Supporting Singapore’s International Climate Action Presence at COP31 - Pavilion Planning
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
Internship - Climate Mitigation 9
InternshipClosed
What the role is
What you will be working on
You will be part of the core team supporting Singapore’s preparations for the COP31 Singapore Pavilion in Türkiye. This internship offers hands-on exposure to international climate diplomacy, large-scale event planning, and strategic communications. This opportunity will allow you to experience how policy work translates to international climate action.
Your work will be to assist in concept development, narrative planning, and thematic design for the Singapore Pavilion, ensuring that its overall storyline, visual identity, and strategic messaging align with Singapore’s climate priorities.
This specific role will focus on planning and curating the overall design and topline messaging for the Pavilion, as well as working closely with other Singapore Government agencies and external partners and vendors to coordinate and translate the broad design and messaging concept into reality. The topline design and planning will need to incorporate broader Pavilion themes (in line with thematic guidance from COP31 host and UNFCCC organising secretariat) alongside programming consideraitons, to coherently encompass a wide variety of programme elements (fireside chats, panel discussions, MoU signings, and high-level ministerial events).
Beyond planning, you will support end-to-end Pavilion operations, including events management, and logistics coordination. This also covers finance and procurement processes, vendor liaison, budget tracking, and ensuring compliance with government procurement rules. These operational responsibilities provide hands-on experience in managing a large-scale international event from planning through implementation.
What we are looking for
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Interest in climate policy, sustainability, and international negotiations
- Good organisational and project management skills; comfortable handling multiple tasks simultaneously, and collating and synthesizing complex information rapidly
- Familiarity with event planning, stakeholder engagement, or public communications is an advantage
- Graphic design, video editing, or data visualisation skills will be a bonus
Period of Internship: 1 Apr 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 (Negotiable)
About your application process
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment or the wider Public Service.
About Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) is committed to providing Singaporeans with a clean and sustainable environment, and safe and secure supplies of food and water. MSE’s key priorities are to ensure a sustainable, resource-efficient and climate resilient Singapore. Our three strategic directions include economic resilience, resource resilience and climate resilience.
We enjoy challenging and diverse careers, which are bound together by the common cause - making Singapore’s living environment among the best in the world. Everyone who works at MSE has a role to play in helping to shape our environment – not just for now, but for generations to come.
We are constantly on the lookout for energetic, pro-active and committed individuals to join us. Successful candidates can expect a fulfilling career with competitive remuneration package and comprehensive range of benefits, as well as opportunities for cross-deployment within MSE and our Statutory Boards as part of our holistic career development.
To learn more about us, please visit https://www.mse.gov.sg.
Learn more about Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment