Community Innovation Intern (SL2 Impact Limited)

Organisation Overview: SL2 Impact works directly with communities who are experiencing social, economic or environmental sustainability challenges.

We spend time understanding the context behind local challenges and work with relevant public, private and people sector stakeholders to find the appropriate leverage points to effect systems change.

Our unique proposition lies in the ability to harness technology to achieve positive outcomes for the communities we support.

Brief Description: This role is based in our Singapore lab within the Community Team, which leads all direct community engagement activities. The team strengthens community resilience and builds support for sustainability initiatives. The Community Innovation Intern supports the expansion of the community programme across Singapore, maintains core programme principles, recruits and trains volunteer repair coaches, oversees logistics, manages customer and client queries, and collects impact data.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Roles for Venue Management

1) Coordinate with venue organisers to ensure smooth execution of monthly community programmes

2) Assist with logistics and prepare resources for monthly community programmes

3) Set up new venues for community programmes

Roles for Volunteer Management

4) Manage registration of new volunteers

5) Schedule and manage manpower resources across various RK venues

6) Facilitate onboarding, training, and deployment of volunteers

7) Track volunteer hours and contributions for reporting purposes

Roles for Administration (Ad-hoc)

8) Co-manage content on the RK website

9) Manage customer queries through voice calls, text messages, Facebook messages, and other social media platforms

10) Collect and manage fees paid online

11) Provide checklist and invoicing support to the project lead

12) Communicate with different stakeholders for events and workshops

13) Recruit instructors and prepare manpower for the delivery of community programmes

14) Assist in the planning and management of community events that directly serve beneficiaries

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

1) To be able to gain experience in managing both logistics and operations of community programs and events

2) To be exposed to various administrative tasks, from content management to invoicing, developing strong organizational and multitasking capabilities

3) To gain knowledge in recruitment, training, tracking volunteer participation, key to community-driven initiatives

4) To be able to apply communication skills through direct engagement with venues

5) To learn how to increase awareness and appreciation for community services while fostering a strong sense of community spirit

Duration of Internship: 6 months

Daily Working Hours: Tue - Fri, 10.00am - 6.00pm, Sat/Sun, 10.00am - 6.00pm (Between 3 - 8 hours)

Will this internship require weekend work?: Regular weekend work as part of normal schedule

Requirements (if any):

Work Hours:

1) 5-days a week from Tuesdays to Fridays, and Sundays (usually 3 Sundays a month)

2) Work day timings are generally 10am - 6pm (Tues - Fri), and vary on Sundays (between 3-8 hours) usually average of 4-6 hours only

No of Vacancies: 3

Please read the following to apply for the internship:

1. Click here (opens in new tab) 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 Community Innovation Intern (SL2 Impact Limited) into the "Internship Role" field.

For further enquiries on the internship role, please email youthcorps_communityinternship@nyc.gov.sg