Intern, Public Affairs (Sustainability Communications) - Jun/Jul - Dec

Temasek is a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, with a net portfolio value of S$434 billion (US$324 billion, €299 billion, £250 billion, and RMB2.35 trillion) as at 31 March 2025. Marking our unlisted assets to market would provide S$35 billion of value uplift and bring our mark to market net portfolio value to S$469 billion. 

Our Purpose So Every Generation Prospers guides us to make a difference for today's and future generations. 

Operating on commercial principles, we seek to deliver sustainable returns over the long term. 

We have 13 offices in 9 countries around the world: Beijing, Hanoi, Mumbai, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore in Asia; and Brussels, London, Mexico City, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Washington, DC outside Asia.  

For more information on Temasek, please visit www.temasek.com.sg.
For Temasek Review 2025, please visit www.temasekreview.com.sg.
For Sustainability Report 2025, please visit https://www.temasek.com.sg/content/dam/temasek-corporate/sustainability/2025/Temasek-Sustainability-Report-2025.pdf.

Temasek's Public Affairs team seeks to position, project, and protect the Temasek brand and reputation. The team is made up of three pillars:

• Brand Building and Positioning
• Media, Transactions, and Issues Management
• Reputation Management

We adopt an agile and multidisciplinary approach to communicate and engage with our stakeholders as well as to deepen their understanding of Temasek – what we do and why we do the things that we do. This work includes proactive media and issues management. We also directly reach out to external audiences on our social platforms, curating and developing content for more meaningful storytelling.

This internship position supports the Sustainability Communications function within Public Affairs in content development and communications work, primarily through written and visual media formats (videos, graphics, animations etc).

• Communications strategy development support and planning: Support research, data collation & analysis for development of integrated communications plan
• Content creation and messaging development: Support the development of messaging and narratives by conducting research and crafting content related to institutional sustainability initiatives, for internal and external use. This includes internal and external presentation decks, internal messaging toolkit, social media content, video scripts, updates for Sustainability-related pages and content on the corporate website, amongst others.
• Media and event engagements: Support the preparation of materials for external engagements. This includes briefing documents, presentation decks, talking points, Q&As, amongst others.
• Team admin and support: Support the Sustainability Communications team on ongoing team administrative matters and logistics, information and data tracking, updating of SOPs.
• Project management: To manage tasks independently and to ensure timely progress and completion of projects as assigned by team lead(s).
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including the Public Affairs, Sustainability and Investment teams, to ensure consistent messaging and alignment with overall business goals.
  
  

• Excellent written and spoken English.
• While we prefer applicants pursuing any of these majors: Communications, Journalism, Sustainability, New Media, Marketing, Business, Economics, and Finance, we also welcome applicants from other relevant disciplines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and other essential business communication tools.
• Interested applicants must submit a cover letter and resume. We may request for writing samples, or a short writing test.
  
  

• Demonstrable experience in content ideation, creation and development
• A keen learner with a strong sense of intellectual curiosity and passion for communications. A passion for sustainability would be a plus.
• Strong visual and written communication skills, with proven ability to articulate complicated concepts
• Ability to manage complex content projects, timelines and accompanying sets of stakeholders (corporates, public, partners etc.). The successful candidate is an effective multi-tasker.
• Attention to details amidst a fast-paced environment
• An independent worker and collaborative team player who is able to contribute effectively towards shared goals
  
  

Please state your availability clearly in your resume/CV (Start date, End date)