Business Development Intern (Voices Of Asia Pte Ltd)

Organisation Overview: Voices Of Asia (VOA) is a Singapore-based social enterprise founded in 2010 to create a safe and supportive society for youths in Asia. We aim to help youths during their pivotal moments and grow in career and personal development. Our initiative was first outreached as a form of sharing to aspiring corporate individuals in 2010. This initiative has progressively evolved into mentoring, and we are running 3 main mentorship programmes today - iASPIRE, iLEAD & BLOOM.

Brief Description: We are looking for energetic and self-motivated individuals to join our team to make an impact on youth’s career and personal development. You will be involved in the development of our business growth strategies and the formation of strategic partnerships. You are also responsible for developing and implementing strategies with considerations to users’ and partners’ needs and evolving trends.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Identifying and researching opportunities for new business leads from a variety of prospecting channels

2. Participate in and support business strategy and development meetings

3. Preparing and delivering pitches and presentations to potential new users, clients & partners

4. Communicating with potential prospects to understand their needs and offer solutions to their problems

5. Creating positive, long-lasting relationships with potential clients

6. Running outbound campaigns (phone calls, emails etc) to create business opportunities

7. Collaborate with team members to ensure better end-to-end client journey to drive meet clients’ needs

8. Developing and presenting proposals customised for each client’s specific needs

9. Provide input for the team to develop product catalogues and other marketing materials in line with target markets’ needs

10. Developing rapport with key decision makers of potential clients

11. Owning the sales lifecycle from prospecting to implementation

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

1. To learn how to craft a marketable proposal from a viable business solution

2. To be able to pitch a sales presentation to potential users, clients and partners

3. To be able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders

4. To gain knowledge in the youth mentoring space and youth development, and generate innovative ideas for business growth and sustainability

5. To gain knowledge and experience working in a social enterprise and developing your business acumen

6. To be aware of new market opportunities, possibilities for expansion, and current sources of the company’s revenue

7. To gain a deeper understanding of business especially the inner workings of the various pillars in the company so as to ideate business growth opportunities and formation of strategic partnership and increase financial sustainability

8. To be able to contribute ideas and perspectives towards youth development via mentoring programs through involvement at different levels, including planning and direct participation

9. To enhance social and professional network through our community of alumni, mentors and partners, hear and learn from their experiences and perspectives

Duration of Internship: 6 months

Daily Working Hours: 10.00am - 6.00pm

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

Minimum Qualification: No minimum education (i.e. A-level Graduates, Current Polytechnic students are welcome)

Requirements (if any): NA

No of Vacancies: 1

Contact Person Name: Irna

Contact Person Email: project.coordinator@voicesofasia.org

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 "Business Development Intern (Voices Of Asia Pte Ltd)" into the "Internship Role" field.

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