Summer Analyst and Associate- CEO Singapore
This internship is offered through the Columbia Experience Overseas (CEO) program. To learn more about CEO, go to http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/ceo. All CEO 2017 internships will be posted on LionSHARE during the Fall 2016 semester and January 2017 on a rolling basis. To find CEO internship postings, search under the Internships tab on LionSHARE, and use the “Label” function. You may apply to up to eight (8) positions of interest across all CEO locations (Amman, Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Seoul, and Singapore). Having your resume and cover letter reviewed by a CCE counselor is strongly recommended before applying. Quick Questions is scheduled at CCE M-F 1pm – 4pm. Visit www.careereducation.columbia.edu/calendar to see the schedule of CCE Summer Internship Programs information sessions where you can learn more about the CEO program.
There are at least two required components to all CEO
position applications and potentially more as requested by each employer as
outlined below :
The following documents must be submitted through LionSHARE for each position
of interest:
- Resume
- Transcript (This is your spring course schedule which you should access by logging onto Student Services Online, clicking on “My Schedule” and copying and pasting your Spring 2017 course schedule into a Microsoft Word Document. The schedule should show your full name, your school, your Spring 2017 Courses, and your enrollment status.)
- Cover Letter (if required, click Apply Now and check for required documents)
- Other materials (ex: Writing Sample, etc. if required, click Apply Now and check for required documents)
The CEO program runs June 12- August 4, 2017. Submit your completed applications via LionSHARE by Sunday, February 12, 2017.
Internship Description:
IIX, Shujog and IGF’s summer program is an opportunity for students and recent graduates to experience impact investing and innovative financial solutions for development in the field. From its head office in Singapore to its collaborations with partners in Asia, IIX, Shujog and IGF offer an unmatched opportunity to participate in and contribute to positive social and environmental change throughout the region.
IIX’s summer program focuses on developing and stimulating products and platforms that will create a more transparent and engaged marketplace for impact investments to take place across the region. Shujog's summer program focuses on strengthening the knowledge and investment capacity of IEs across the region, through Impact Assessment, Research and Advocacy work. IGF’s summer program focuses on pipeline building and exploring investment opportunities in Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines.
The summer program is an intensive program where all summer apprentices will be participating in internal and external workshop sessions as well as be a core member of each team. There will also be visits to impact enterprises and selected apprentices may also get field experience to support our work in South and Southeast Asia.
Applicant must have competent English language skills, with competent skills in written and spoken English.
Impact Investment Shujog (Shujog):
Shujog fosters growth, maturity, innovation, and market readiness in the impact enterprise (IE) and impact investment space in Asia Pacific. By building capacity of IEs, Shujog prepares these entities to access investment capital from impact investors, thereby enabling them to scale and multiply their social and environmental impact in a sustainable way. Shujog defines IE as an organization that uses business methods to achieve a social or environmental mission that benefits a poor, under-served or otherwise disadvantaged group or population.
Shujog is the Bengali word for opportunity. And facilitating opportunity is at the heart of all the programs Shujog leads. Shujog’s mission is to strengthen, deepen, and expand the impact IEs deliver in poor and vulnerable communities.
The strategic sectors Shujog focuses on are education, health, energy, water and agriculture. Shujog achieves its mission by focusing on three objectives:
→ Magnifying the positive impact IEs and inclusive businesses contribute in their communities
→ Scaling the quantity of successful Asian IEs moving into the expansion stage
→Broadening awareness of and interest in IEs through the sharing of best practices across continents
Shujog also manages interesting capacity building programs, creates new tools to help strengthen the impact IEs contribute, and writes cutting edge analytical papers that shape government policies and influence corporate and development work.
For more information, please visit www.shujog.org.
Areas of Work:
Impact Assessment and Research Team: Conduct research and analysis of the Impact enterprise sector in Asia. This includes country-wide, sector-specific or ecosystem-targeted research as well as broader policy perspectives. These research efforts culminate in published reports that are widely disseminated across the region. In addition, work closely to measure and communicate the social and environmental impact that IEs are having. Impact assessment team provides detailed projection and data collection tools as well as recommendations, to help magnify the social and environmental performance of an IE as well as enhance transparency and accountability to stakeholders and funders.
Advocacy Team: Work with the IIX and Shujog team to continue building strategic messaging and initiatives that promote the impact investing and IE space in Asia. Work closely across all functions of both IIX and Shujog to continue building a cohesive and compelling story of how social capital markets will influence sustainable development in Asia.
Business Development Team: The Shujog business development team initiates and cultivates important relationships and initiatives that will result in strategic partnerships with Shujog. The business development team focuses on marketing and developing Shujog products and services that fulfill a need in the IE and impact investment community in Asia. The Business Development team also straddles the work of both IIX and Shujog and will work closely with the Advocacy team.
Please note: Previous marketing, development or research work highly preferred. Only candidates who are excellent writers, critical thinkers and energetic team players will be successful at Shujog.