Intern (Community & Access)

Company

National Gallery Singapore
- nationalgallery.sg

Designation

Intern (Community & Access)

Date Listed

14 Jun 2025

Job Type

Entry Level / Junior Executive
- Intern/TS

Job Period

From Aug 2025, For At Least 3 Months

Profession

Social Services / Charity

Industry

Arts / Entertainment / Recreation

Location Name

National Gallery Singapore, Singapore

Address

Singapore 178957

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Allowance / Remuneration

$800 - 1,000 monthly

Company Profile

Situated in the heart of the Civic District, the Gallery is housed in two national monuments—City Hall and former Supreme Court. Both have been beautifully restored and transformed into a magnificent 64,000 square metre venue.

Reflecting Singapore’s unique heritage and geographical location, the Gallery presents Southeast Asian art within the global context. We work with international museums such as Centre Pompidou, Musée d'Orsay, Tate Britain, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT), and National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), to positioning Singapore as a key node player in the global visual arts scene around the world.

**Job Description**:
The Community and Access (C&A) team seeks an individual who is passionate about improving access for underserved communities to the Gallery through digital means and physical access.

The intern will support the team in community engagements, planning, programming, execution, and evaluation of in-Gallery and digital community programmes, and access initiatives. The intern will learn the operational aspects of programming for community groups, including but not limited to administrative and logístical coordination with internal and external stakeholders, for physical and digital access to the Gallery.

**Intern Responsibilities**

1. Stewardship of Community Partners & Execution of the Gallery Wonders Programme
- Support the community engagement team to cultivate new and steward current community stakeholders
- Support the administration of planning and executing the programme for community groups
- Prepare and maintain logistics and equipment needed for programme execution
- Support the planning and execution of the Gallery’s annual community stakeholders gathering, Commune 2025
- Managing agenda and meeting minutes for the team
- Support with the call-outs of volunteer assignments for community group visits

2. Research & Evaluation on Programmes and Accessibility
- Evaluate and suggest improvements for existing operational processes to support the upscale and delivery of our programmes such as the HOLD collection and Slow Art Guide
- Independent observation and research on accessibility and evaluate existing accessibility features available in the Gallery
- Writing a Perspectives article based on research and experience throughout internship

3. Volunteer Management
- Support the administration and running of the BFG volunteer recruitment exercise & induction programme
- Evaluate and propose improvements for the recruitment & induction programme

**Requirements**:

- Available to commit full-time (Monday to Friday) for a minimum of 3 months (up to 6 months), starting from Aug/Sep
- Ability to work independently and as a team
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Passionate about the arts and volunteerism
- Enjoys working with diverse communities
- Open to new challenges and working collaboratively across different divisions
- Highly adaptable in cultivating internal and external stakeholder relationships and partnerships
- Ability to write well
- Prior experience in programme/ events planning is preferred
- Able to work on some weekends

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