Job Description

About the Milken Institute and the Singapore Internship Program

The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank determined to increase global prosperity by advancing collaborative solutions that widen access to capital, create jobs and improve health. We do this through independent, data-driven research, action-oriented meetings, and meaningful policy initiatives.

The Milken Institute Singapore Internship Program aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders who are equipped to tackle the issues that shape the global agenda as they enter the financial, investment, corporate, multilateral, or philanthropic sectors. We create a customized experience for each intern, which is tailored to their interest area and career trajectory as well as emphasizes their professional and personal development. This experience includes opportunities to:

• Learn from high-level business leaders, ambassadors, business leaders, and academic experts as part of our \xe2\x80\x9cGlobal Leaders Speaker Series\xe2\x80\x9d
• Meet and work with the Milken Institute\xe2\x80\x99s global network of senior executives
• Learn from senior leaders at the Milken Institute
• Network with an international and diverse group of peers and professionals

Position: Intern, Events and Programs
Location: Singapore, Central Business District

Key Responsibilities

The Asia Center is looking for an intern to support the team in building up our events, programs, and stakeholder outreach and engagement. The ideal candidate will be able to accomplish the following responsibilities:

• Perform background research and write short summaries on industry topics, including economic, social, finance, politics, technology, and health care, to name a few;
• Identify key executives within business and government, and be able to do outreach and engagement with their office
• Organize and update key program and event documents and stakeholder details
• Generate content for social media and strategize how to boost the Institute\xe2\x80\x99s overall visibility

Qualifications

• She/he should be detailed-oriented, have strong interpersonal skills, and be fluent in written and spoken English
• She/he should be a proactive self-manager of responsibilities and be able to learn on the job
• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s or Master\xe2\x80\x99s graduate is preferred
• Singaporean national is preferred, but open to all nationalities

Internship Duration

We offer a 4 to 12-month internship. We are looking for an intern who can start as soon as possible and work 20-40 hours a week. In the event of COVID-19 restrictions, we expect interns to be able to work fully remotely as needed, and join team meetings and other calls virtually.

Application Instructions

To Apply: Please submit a short cover letter and CV to . Due to the large number of applications, we regret that only successful candidates will be contacted for further rounds.

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