Project Management &
Programme Coordination Intern

You are a local tertiary student looking for a place to hone and sharpen your skills. Increasingly, you’ve found yourself reflecting more on your career aspirations, and what would really drive you and wake you up in the morning for the year ahead.

You want to use your gifts to contribute to a more just, more sustainable and more hopeful future, and like us at Skillseed, you want to build and empower communities around us.

If this resonates with you, let’s take this further.

Responsibilities

You will…

  • work directly with our Skillseed team to support the coordination, design and management of in-person and virtual learning events, projects and experiences.

  • also have the opportunity to participate in and contribute to upstream activities that impact program operations.

More specifically, you will be working on…

  • Project Management and Programme Coordination:
    Assist programme and project leads in programme coordination, providing logistical and administrative support to Skillseed’s programmes

  • Programme Development:
    Using the insights from market research or client feedback, you will support the team in the continuous improvement of programmes and projects for Skillseed’s diverse group of client partners.

  • Lead generation & Market Development: 
    Support business development efforts by creating sales & marketing content, and assisting in the development of social media campaigns.

Learning Outcomes

  • Learn how to coordinate event and programme logistics and administrative tasks to ensure the smooth execution of socially impactful programmes

  • Learn to consolidate, analyse and interpret customer feedback to drive continuous improvement

  • Learn to identify areas for enhancement for post-programme/project actionable recommendations

  • Learn how to create and develop collaterals for different stakeholders

  • Understand how to craft content for various communication channels (eg. social media and sales presentation decks) and a diverse group of client partners.

Commitment

We are looking for full-time students from the local Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL) who can commit full-time for a minimum of 5-6 months for any of the following periods:

  • Period 1: Sep to Mar

  • Period 2: Mar to Sep

If you are available in Period 1 and 2, we are offering this internship under Youth Corps Community Internship Programme. Interns under the YCCI Programme will be required to commit to a minimum of 5-6 months.

  • Period 3: Aug to Jan

  • Period 4: Feb to Jul

If you are available in Period 3 and 4, we are offering this internship under Global Ready Talent Programme. Interns under the GRT Programme are required to commit to a minimum of 4 weeks.

Requirements

Skills & Knowledge

  1. (Good to have) Majoring in Event Management, Tourism, Community Development

  2. Previous knowledge and/or experience in project management and planning

  3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

  4. Familiar with Google Suite

  5. (Good to have but not essential) Familiar with Slack, Notion

Traits we’re looking for:

  1. Interest in the social sector and social issues

  2. Possesses strong time management and organisational skills

  3. Meticulousness - You have a keen eye for detail and are good at researching, planning and implementing programmes!

  4. People-orientedness - You enjoy and naturally host or join community or gatherings without being asked to; you are also a natural connector who enjoys building relationships across different networks, backgrounds and cultures

What We Offer

  • 5 work days a week (from 9.30 am - 6.30 pm)

  • Hybrid working arrangements (in-person and remote work)

  • Centrally located work location on WFO days

  • Positive office culture (with free snacks!)

  • Regular check ins with supervisor once every 3-4 weeks

  • Work that contributes to a purpose and meaningful goals for a better world

  • Full-time job opportunities for interns who have excelled in their internship

Ready to apply?

Submit your application, resume and cover letter through the link below.

Your cover letter must include the following:

  1. Why you think you would be a good fit for this internship given the requirements.

  2. Your MBTI

  3. Your Tendency

  4. Links to your design portfolio and past writing samples

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