Volunteer Programme and Public Engagement Intern

Position title: Volunteer Programme and Public Engagement Intern

Reports to: Head of Department

Duration: 6 months

Location: Singapore

About WWF-Singapore

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organisations. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. As one of WWF's international hubs, WWF-Singapore supports a global network spanning over 100 countries. WWF Singapore works closely with local stakeholders towards a greener and more sustainable Singapore and the region around us. We work to address key conservation areas, such as climate change, sustainable finance, deforestation, illegal wildlife trade, marine conservation, and sustainable production and consumption, through collaboration, education and outreach efforts involving the community, businesses, and governments.  For more information, please visit 

Major Functions:

As the Volunteer Programme and Public Engagement Intern, you will be responsible for supporting the Volunteer Team in providing online and in person engagement to the public, community groups, schools, and support our citizen science programmes. Assist in identifying trends and insights, conduct or supervise market research to identify new opportunities to engage our audience.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Volunteer Programme

• Support recruitment and selection of volunteers for the Cyber Spotter Programme (CS). This includes screening, shortlisting of volunteers and maintaining a database of volunteers.

• Support the development of the CS programme. This includes managing complex project schedules, assisting in project training, conducting agreeance checks and data analysis.

• Develop, or assist in supervising the development of learning and engagement content; support in managing external vendors and agencies to deliver high-quality content.

• Assist in monitoring inquiries and responding to or escalating them as necessary.

• Support project management, review of feedback, reports and proposals.

• Maintain a volunteer database and prepare for their regular engagement.

• Support and run the annual volunteer engagement sessions.

• Draft and edit emails for various purposes, such as volunteer recruitment, event invitations and newsletters

• Assist with social media management (WWF-Volunteer Telegram Account)

Public engagement

• Assist with co-ordinating and eventually lead public engagement in nature areas.

• Assist with the running of volunteer programmes such as invasive species removal and biodiversity monitoring.

• Engage with other teams within WWF Singapore to develop engagement content, communications and outreach.

• Conduct public talks on environmental issues for schools, corporates, etc.

• Conduct literature review, data-base management and data mining from websites or documents from various sources

• Develop resources and manage logistics for public outreach

• Perform other related duties as needed to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the Education and Outreach team.

Social Media

• Gather and verify information on conservation topics, wildlife, and nature to support accurate and engaging content creation.

• Assist in compiling and analysing social media performance reports to track growth, engagement, and content effectiveness.

• Assist in ideating, drafting, and filming engaging content across WWF-Singapore's social media platforms.

• Research trends, topics, and creative formats to develop fresh and impactful storytelling ideas.

• Extract insights from teams to craft engaging and shareable conservation and sustainability content.

Requirements:

• Degree preferably in Education, Communications, Business, Environmental Science or related field. Individuals without a degree but extensive Volunteer management, and community engagement experience are welcome to apply.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to write clearly and concisely for a variety of audiences.

• Has experience in project management, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

• Detail oriented and flexibility to work on other projects as needed

• Interested in environmental and sustainability issues

• Comfortable working in outdoor environments

• Knowledge on local biodiversity

• Passionate about conservation and driving real impact

This is a full-time, paid internship with a duration of 6 months.

This job description covers the main tasks. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according to organisational needs.

We may also disclose personal data about you to our affiliates in the network in order to manage our relationship with you.

Interested candidates are required to submit their cover letter and resume to the HR Department of WWF-Singapore (Email: ). Please indicate the position being applied for 'Volunteer Programme and Public Engagement Intern' in the subject line.