WRI Brasil is hiring a Restoration Intern for its Forests and Land Use Programme in São Paulo. It is a paid, part time internship with a bolsa auxílio for 30 hours per week, run on a hybrid (Office Flex) model, and it is open to students currently enrolled in environmental management, environmental engineering, forest engineering, biological sciences, agronomy, geography or related areas. Applications close on 25 October 2026. At Youth Works Hub, we went through the full vacancy, and every requirement, task and benefit is set out below.
The Restoration Internship at a Glance
📌 Position: Restoration Intern (Estágio em Restauração)
🌳 Programme: Forests and Land Use (Florestas e Uso da Terra)
📍 Location: São Paulo/SP, Brazil
🔀 Work arrangement: Office Flex (Hybrid)
⏱️ Work schedule: part time, with a bolsa auxílio for 30 hours per week
🔖 Job Requisition ID: 2026-JR100510
⏳ Application deadline: 25 October 2026
WRI Brasil's Forests and Land Use Programme
The Forests and Land Use Programme works to make the conservation and the recovery of native vegetation central elements in the economic, social and environmental plans of cities, states and of Brazil as a whole.
That is the agenda this internship sits inside, and you can read more about the programme through the link in the Links section below.
Why This Role Sits in the Restoration Area
In this position you will work in the Restoration area, supporting the technical team of WRI Brasil's Forests, Food Systems and Land Use Programme.
Your contribution will cover:
📂 The implementation of projects in the portfolio
🎪 The organisation of events and workshops
📘 The development of knowledge products
🏛️ Other institutional initiatives
What the Internship Offers You
The vacancy is described as an opportunity to get to know the landscape and forest restoration agenda and to develop three concrete skill sets:
🧭 Project monitoring and follow-up
🗂️ Organising information
🤝 Articulation with different audiences
Reporting and Project Monitoring Tasks
📑 Supporting the flow of preparing project follow-up reports, gathering information and organising documents and records of activities
Supporting Alignment and Status Meetings
🗓️ Supporting project alignment and status meetings
🖥️ Helping to prepare and review presentations for internal and external meetings
Organising Events, Workshops and Meetings
🎟️ Supporting the organisation of events, workshops and meetings
🧩 Working in articulation with the technical and administrative teams and with suppliers
Working With Terms of Reference and Contracting
📝 Supporting contracting processes linked to Terms of Reference (TdRs)
📊 Maintaining controls of receipt, deadlines and referrals to the people responsible
Bibliographic Research on Restoration
📚 Carrying out bibliographic surveys and information searches on restoration and related themes
🧑🏫 Working under the guidance of the team
Knowledge Products and Project Communication
✍️ Supporting the preparation, review and organisation of content for the project's knowledge and communication products
Information Flow, Records and Minutes
📡 Supporting communication and the alignment of information between everyone involved in the project
🗄️ Filing materials in Sharepoint and sharing information
🗒️ Recording and organising minutes, decisions and referrals from meetings
Who Can Apply? Study Fields and Interests
🎓 Higher education in progress in Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering, Forest Engineering, Biological Sciences, Agronomy, Geography or related areas
🌱 Interest in the landscape and forest restoration agenda, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development
🙋 Availability to work on technical support, administrative support and event organisation activities
Experience That Counts as a Plus
These two lines are listed as desirable, not mandatory:
🔬 Experience in academic research, undergraduate research programmes (iniciação científica), teaching assistantships, university outreach projects or student organisations
🎤 Experience in the organisation of events, workshops or collective activities
Technical Skills the Team Is Looking For
💻 Knowledge of text editing, spreadsheet and presentation tools such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
🖊️ Good written communication in Portuguese and the ability to review texts and check information
🌳 Technical knowledge about restoration
📖 English for reading documents will be a differential
Behavioural Competencies That Matter
🔍 Organisation and attention to detail
⏰ Responsibility and meeting deadlines
🤲 Collaboration and teamwork
🌟 Adaptability and willingness to learn
Pay: What the Bolsa Auxílio Covers
The internship is paid through a bolsa auxílio (internship stipend) for 30 hours per week. The vacancy states that the stipend is set for those 30 weekly hours, but it does not publish the amount.
WRI states that it is committed to pay transparency and equity among all employees and maintains an environment where pay transparency is encouraged, and that it complies with local laws in all employment-related activities, including compensation, pay transparency and pay equity. If you are weighing this placement against others, our guide on how paid internships and funded traineeships really work explains where an employer-paid stipend differs from a grant.
The Benefits Package
Alongside the stipend, the vacancy lists:
🚌 Transport allowance (auxílio transporte)
🍽️ Meal and food allowance on a flexible card
🧾 13th bolsa auxílio, proportional to the month of admission
💚 Quality of Life Programme
📈 Internship Development Programme
🎂 Birthday day off
🛡️ Life insurance
🎄 Break between Christmas and New Year
🏠 Hybrid model
Part Time Hours and the Office Flex Model
⏱️ The work schedule is part time, with the stipend set for 30 hours per week
🔀 The work arrangement is Office Flex (Hybrid), which combines office and remote work
📎 WRI states a commitment to a hybrid working model
Based in São Paulo
📍 The vacancy lists São Paulo/SP as the location of the internship, and the Office Flex (Hybrid) arrangement means this is not a remote position.
How to Apply
📄 If you meet the requirements of the vacancy, register by 25 October 2026
🖥️ Applications are made exclusively through WRI Brasil's own careers channel, which is the only route considered in the selection process
🚫 Applications sent through any other channel will not be considered
🔖 Quote the Job Requisition ID 2026-JR100510 if you need to reference the vacancy
⚠️ WRI Brasil may close applications earlier if it receives a high volume of applications from qualified candidates
What WRI Offers Its Interns
The vacancy sets out what the organisation offers on its side:
🌐 Access to WRI's global network, with the chance to exchange ideas and learn from dedicated colleagues working in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the United States
🎯 The chance to make an impact and develop your career in a mission-driven organisation, with access to various learning and training opportunities
🫱 A workplace that strives to put diversity and inclusion at the centre of its work
🗣️ The opportunity to take part in different working groups and affinity groups and help shape WRI's future
🔀 A commitment to a hybrid working model
Who Is World Resources Institute?
The World Resources Institute works to improve people's lives, protect and restore nature and stabilize the climate. As an independent research organization, it uses its data, experience and global reach to influence policy and catalyze change in systems such as:
🌾 Food, land and water
☀️ Energy
🌆 Cities
Mission and the Five Shared Values
WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.
Its values are shared ideals that bind the organisation together:
💚 Care
🎯 Impact
🧱 Independence
⚖️ Integrity
🫱 Partnership
Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Support
WRI is committed to promoting gender and social equality for human well-being in its mission, including equal opportunities in employment. The vacancy states that all qualified candidates will be considered, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, nationality, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, physical disability or specific need.
If you are an individual with disabilities who needs accommodation, or you are having difficulty using the website to apply for employment, WRI's Human Resources department can be contacted by phone or email; the details are in the Links section below. That contact is for accessibility and technical support only, not a channel for submitting your application.
Pay Transparency and Data Privacy
🔐 Details of how WRI processes your personal data are set out in its privacy policy, linked below
📊 WRI complies with local laws in all employment-related activities, including compensation, pay transparency and pay equity
How Your Application Is Reviewed
WRI Brasil states that its Human Resources team carefully reviews all applications. Only the applications sent through the official channel are considered in the selection process, and the vacancy can be closed earlier if a high volume of applications from qualified candidates arrives.
You can find more placements like this one in the Internship category on Youth Works Hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Restoration Intern do at WRI Brasil?
You support the technical team of the Forests, Food Systems and Land Use Programme in the Restoration area. The work covers project follow-up reports, alignment and status meetings, event and workshop organisation, contracting linked to Terms of Reference, bibliographic research, knowledge products, information filing in Sharepoint and meeting minutes.
Which programme is this internship part of?
It sits in the Forests and Land Use Programme (Florestas e Uso da Terra), which works to make the conservation and recovery of native vegetation central to the economic, social and environmental plans of cities, states and Brazil. The role is specifically in the Restoration area of that programme.
Who is eligible to apply?
The vacancy asks for higher education in progress in Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering, Forest Engineering, Biological Sciences, Agronomy, Geography or related areas. You also need an interest in the landscape and forest restoration agenda, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, plus availability for technical, administrative and event organisation tasks.
Is the internship paid?
Yes. It comes with a bolsa auxílio (internship stipend) for 30 hours per week. The vacancy does not publish the amount of the stipend.
Which benefits come with the internship?
The listed benefits are a transport allowance, a meal and food allowance on a flexible card, a 13th bolsa auxílio proportional to the month of admission, a Quality of Life Programme, an Internship Development Programme, a birthday day off, life insurance, a break between Christmas and New Year, and the hybrid model.
How many hours per week is the internship?
The work schedule is part time and the stipend is set for 30 hours per week. The vacancy does not specify how those hours are distributed across the week.
Is the internship remote?
No. The work arrangement is Office Flex (Hybrid), based in São Paulo/SP, so you combine office presence with remote work rather than working fully remotely.
Do I need to speak Portuguese?
Yes, in practice. Good written communication in Portuguese is listed among the technical competencies, together with the ability to review texts and check information.
Is English required for this internship?
No. English for reading documents is listed as a differential, meaning it strengthens your application without being a formal requirement.
Do I need previous work experience?
No. Experience in academic research, undergraduate research programmes, teaching assistantships, university outreach projects, student organisations or event organisation is listed as desirable, not mandatory, so applications from students without that background are still considered.
Which software should I know?
The vacancy asks for knowledge of text editing, spreadsheet and presentation tools, naming Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Materials are also filed and shared in Sharepoint, which is part of the intern's day to day tasks.
Does the posting set a nationality requirement?
No. The vacancy states that all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of nationality, among other characteristics, so no nationality condition is attached to this internship.
Can the application close before the deadline?
Yes. The deadline is 25 October 2026, but WRI Brasil states that it may close applications earlier if it receives a high volume of applications from qualified candidates.
Is the recruiter email the place to send my application?
No. The WRI Human Resources phone number and email exist for candidates with disabilities who need accommodation, or who have difficulty using the website. Applications are only accepted through WRI Brasil's own careers channel.
What is the Job Requisition ID for this vacancy?
The Job Requisition ID is 2026-JR100510. Quoting it helps if you need to identify the vacancy in any correspondence about accessibility or technical problems.
Deadline
⏳ 25 October 2026
Links
📝 Online application (WRI careers portal): https://wri.wd501.myworkdayjobs.com/WRI/job/Restoration-Intern_2026-JR100510/apply
🏢 WRI Brasil careers channel (Trabalhe Conosco): https://www.wribrasil.org.br/trabalhe-conosco
📰 Vacancy page: https://www.wri.org/careers/jobs/restoration-intern-2026-jr100510
🌳 Forests and Land Use Programme (WRI Brasil): https://www.wribrasil.org.br/florestas
🔐 WRI privacy policy: https://www.wri.org/about/privacy-policy
♿ Accommodation requests or difficulty using the website (WRI Human Resources, not for applications): recruiter@wri.org · +1 (202) 729-7851
