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Intern (Planning)

CompanyPublic Service Division
LocationSingapore
Work ModeOn Site
PostedFebruary 5, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will support the Planning & Performance Department in refining grantmaking strategies, policies, and frameworks to drive social change through impact giving. This involves conducting research on non-profit sector trends and analyzing best practices in program impact measurement.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
4167
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) is the lead agency driving Singapore's Smart Nation initiative and public sector digital transformation. We harness the power of technology to make lives better for citizens, businesses, international audiences and the public service sector. Our mission: Engineering Digital Government, Making Lives Better. Our goal is to create a government that is "Digital to the Core, and Serves with Heart". We achieve this by using technology to create services that are easy, seamless and secure for people to use, and placing the needs of citizens and businesses at the centre of everything we do. As a digital government, our public officers are also able to continually upskill, adapt to new challenges and work more effectively across agencies as well as with citizens and businesses in Singapore.
About the Role

[What the role is]

Established in 1988, Tote Board is a statutory board of the Ministry of Finance. As a broad-based grantmaker, Tote Board strives to achieve its vision of “A Caring and Resilient Singapore” by providing grants to support projects that encourage healthy lives, create empowered communities, foster a cohesive society and make Singapore a liveable home.

[What you will be working on]

Working alongside the Planning & Performance Department within the Grants Division, the intern will support projects to refine Tote Board’s grantmaking strategies, policies and frameworks to create meaningful social change through impact giving.

This includes:

  • conducting a research scan for emerging trends across six non-profit sectors in Singapore (i.e. community development, social service, arts and culture, health, education and sports);

  • analysing best practices on how local and global philanthropy organisations design, measure and articulate programme impact using various impact measurement practices, frameworks and methodologies;

  • developing recommendations on how Tote Board can enhance its grantmaking strategies and sharpen the Tote Board Impact Measurement Framework to better support effective and impactful programmes; and

  • any other tasks/projects as assigned.

Requirements:

1. Currently pursuing a degree in a relevant field such as Social Science, Political Science or a related discipline

2. Demonstrate proficiency in the following:

  • Strong conceptual and synthesis skills;

  • Critical thinking and analytical skills;

  • Planning and organisational skills; and

  • Communications and stakeholder engagement skills.

Learning Outcome:

You will gain experience in:

  • strategic planning and policy, at the intersection of the public policy and non-profit space

  • navigating Singapore’s social impact ecosystem and the global philanthropy landscape

  • stakeholder engagement and professional collaboration.

[What we are looking for]

Applications are open exclusively to students. Please indicate your available start and end dates in your CV.

Join us for an enriching internship experience and contribute to building a caring and resilient Singapore.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Key Skills
Conceptual SkillsSynthesis SkillsCritical ThinkingAnalytical SkillsPlanning SkillsOrganizational SkillsCommunications SkillsStakeholder Engagement
Categories
Government & Public SectorSocial ServicesScience & ResearchAdministrative