Program Associate

About the Company

Our client is a Singapore-based non-profit dedicated to identifying, empowering, and inspiring the next generation of responsible investors. With presence across Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, they have trained over 300 students, granted scholarships to 13 individuals, and run more than 50 investment workshops. The organisation is now scaling and seeking a Program Associate to support their mission-driven growth across community building, fundraising, and event execution.

Job Description

Our client requires a Program Associate to support their next phase of growth. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys meeting people, building communities, organising events, and learning about investing. No prior investment or business development experience is required. The Program Associate will work closely with the leadership team to support fundraising, donor engagement, partnerships, student and alumni community-building, and event execution across the organisation's regional operations.

Responsibilities

Business Development and Fundraising Support

• Support fundraising initiatives by helping to identify, research, and engage potential donors, sponsors, corporate partners, and institutional supporters
• Assist in preparing fundraising materials, donor updates, sponsorship proposals, impact reports, presentations, and follow-up communications
• Maintain and update donor and partner databases, track outreach progress, and help ensure timely follow-ups
• Support the planning and execution of donor engagement activities, including small group meetings, investor gatherings, student showcases, and impact-sharing sessions

Community Building

• Help grow and engage the Next Gen community, including students, alumni, mentors, investors, donors, and partners
• Support regular communication with community members through email, messaging groups, newsletters, social media, and event updates
• Build strong relationships with students and young professionals, and help create a welcoming, high-quality community experience
• Identify ways to improve engagement across student, alumni, donor, and investor networks

Event Planning and Execution

• Assist in organising investment workshops, conferences, networking events, student programmes, donor events, overseas trips, and community gatherings
• Coordinate logistics including venue sourcing, speaker coordination, registration, event materials, invitations, travel planning, and post-event follow-up
• Attend and support events in Singapore and, from time to time, in Kuala Lumpur and China
• Ensure events are well-organised, professional, and aligned with the organisation's mission and brand

Investment Learning and Programme Support

• Support student-facing investment education programmes and help coordinate with mentors, speakers, and industry professionals
• Assist with programme administration, student selection processes, scholarship-related activities, and impact tracking

Requirements

• Fresh graduates or candidates with up to 2 years of working experience are welcome to apply
• Must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Fluent in both English and Mandarin, written and spoken, as the role involves communication with English- and Mandarin-speaking students, donors, partners, and regional stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills and enjoys meeting new people
• Passionate about community building, education, youth development, and social impact
• Organised, detail-oriented, and reliable in execution
• Comfortable helping with event planning, logistics, and on-the-ground coordination
• Proactive, humble, and willing to learn
• Able to travel occasionally to Kuala Lumpur and China
• No prior business development, fundraising, or investment experience is required, but genuine curiosity about investing is valued

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in community building or event planning
• Background in fundraising or donor engagement
• Interest in investment or finance
• Experience working in non-profit or educational organisations
• Multilingual capabilities beyond English and Mandarin

Benefits

• Opportunity to build meaningful impact on the next generation of responsible investors
• Work with a mission-driven non-profit scaling across Asia
• Exposure to investment and finance industry
• Community building experience with 300+ students and regional network
• Remote work arrangement with flexibility
• Collaborative team environment focused on learning and growth
• Involvement in regional events across Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and China