COMPANY DESCRIPTION
The National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) is the steward of the City of Good vision for Singapore, where individuals, organisations, and leaders come together to give their best for others. Through our brands, programmes, and initiatives, we facilitate partnerships with non-profits, organisations, public sector bodies, and individuals to enliven the giving ecosystem within Singapore. We invite you to join us in building a #CityofGood together.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Interns will be expected to produce a comprehensive, long-form literature review document, including a discussion synthesising and analysing the various strands of evidence and argumentation in the literature, and a bibliography in standard academic style.
- Research Degree/Masters or PhD students in any social science (psychology, political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, etc.).
- Experience preparing a literature review, as part of an undergraduate thesis, masters dissertation or PhD thesis.
- A self-starter who is comfortable using online resources (such as Google Scholar) to find sources; able to quickly skim articles to glean important points; with attention to detail.
- Excellent English writing skills, at an academic level.
- A keen interest in social issues and/or the non-profit space, with a research interest linked with at least one of the four topic areas listed above.
