Internship, Sustainability & Impact (Singapore)

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New Forests is seeking a motivated and analytical individual for a newly created 4-month Sustainability & Impact Internship, based in Singapore. The Sustainability & Impact team provides oversight and support to New Forests portfolio companies in Asia to ensure compliance with environmental and social (E&S) requirements and achievement of E&S objectives, while enabling delivery of impact-focused initiatives.

Working closely with the Sustainability & Impact team and colleagues across the business, the intern will support the development and roll-out of Environmental and Social Management Systems (SEMS) components at our portfolio companies, as well as contribute to E&S compliance monitoring and E&S data gathering and reporting. This opportunity is suited to a final-year student or recent graduate with a strong interest in ESG, sustainability, and impact investing, and a desire to apply these skills in the natural capital / real assets context

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- Assist in drafting, organising, and updating relevant SEMS documentation (e.g., management plans, manuals, standard operating procedures, work instructions, guidance notes).

- Support consistent implementation of SEMS requirements across assets, including delivery of capacity-building trainings.

- Support annual review against the IFC Performance Standards, including audit preparation and reporting of findings.

- Track progress against annual Environmental and Social Action Plans (ESAPs) and compile evidence for monitoring and close-out.

- Quality-check quantitative E&S data reported by portfolio companies to improve accuracy and reliability.

- Support preparation of materials and inputs for client E&S reporting.

Qualifications, Experience and Strengths

We are seeking candidates with the following qualifications, experience, and strengths:

- Undergraduate or postgraduate student, or recent graduate, in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resources Management, Sustainability, International Development, Public Policy, Social Sciences or a related discipline.

- Strong interest in real assets, natural capital, sustainability, and impact investing.

- Experience or interest in forestry, agriculture, carbon markets, or sustainable land use is desirable.

- Strong analytical skills with attention to detail, particularly in E&S data analysis.

- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills. English language proficiency is a must, and ability to communicate in multiple regional languages (e.g. Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai) will be strongly regarded.

- Curious, proactive, and able to take ownership of assigned tasks in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work both independently and as part of a team.

- Experience using AI tools to problem-solve and automate tasks (desirable but not required).

- Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint and Excel.

- Strong time management and organisational skills.

- Ability to think outside the box, contribute to debate, and communicate ideas and suggestions effectively.