NSS Every Singaporean A Naturalist Intern (Nature Society Singapore)

Organisation Overview: Nature Society Singapore is dedicated to the appreciation, conservation, study and enjoyment of the natural heritage in Singapore. Its vision is to be Singapore’s leading advocate of biodiversity and habitats. With its evidence-based approach and partnerships with agencies, peers and corporates, we lead habitat and biodiversity conservation in Singapore. Through engagement, education, advocacy and research, we inspire and enable people to take action towards a sustainable and biodiverse planet.

Brief Description: 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.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Education & Liaison

   1. Assist NSS ESN project officers with training sessions, including the teaching of species identification to participants, where necessary.

   2. Assist participating organisations with monitoring sessions, including ensuring the following of methodology and identification of species, where necessary.

   3. Respond to queries from participating organisations regarding monitoring and uploading of data, if any.

   4. Review training and monitoring materials to provide recommendations for improvement. After which, edit and refine training and monitoring materials, where necessary.

2. Events

   1. Assist in event preparation. For example:

      1. Assess and recommend online platforms and/ or physical sites for events including recce.

      2. Draft and prepare event information and publicity materials.

      3. Draft and prepare event forms (registration, submission, feedback, etc.).

   2. Assist in event running, including logistics set-up and volunteer management.

   3. Communications

      1. Content creation, curation, design and follower engagement for social media and website.

      2. Content creation and design for school and partner engagement.

   4. Research

      1. Analyse the collected monitoring data (for spatial and temporal trends). Using suitable figures and tables, prepare and present findings in reports and presentation slides.

      2. Create and share any files, including statistical software scripts, used for the analysis of collected monitoring data and generation of suitable figures and tables.

      3. Review and suggest improvements to monitoring data and methodology for its finding to be more scientifically meaningful and/or statistically robust.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

1. To be exposed to working in an NGO

2. To gain knowledge in urban conservation and impacts made

3. To learn how to manage programmes, stakeholders and participants

4. To be able to be an independent worker and a team player

Duration of Internship: 6 months

Daily Working Hours: 9.00am - 6.00pm

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

Minimum Qualification: Polytechnic diploma or professional qualifications

Requirements (if any):

1. Matriculated undergraduate from local universities

2. Interest in local biodiversity as well as passion for environmental issues and nature conservation

3. Effective team player as well as independent and resourceful self-starter

4. Excellent communication and writing skills

5. Preferred Background in Environmental Science/ Studies, Life Science, or related discipline

6. Proven ability to identify common species of birds and butterflies in Singapore

7. Proven event management or teaching experience

8. Design and/ or publicity experience

No of Vacancies: 1

Contact Person Name: Huang Ningxin

Contact Person Email: ningxin@nss.org.sg

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 "NSS Every Singaporean A Naturalist Intern (Nature Society Singapore)" into the "Internship Role" field.

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