonn, Germany is offering full-time internships (3-6 months) in 2026. You will work with the Aquatic Species Team of the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS<https://www.cms.int/>), which also coordinates the ASCOBANS<https://www.ascobans.org/> Agreement, Sharks MOU<https://www.ascobans.org/> and IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU<https://iosea-turtles.cms.int/>. You will contribute through tasks such as desktop research and literature reviews, compiling information, data analysis, supporting preparations for meetings and workshops, and helping shape policies that benefit marine mammals, sea turtles, sharks and rays, freshwater fish, and more. The internships can start at a mutually agreed date anytime in 2026 and run for 3-6 months. Interns will work from the CMS Secretariat office in Bonn, Germany. The application deadline is 16 January – so please apply soon. Applications must be submitted through the UN Careers portal, where you can also find further details on this opportunity and the eligibility criteria: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/269223?language=en. Please reserve ample time to complete your profile in Inspira (which you can find via 'Apply Now' in the Job Opening), as the system can sometimes be slow. Please pass on this information to university students and recent graduates in your networks, and don’t hesitate to contact me off-list with any questions you might have. Best wishes, Heidi Heidrun FRISCH-NWAKANMA (she/her) IOSEA Turtle MOU Coordinator & CMS Aquatic Species Team Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) UN Campus - Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 - 53113 Bonn - Germany Phone: +49 228 815 2491 – Email: heidrun.frisch-nwakanma@un.org<mailto:heidrun.frisch-nwakanma@un.org> www.cms.int/iosea-turtles<http://www.cms.int/iosea-turtles> / www.cms.int<http://www.cms.int/> [cms_logo_blue_300dpi][_IOSEA_Logo - OFFICIAL Transparent small]
