Partnered Internship Program Program and Communications Internships Landesa is an international nonprofit organization working to secure land rights for the world’s rural poor. Landesa partners with governments, civil society and donor organizations to develop laws, policy and programs that help create opportunity for the world’s poorest families through the power of effective land rights. With its headquarters in Seattle, Washington, Landesa employs more than 120 dedicated professionals including at its 5 offices in India and China. The Seattle office is home to more than 60 program, communications, development and administrative staff. Roy Prosterman, Founder of Landesa, was the 2006 recipient of The Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership. Location China Duration Summer 2016 Duties or Scope The internship will not include fieldwork; rather, project work will be conducted in the of Work Beijing office. The Kravis Prize intern will work directly with Landesa’s China team, specifically Xiaobei Wang, China Program Director and Zeng Xi, Operations Manager. I will also have regular check-ins with the intern to ensure that her/his learning objectives are being met. A past intern in the Beijing office attended Pomona College – He is currently drafting a set of pointers for any future intern based in the Beijing office. The selected intern will have the opportunity to select one of three projects: Project #1 China’s urbanization in the next decade is defining for both the country and the world’s future. To pave the way for a rational urbanization process, China is undergoing policy and legal reforms, most of which concern land. These include new approaches and reforms to how rural residents’ land is treated or acted upon as they transition to urban areas; land taxation as a possible revenue source for local governments; the hukou residency permit system; and land tenure and administration systems. All of these are being addressed with due consideration to equitable benefit sharing to make sure that rural residents, migrant workers, and urban dwellers equally enjoy the benefits that accrue from urbanization and development. This project is about research and advocacy on land issues that driven urban, peri-urban and rural land access and tenure security. Project #2 China’s household forestland rights have been increasingly shadowed by large scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) by both Chinese and international forest companies. In 2013, with support from RRI, Landesa conducted investigative research on land acquisitions conducted by some domestic companies. There is still inadequate information regarding the behaviors of domestic LSLAs and how their acquisitions affect the lives of forest farmers, local communities and their environment. This project is about developing a report covering all the research work done both in 2013 and 2014 on forestland LSLAs by Chinese domestic companies as well as organizing one workshop involving officials and other stakeholders to disseminate the project’s research findings. Project #3 China is now facing particularly acute challenges in dealing with climate change as it struggles to address the environmental implications of 30 years of unchecked and carbon- intensive economic growth. In China, the potential of using land rights work to strengthen environmental work is currently largely untapped. And much can be done in regard to the regulation of the emerging land market and the development of land policies and business practices that would strengthen conservational and ecological public goods. Landesa is prepared to address climate change issues through development of a global strategy for linking issues of land access and tenure security with climate change adaptation and mitigation approaches. This project is about research and formulating a strategy to influence the national environment agenda coupled with recommendations on legislative and policy reforms. Intern This internship is open to CMC freshman, sophomores, and juniors. Applicants should qualifications have: • A minimum GPA of 8.5 and be in good standing with the college, as verified by the Dean of Students Office. • Strong analytic and communications skills. • Ability to work independently and proactively. The KLI partnered internship program is open to CMC students with preference given to students enrolled in the Leadership Sequence and/or affiliated with KLI. Academic This internship requires enrollment and completion of 0.5 credit of INT 199: Internship in Requirement conjunction with the internship. Award Travel awards of up to $5,000. Application To apply please complete and submit the materials listed below electronically by Instructions WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2016 AT 5PM. Online Application Form – Complete form online at http://bit.ly/KLIpartner2016i Resume or CV Personal Statement – Please answer the following questions as a part of your personal statement. 1. Why do you want to do an internship with this organization? 2. Why your qualifications make you the best candidate for this internship? What value can you add to the organization as an intern? 3. What are your expectations from this internship? 4. How will this internship further your development and relate to your major career goals? One Recommendation – Online Recommendation Form can be accessed using this link: http://bit.ly/KLIrec2016 A Detailed Budget – With an explanation of how it was developed. CMC Transcript – A copy from CMC portal is acceptable. The supplemental information (in addition to the online application form) listed above should be submitted electronically to Dr. Tan at [email protected]. Past CMC Interns Ben Feldman ’14, Pieter Cornel ’14, David Leathers ’15, Ellis Simani ’16, XY Ma ‘16 For more information: Dr. Sherylle J. Tan Alia Kate Interim Director & Director of Internships and KLI Research Kravis Prize Liason & Associate Director of External Relations Kravis Leadership Institute, Kravis Center 446 Claremont Blvd 236 [email protected], 909.607.8136 [email protected], 909.607.7333 SJT 11/23/15 Page 2 of 2 .