WISE AEP Holiday Internship 21Q4 by

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• WISE AEP Holiday Internship 21Q4 by

WISE Wash in Southeast Asia

• Future of Careers Project Internship by

Kinobi

• Regional Economies and Trade: What

Youths Need to Know to be Asia-Ready

by Ministry of Trade & Industry and

National Youth Council

what is the aep? 3

programme phases 4

types of aep projects 5

desired outcomes 6

eligibility criteria 7

how to apply 8

project opportunities 9

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The Asia-Ready Exposure Programme (AEP) is a

youth development programme by the National

Youth Council (NYC) that empowers youth to be

Asia-ready by providing opportunities for

meaningful exposure to ASEAN member states,

China and India (ACI), and strengthening their

competencies in building friendships and networks

within the region.

Specifically, the AEP aims to:

what is the

aep?

• Increase youth awareness and understanding of the social, cultural and political dimensions of ACI cities.

• Increase awareness of the economic growth trajectories and opportunities in ACI markets.

• Broaden personal growth opportunities and youth ACI networks.

The AEP is co-organised and co-funded by NYC and its partners from the Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs), Youth Sector Organisations (YSOs) and corporates.

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There are 3 mandatory phases that AEP

participants will have to go through. You must be

able to commit to the full duration and complete all

phases of the programme.

programme

phases

preparation

Complete e-learning

modules that are

recognised by NYC to

learn more about the

language and culture of

ASEAN member states,

China and India.

aep project

Complete a project curated by

NYC and its partners. This

allows you to gain an

awareness of Asia’s growing

economy, discover personal

growth opportunities and

broaden your friendship

networks.

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Attend facilitated debrief

session(s) to reflect on

and share about the AEP

experience with your

peers.

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AEP supports various forms of projects such as:

types of aep

projects

• Project internship/attachment to an organization.

• Content-based projects related to a problem statement.

• Thematic events (e.g. webinars, dialogues, cultural performances, sports competitions).

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At the end of the AEP, you will achieve the following

outcomes:

desired

outcomes

cultural awareness

Greater awareness of the differences between

cultures. Greater interest and awareness of ACI

countries.

global perspectives

Understand issues affecting other countries, and the opportunities and

challenges that these countries have.

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Interested in the programme? Great! Do check

that you fulfill the following criteria in order to be

eligible for the AEP:

eligibility

criteria

• Be a Singapore Citizen / Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) aged 15 to 35 years old, who is either currently studying in an Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) or has graduated from an IHL for not more than 3 years;

• Has not been funded under the AEP before*; and

• Fulfil any other criteria that are specific to the AEP project.

*Exceptions will be made for select group of youth

who will benefit from additional support.

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You can apply for an AEP project through the online application form:

http://go.gov.sg/aepprojapply

Please prepare your updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) before starting your application.

Application for each project will close at least 2 weeks before the start month/date unless otherwise stated. NYC may close an application earlier if the project is oversubscribed.

Feel free to contact the NYC AEP team at [email protected] if you have any questions.

how to apply

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WISE Wash in Southeast Asia

INTRODUCTION

WISE is a non-profit organisation that envision a Southeast

Asia that is equitable and sustainable for all, focusing on

water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) as well as waste

management. WISE also collaborate on causes related to

public health, inclusion, education, and climate change.

WISE runs community development, behavior change,

capacity building and research projects in Indonesia,

Cambodia and Singapore.

You will have the opportunity to work with team members

from Indonesia and Cambodia where WISE’s projects are

based. You will also have the chance to work with volunteers

from most of Southeast Asia and beyond.

WISE will work with you to design a work scope that aligns

with your interests, motivations and availability. Training can

be provided if you are interested in data visualisation, and

feedback will be provided if you wish to practice writing or

graphic design skills.

Opportunities are available in the following departments:

• Management Team

• Programs Team

• Fundraising Team

• Communications Team

WISE AEP Holiday Internship 21Q4

18 November 2021 to 17 February 2022

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WISE AEP HOLIDAY INTERNSHIP 21Q4: MANAGEMENT

Brief job description:

• Communicate weekly with team members on your progress on

assigned projects and tasks.

• Compile a handbook of non-profit related laws and regulations in

Indonesia, Cambodia and Singapore.

• Conduct needs analysis of tools that WISE should use for

communications, project management, etc.

• Ensure that teams function effectively and efficiently by organising

meetings, keeping team workspaces updated, as well as

assigning and tracking tasks.

• Determine what apps and tools WISE should use for project

management, communication and so on.

Requirements:

• Able to work independently.

• Familiar with or willing to learn GSuite apps (Google Docs, etc.).

• *Applicants will require to attend an interview conducted by the

host organisation.

Commitment:

• https://docs.google.com/forms/d/

e/1FAIpQLSdBpQVVppsL4dKM4DSCcKUln3-

TtIfc4ba_yxU57t7c0Fsd7A/viewform

Apply at:

• One-month full-time online AEP from 18 November 2021 to 17

February 2022.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBpQVVppsL4dKM4DSCcKUln3-TtIfc4ba_yxU57t7c0Fsd7A/viewform



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WISE AEP HOLIDAY INTERNSHIP 21Q4: PROGRAMMES


• Create a problem statement database for behaviour change

projects with a list of open data sets from Southeast Asia.

• Brainstorm and/or start a data visualisation project about social

and/or environmental issues in Southeast Asia.

• Design training material on topics such as poverty and

development, programme planning, water, sanitation, hygiene,

and waste management.

• Develop curriculum for an English club in Indonesia.

• Carry out literature review on waste management in Indonesia.

• Create a Wiki for WISE’s waste management and behaviour

change frameworks research.

• Conduct research on migrant workers issues.

• Create a behaviour change problem statement database and data

visualisations about social and/or environmental issues in

Southeast Asia.

Requirements:



• Familiar with Google Workspace (Google Docs, etc.) and

Atlassian (Confluence, Jira).


host organisation.

Commitment:




Apply at:


February 2022.




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WISE AEP HOLIDAY INTERNSHIP 21Q4: FUNDRAISING


• Plan and implement fundraising strategy for WISE’s projects in

Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

• Research potential grants for WISE’s projects.

• Maintain grants database and work with respective teams to apply

for suitable grants.

• Develop and implement an donation solicitation strategy.

• Design a sustainable business model for WISE’s training and

workshops.

Requirements:




host organisation.

Commitment:




Apply at:


February 2022.




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WISE AEP HOLIDAY INTERNSHIP 21Q4: COMMUNICATIONS


• Create content on WISE’s projects and causes for our website

and social media.

• Improve systems and processes to engage volunteers, such as

the volunteer status form.

• Organise online sharing sessions for the WISE family.

• Create content for WISE’s website, social media, and newsletter.

• Design a corporate video.

• Create and maintain a system for tracking the status of volunteers.

• Setup and run an internal mentoring program between younger

and more experienced team members.

• Organise internal online sharing sessions for team members to

learn from each other and socialise.

Requirements:




host organisation.

Commitment:




Apply at:


February 2022.




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Kinobi

INTRODUCTION

Kinobi is a digital career platform helping 200 million young

people in Asia job explore, job prep and job switch. Since its

establishment, it has grown operations to four main countries

- Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand and have

over 100,000+ Kinobi members on their platform.

Opportunities are available for the following:

• Product Management

• Founders Office

• Software Engineering and Product

Future of Careers Project Internship

6 December 2021 to 6 January 2022

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FUTURE OF CAREERS PROJECT INTERNSHIP: PRODUCT MANAGEMENT


• Assist Co-Founders in business-related side of product

development process, including ideation, conceptualisation and

implementation.

• Build an understanding of user behaviour and expectations in

Indonesia through customer engagement, research, and diving

into quantitative data.

• Initiate, analyse, propose and launch product experiments.

• Conduct usability testing among users and propose constant

product improvements.

• Collaborate with various teams including, but not limited to,

Marketing, Operations and Engineering.

Requirements:

• Ambitious, hungry to learn and ready to work hard to change how

people consume career advice.

• Have prior internship experience in a fast-paced VUCA

environment.

• Have an entrepreneurial mindset (i.e. an order creator and doer).

• Are a thoughtful team player, quick learner and have a ‘can-do’

attitude with a growth mindset.

• Have keen interest in working in a technology start-up, and would

want to be a Product Manager, Management Consultant or a

Founder in the future.


host organisation.

Commitment:

• https://app.kinobi.asia/jobs/product-management-intern-kinobi-sg

Apply at:

• One-month full-time internship from 6 December 2021 to 6

January 2022.

https://app.kinobi.asia/jobs/product-management-intern-kinobi-sg

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FUTURE OF CAREERS PROJECT INTERNSHIP: FOUNDERS’ OFFICE


• Assist and shadow Co-Founders in multiple aspects of the

business.

• Drive and support end-to-end delivery of high-priority initiatives

that will shape the growth of the organization.

• Manage Kinobi's growing community of 200+ top-tier coaches.

• Conduct research and analysis to support key business decisions.

• Support key aspects of business operations related to products

and partnerships.

• Play a significant role in Kinobi's product management and

product development process, contributing ideas based on user

feedback and research.

Requirements:

• Ambitious, hungry to learn and ready to work hard to change how

people consume career advice.

• Have prior internship experience in a fast-paced VUCA

environment.

• Have an entrepreneurial mindset (i.e. an order creator and doer).

• Are a thoughtful team player, quick learner and have a ‘can-do’

attitude with a growth mindset.

• Have keen interest in working in a technology start-up, and would

want to be a Product Manager, Management Consultant or a

Founder in the future.


host organisation.

Commitment:

• https://app.kinobi.asia/jobs/founders-office-intern-kinobi-sg

Apply at:


January 2022.

https://app.kinobi.asia/jobs/founders-office-intern-kinobi-sg

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FUTURE OF CAREERS PROJECT INTERNSHIP: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT


• Supporting the development of application’s development

roadmap, including research into technical implementation.

• Developing Kinobi’s core modules with clean architecture.

• Driving launches and development of new platform features.

• Writing clean, testable, scalable and maintainable code that

complies with Kinobi standards and best practices.

• Designing meaningful analytics to monitor internal metrics and

ROI-related data to track and review strategic performance across

products, geographies and personnel.

• Researching and developing user-friendly UI for mobile and web .

Requirements:

• Experience with Git, Node.js, Express.js and any of the UI

frameworks like VueJS, ReactJS etc.

• A good understanding of software development phases like

compile, build, test, publish, deploy especially for web domain.

• Creative and analytical thinkers.

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Have strong previous software engineering internship/work

experience and enjoy working in a fast-paced VUCA environment

(e.g. startups, etc.).


host organisation.

Commitment:

• https://app.kinobi.asia/jobs/software-engineering--product-intern-

kinobi-sg

Apply at:


January 2022.

https://app.kinobi.asia/jobs/software-engineering--product-intern-kinobi-sg

https://app.kinobi.asia/jobs/software-engineering--product-intern-kinobi-sg

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INTRODUCTION

Asia has experienced an exponential economic boom over

the last decade, emerging as one of the world’s largest

regional economy with great influence over the next phase of

globalisation. Riding on Asia’s growing importance in the

world economy, have you wondered how can Singapore

better position ourselves to maximise our future economic

growth? Or are you interested to find out how to better

prepare yourself to unlock the opportunities in the region?

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and National Youth

Council (NYC) have come together to curate a 4-session fully

funded programme to better support youths with ambition to

explore regional opportunities and be better prepared for the

future.

PROGRAMME DETAILS

Through the journey, you will be able to gain:

• Greater awareness and understanding on the benefits of

global engagement and trade to Singapore; and

• Insights into regional market economies, opportunities

and skills required to stay relevant.

You will have the opportunity to learn more about Regional

Economies from trade officers and gain insights from industry

speakers through the webinars. You will also be working in

teams, guided by a mentor, to research more on the country/

region of interest and present your content pieces at the third

session of the programme. Additional time is to be factored in

between the official schedule to work on the group project.

REGIONAL ECONOMIES AND TRADE: WHAT YOUTHS NEED TO KNOW TO BE ASIA-READY A collaboration between the Ministry of Trade & Industry and

National Youth Council.

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE*

Session 1: Pre-Programme Briefing - Getting Started!

Mon, 17 Jan 2022, 7.00pm to 8.00pm Programme introduction, connect with your team, meet your mentors, break the ice!

Session 2: Globalisation and Growth

Wed, 19 Jan 2022, 7.00pm to 8.00pm Find out more on why trade is important, what are some of the challenges and driving

forces for globalization and the blooming industries in Asia. Keynote speaker: Ms Jane

Lim, Deputy Secretary (Trade) at Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore).

Session 3: Understanding Regional Trade Ties

Wed, 26 Jan 2022, 7.00pm to 8.30pm Hear from MTI country officers on the nature of regional trade work with the various

markets, overview of their respective market opportunities and what keep them going.

Session 4: Asia’s Vibrant Economy

Sat, 29 Jan 2022, 10.30am to 12.00pm Ever wonder how is it like working and/or living in one of the countries within ASEAN,

China and India? Hear more from established industry leaders on their personal

journeys and insights on the regional markets.

*Subject to changes, Participants may be required to spend some time outside of the

official schedule and sessions to work on the group project.

REQUIREMENTS

Applicants should be:

• A current student or fresh graduate (less than 3 years) from a

local University or Polytechnic.

• Be a Singapore Citizen or PR.

• Interested to learn about the regional economies.

• Be able to commit to the entire duration of the program, including

the group project.

https://go.gov.sg/aepprojapply

APPLY AT

https://go.gov.sg/aepprojapply

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