We are looking for an intern to support the design, planning, and delivery of innovation programs for our clients.
As the Intern, Innovation Programs, you will join a fast-growing organisation and play a key role in supporting program excellence across the full lifecycle of large-scale events, accelerator programs, and hackathons. Our core service is in designing and delivering unique experiences for both our clients and program participants. You will gain hands-on, holistic exposure to how innovation programs are conceptualised, planned, executed, and reported on within a global ecosystem organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Management & Execution
- Support the planning, coordination, and execution of innovation programs, including but not limited to hackathons, ideathons, accelerator programs, and mid to large-scale events.
- Assist with program timelines, agendas, participant communications, and other program materials.
- Support the team in preparing reports, presentations, and post-program summaries.
- Contribute ideas to improve program formats, participant experience, and overall program delivery.
- Assist in collecting, organising, and cleaning event data and feedback as well as analyse the event's performance to derive actionable insights that drive improvements in our event management processes.
Client & Stakeholder Coordination
- Support communication and coordination with clients, partners, participants, mentors, judges, speakers, and other stakeholders.
- Assist in preparing program updates and meeting materials.
- Help coordinate stakeholder requirements and follow up on action items to ensure smooth program delivery.
Marketing & Communications
- Support the development and execution of marketing and communications activities for programs and events.
- Assist with creating program materials, social media content, email communications, and participant-facing materials.
- Support outreach and engagement efforts to attract participants, mentors, speakers, and other ecosystem stakeholders.
Operations & Logistics
- Assist in the maintenance of event registration systems, platforms and databases. Ensure accurate and timely registration of participants and clear communication with attendees.
- Support end-to-end logistics coordination, including venues, vendor communications, and supply lists.
- Assist with on-site/on-day execution during events, helping troubleshoot issues as they arise.
- Help organise documentation, contracts, and vendor records for each engagement.
Commercial & Business Support
- Assist in tracking program budgets and flagging variances.
- Support lead generation and outreach efforts for new programs or client accounts.
Requirements
- In-person position based in Singapore, the candidate should be available for a minimum of 6 months.
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a diploma or degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Events, Technology, or a related field.
- Prior experience in events, hackathons, student programs, startups, or community initiatives is a plus.
- Strong interest in innovation, startups, technology, entrepreneurship, and/or program management.
- Strong organisational and project coordination skills, with good attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders and managing different tasks simultaneously.
- Proactive, resourceful, and willing to take ownership of tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfortable working in a deadline-driven environment and supporting events outside of regular office hours when required.
- Proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Notion or other project management tools is a plus.
- Familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or other productivity tools is a plus.
