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Outreach Intern : 5 Months

We are seeking a proactive and enthusiastic outreach intern to join our team. This internship offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in outreach strategies, community engagement, and project management. The ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter with strong communication skills and a passion for making a positive impact in the community.
  • Assist in developing and implementing outreach strategies to engage with the community and key stakeholders
  • Support the coordination and execution of outreach events and initiatives
  • Create and distribute outreach materials such as flyers, brochures, and social media content
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure alignment of outreach efforts with organizational goals
  • Conduct research on target demographics and community needs to inform outreach strategies
  • Assist in maintaining outreach databases and tracking outreach activities and outcomes
  • Assist with administrative tasks related to outreach programs and events
  • Represent the organization at community events and meetings as needed
  • Assist in writing report and/or article for website/newsletter
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office/Google suite, Canva and social media platforms
  • Strong organizational and time management skills; independent
  • Knowledge of community outreach principles and best practices is a plus
  • Passion for community engagement and making a positive impact
  • Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment and take on new challenges
  • Must be detail-oriented and possess a positive attitude
Please follow the instructions listed below. Applications that do not comply may not be considered.
  1. Applicants should send their cover letter and resume to [email protected] with “Application for NSS Outreach Internship” as the email subject line.
  2. Applicants should clearly state in their cover letter if this internship will be used to fulfil university credit-bearing internship requirements, where applicable.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview. NSS will inform shortlisted applicants regarding their application outcome two to three weeks from the interview period, subject to changes.

Allowance:
During the internship period, the intern will receive an allowance of SGD 1,000 per month.

Benefits:

  • Free participation in selected NSS events and programmes during the internship period.
  • Reimbursement for transport to offsite venues, where approved by the NSS Secretariat.

Communication Intern : 5 Months

This internship offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in outreach strategies, community engagement, and project management. The ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter with strong communication skills and a passion for making a positive impact in the community.

  • Content Creation:
    • Write articles, blog posts, and press releases that highlight the organization’s initiatives, impact stories, and conservation efforts.
    • Draft compelling content for social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.) to raise awareness about ongoing campaigns, events, and environmental issues.
    • Assist in creating educational materials such as newsletters, brochures, and reports.
  • Research and Reporting:
    • Conduct research on relevant environmental topics to support content development and stay informed about the latest conservation trends.
    • Support the development of media kits, impact reports, and case studies.
    • Coverage of events by Nature Society Singapore.
  • Social Media Support:
    • Assist in managing and scheduling social media posts.
    • Monitor engagement, track analytics, and suggest improvements to social media strategies.
  • Community Engagement:
    • Help craft messages that inspire and engage donors, volunteers, and community members.
    • Assist in developing campaigns aimed at raising awareness and fostering community involvement in conservation efforts.
  • Administrative Support:
    • Provide general writing and editing support to the communications team as needed.
    • Help with organizing files, content calendars, media outreach, and donor communications.
  • Mandatory:
    • Interest in local biodiversity as well as passion for environmental issues and nature conservation.
    • Effective team player as well as independent and resourceful self-starter.
    • Excellent communication, design, and writing skills.
  • Preferred:
    • Background in Communications, Environmental Science/Studies, Life Science, or related disciplines.
    • Able to identify common species of birds and butterflies in Singapore.
    • Design, journalism and/or publicity experience.
    • Event management and outreach experience.
Please follow the instructions listed below. Applications that do not comply may not be considered.
  1. Applicants should send their cover letter and resume to [email protected] with “Application for NSS Outreach Internship” as the email subject line.
  2. Applicants should clearly state in their cover letter if this internship will be used to fulfil university credit-bearing internship requirements, where applicable.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview. NSS will inform shortlisted applicants regarding their application outcome two to three weeks from the interview period, subject to changes.

Allowance:
During the internship period, the intern will receive an allowance of SGD 800 per month.

Benefits:

  • Free participation in selected NSS events and programmes during the internship period.
  • Reimbursement for transport to offsite venues, where approved by the NSS Secretariat.

ESN Intern : 5 Months

Every Singaporean a Naturalist is NSS’s flagship citizen science and nature education programme aimed at nurturing participants’ hearts and minds to appreciate and care for nature, and ultimately lead them to support advocacy and conservation of the natural environment. We do so by engaging and providing opportunities for students, teachers, and eventually the wider public, to explore, learn, understand and grow their love for nature. To date, we have engaged a total of 62 schools.

Participants receive training to assist in conservation-relevant Urban Biodiversity Monitoring. They are to conduct a 20-minute monitoring session of common species, either nearby or within their school compound, at least once every two weeks for at least a year.

The collected monitoring data are uploaded to the main project page for NSS ESN on iNaturalist. These data are accessible to everyone who is interested in the findings. Participating schools are encouraged to conduct a simple analysis of their findings and present their results at the Annual/Biennial Symposium or in their respective schools. NSS will also conduct an analysis of the findings when there is sufficient data.
  • Education & Liaison:
    • Assist NSS ESN project officers with training sessions, including the teaching of species identification to participants, where necessary.
    • Assist participating organisations with monitoring sessions, including ensuring the following of methodology and identification of species, where necessary.
    • Respond to queries from participating organisations regarding monitoring and uploading of data, if any.
    • Review training and monitoring materials to provide recommendations for improvement. After which, edit and refine training and monitoring materials, where necessary.
  • Events:
    • Assist in event preparation. For example:
      • Assess and recommend online platforms and/ or physical sites for events including recce.
      • Draft and prepare event information and publicity materials.
      • Draft and prepare event forms (registration, submission, feedback, etc.).
    • Assist in event running, including logistics set-up and volunteer management.
  • Communications:
    • Content creation, curation, design and follower engagement for social media and website.
    • Content creation and design for school and partner engagement.
  • Research:
    • Analyse the collected monitoring data (for spatial and temporal trends). Using suitable figures and tables, prepare and present findings in reports and presentation slides.
    • Create and share any files, including statistical software scripts, used for the analysis of collected monitoring data and generation of suitable figures and tables.
    • Review and suggest improvements to monitoring data and methodology for its finding to be more scientifically meaningful and/or statistically robust.
  • Mandatory
    • Matriculated undergraduate from local universities
    • Interest in local biodiversity as well as passion for environmental issues and nature conservation
    • Effective team player as well as independent and resourceful self-starter
    • Excellent communication and writing skills
  • Preferred
    • Background in Environmental Science/ Studies, Life Science, or related discipline
    • Proven ability to identify common species of birds and butterflies in Singapore
    • Proven event management or teaching experience
    • Design and/ or publicity experience
Please follow the instructions listed below. Applications that do not comply may not be considered.
  1. Applicants should send their cover letter and resume to [email protected] with “Application for NSS Outreach Internship” as the email subject line.
  2. Applicants should clearly state in their cover letter if this internship will be used to fulfil university credit-bearing internship requirements, where applicable.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview. NSS will inform shortlisted applicants regarding their application outcome two to three weeks from the interview period, subject to changes.

Allowance:
During the internship period, the intern will receive an allowance of SGD 800 per month.

Benefits:

  • Free participation in selected NSS events and programmes during the internship period.
  • Reimbursement for transport to offsite venues, where approved by the NSS Secretariat.