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Youth Corps Singapore
Programme Management

Programme Intern [Befriender Engagement & Community Support] (New Life Stories Limited)

Minimum Qualifications

Current Polytechnic students and above

No. of Vacancies: 2

Organisation Overview: New Life Stories (NLS) is a registered charity that supports children and families affected by parental incarceration. Since 2014, NLS has focused on breaking the intergenerational cycle of incarceration by strengthening parent–child relationships, supporting caregivers, and ensuring children have equal opportunities to grow, learn, and thrive. NLS works with families across three stages —inside prison, at home, and during reintegration through its holistic Family Strengthening Programme.

Brief Description: The intern will support New Life Stories Programme including the pilot Mama’s Bae Programme by assisting with programme documentation, research, Befriender Circle facilitation, and administrative tasks. They will gain exposure to Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) and restorative approaches, learning how to engage Befrienders, including desisters, in supporting incarcerated pregnant mothers while in prison and after release.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  1. Support programme documentation and refinement for Mama’s Bae

  2. Facilitate Befriender Circles and restorative sessions with volunteers, including desisters

  3. Assist in small-scale research and outcome evaluation

  4. Manage administrative tasks, logistics, and basic budget tracking

  5. Draft, edit, and format reports, proposals, and presentations

  6. Contribute to programme coordination, and community-building activities

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

  1. To be exposed to community-building approaches such as Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) and restorative practices within a befriending programme

  2. To be able to participate in Befriender Circles, building relational skills with Befrienders, including desisters, and released mothers

  3. To apply a research lens in programme evaluation, including documenting outcomes, analysing data, and supporting evidence-based programme improvements

  4. To participate in programme coordination, volunteer engagement, and community-building activities

  5. To learn how to foster trust and relationships between Befrienders, including desisters and released mothers, strengthening a sustainable circle of care

  6. To gain knowledge in volunteer management, child- and family-centred practices, and social service programme development

Duration of Internship: 6 months

Daily Working Hours: Mon-Fri, 10.00am - 6.00pm

Will this internship require weekend work?: Flexible - weekend work may be required depending on operational needs

Requirements (if any):

  1. Strong interest in social causes and community development

  2. Willing to work with vulnerable communities

  3. Basic research skills or interest in learning programme evaluation methods

No of Vacancies: 2

Contact Person Name: Cynthia Koe

Contact Person Email: cynthia@newlifestories.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 Programme Intern [Befriender Engagement & Community Support] (New Life Stories Limited) into the "Internship Role" field.

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

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