AAI Support and Communications Intern (Human-animal bond In Ministry (HIM))

Organisation Overview: HIM is a social enterprise that provides animal-assisted intervention and substance abuse counselling to beneficiaries including inmates, ex-offenders and their families and youth at risk. Our vision is to build a supportive loving community with animals that brings hope and healing to those affected by crime and the marginalised. Our mission is to Rescue and Re-member through Animal-Assisted Intervention and to Regain and Restore dignity through Animal-Related Services and Training.

Brief Description:

1. Administrative support

2. Pet care

3. Support before, during and after running of animal assisted activities and sessions

4. Research support

5. Any other ad-hoc duties as requested by the Director

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Administrative support:

   1. Communication with volunteers, beneficiaries and stakeholders via corporate email, text message (using corporate WhatsApp account) or social media platforms

   2. Attendance at meetings with external organisations, preparation of presentation materials or reports, and recording of meeting minutes

   3. Corporate purchasing of materials necessary for the running of HIM and maintenance of proper receipts for corporate accounts

   4. Administrative handling of sales and donations (including packing, arrangement for transport, etc)

   5. Social media content creation, designing, marketing & postings

   6. Updating or responding of corporate social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, Carousell etc)

2. Pet care support:

   1. Daily cleaning of animal enclosures (dog, cat, rabbit, guinea pig, bird etc)

   2. Daily feeding, grooming & care of animals

   3. Ad-hoc vet visits where required

3. Support running of animal-assisted activities and sessions:

   1. Liaising and project discussion with volunteers & stakeholders

   2. Preparation of necessary logistics

   3. On-site facilitation of activities and sessions

   4. Volunteer management, including briefing & debrief

   5. Cleaning up and packing after event

4. Research support:

   1. Collection of data

   2. Preparation of research findings

5. Any other ad-hoc duties as requested by the Director

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

1. To be exposed to those affected by crime (inmates, ex-offenders and their families) and the marginalised

2. To gain knowledge of the challenges faced by the above beneficiary group and learn ways to help them, including through animal-assisted activities

3. To apply skills in social media to corporate marketing and communications to raise awareness and support for our social cause

4. To learn & conduct pet care to variety type of animals for the animal-assisted intervention works

Duration of Internship: 5 months

Daily Working Hours: 7.30am – 4.30pm (May be required to work on Saturdays at times or weekday evenings, you will be able to claim for time off-in-lieu for such hours worked)

Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Minimum Qualification: Polytechnic diploma (Current Polytechnic students studying at School of Community Development are welcome)

Requirements (if any): NA

No of Vacancies: 1

Contact Person Name: Adeline Wong

Contact Person Email: life@habinministry.com

Please read the following to apply for the internship:

1. Click here for the application form.

2. Select the number of internship roles you wish to apply for at "Number of Internship Role(s) to Apply For".

3. Copy and paste "AAI Support and Communications Intern (Human-animal bond In Ministry (HIM))" into the "Internship Role" field.

For further enquiries on the internship role, you may email the contact person as stated in the description.