Intern, Member Relations, Asia Pacific

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a global community of over 225 of the world’s leading businesses driving systems transformation for a better world in which 9+ billion people can live well, within planetary boundaries, by mid-century. Together, we transform the systems we work in to limit the impact of the climate crisis, restore nature, and tackle inequality.

We accelerate value chain transformation across key sectors and reshape the financial system to reward sustainable leadership and action through a lower cost of capital. Through the exchange of best practices, improving performance, accessing education, forming partnerships, and shaping the policy agenda, we drive progress in businesses and sharpen the accountability of their performance.

**Job Overview**
WBCSD is looking for an intern to join the APAC team from February to May 2025 to support two major events—India Connect and Ecosperity. Each event involves a two-day conference with leadership, stakeholders, and members, requiring extensive planning, logistics, and administrative support. Additionally, the interns will assist with daily operations to provide essential resources while the team awaits the onboarding of a new associate to support member relations in the region. This role is critical in ensuring the success of these events and maintaining efficiency during this busy period.

**Main Responsibilities**
- Organizing invites
- Working with global content leads on event agendas
- Coordinating notes of meetings and event lineup
- Assisting with event planning and logistics
- On-site event management
- Post-event follow-up
- Supporting daily operations for the APAC team
- Helping with administrative work when liaising with WBCSD APAC members
- Other ad-hoc activities as required

**Qualifications, skills and experience**
- We are seeking outgoing, self-motivated individuals interested in sustainability and capable of working independently while communicating effectively with both the team and external partners/vendors.
- Good team spirit and the ability to build, nurture, and work effectively in teams of partners/stakeholders, able to interact with senior representatives of WBCSD and member companies.
- Excellent communication skills in English (spoken & written), strong presentation skills with the ability to adjust the style of communication to suit the audience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Prior experience in event management is a bonus.
- Must be able to commit for the duration of the internship (February to May 2025).

This internship is full-time and based in Singapore, with occasional additional hours required outside regular office hours.

The work environment Our APAC office offers a dynamic and exciting working environment with an open culture. We are a small but passionate team and are enthusiastic about making these events a success.

WBCSD is a purpose driven, forward-thinking and action-oriented organization, characterized by diversity of gender, nationalities and work experiences.

**The work environment**
WBCSD offers a competitive, modern, and flexible working arrangement:

- Geneva-based organization with offices in Amsterdam, London, Singapore, Wuhan, Chicago and New York
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- State-of-the-art facilities and IT-enabled working tools
- Flex-time and part-time possibilities
- Dynamic working atmosphere
- Open culture encouraging interaction and sharing of ideas and opinions
- International relocation support

**Job Types**: Full-time, Internship

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Employee assistance programme
- Professional development
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Singapore 068897

Expected Start Date: 17/03/2025