*IMMA Communications and Outreach Internship (6 Month Volunteer Post)* IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force (MMPATF) *Type: *Volunteer (Part-Time) *Contact:* immacoordinator@gmail.com (Michael J. Tetley - IMMA Programme Coordinator) *Sectors: *Conservation & Wildlife; Marine Conversation *Closing date*: Midnight June 30th - 2018 *Summary of Position* The IUCN Joint SSC/WCPA Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force (MMPATF or ‘Task Force’) is seeking a Communications and Outreach volunteer for a 6-month Internship with the Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA) initiative. IMMAs are a place-based conservation prioritisation scheme identifying discrete areas, important to marine mammal species, which have the potential to be delineated for the purposes of conservation and management. The Task Force requires a remote working desk-based volunteer to join the IMMA Communications and Outreach team for assisting in the preparation of informative IMMA factsheets, website and e-Atlas updates, news articles and social media posts. Expected tasks will include: - Creation of Informative Factsheets of IMMAs displayed on the IUCN MMPATF online e-Atlas. - Assisting the IMMA Coordinator with the preparation of maps, presentations, and other knowledge products for promoting the IMMA initiative global programme of work. - Moderating IUCN MMPATF social media channels and creation of news content. For additional information please download the full position summary at tinyurl.com/y79ypkba and visit the IUCN MMPATF website at www.marinemammalhabitat.org, or please contact the IMMA Coordinator at immacoordinator@gmail.com. Please send your CV and Cover Letter stating your interest in the position to the IMMA Coordinator by the deadline of Midnight, Saturday 30th of June. Dr. Michael J. Tetley - IMMA Coordinator IUCN Joint SSC-WCPA Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force (MMPATF) Email: immacoordinator@gmail.com