Intern, Corporate Group Planning

Description du poste:

The A*STAR Corporate Internship Programme (A*CIP) serves as a platform to identify and engage high performing undergraduates for a potential career with A*STAR. This year's A*CIP run will be held from 11 May 2026 to 17 July 2026. Join us if you are keen to have a fulfilling internship at A*STAR!

Project Title

Transformation and Innovation in A*STAR Policies and Processes for an Agile Organisation

Project Description

Transformation, innovation and digitalisation of policies and processes are key to enabling an agile, efficient and progressive organisation.

This project aims to improve a selected area in corporate policy/process within A*STAR to achieve higher operational efficiency and/or greater internal client satisfaction.

The intern will craft and execute a systematic plan to discover the problem statement, identify pain-points of internal stakeholders and opportunities for improvement, and distil insights and recommendations for policy/process owners. Possible approaches include desktop analysis, process mapping, stakeholder/user engagement approaches, e.g. user interviews and focus group discussions.

The intern will also organise and support logistics and administrative tasks as required for stakeholder engagement activities.

By the end of the internship, the intern will consolidate findings into a structured proposal outlining key insights, improvement opportunities, and recommended policy/process enhancements for A*STAR?s consideration. The intern will present this proposal at A*STAR meeting platforms.

Project Output

* A clear and actionable project plan to optimise a policy/process in a selected corporate functional area.
* Coherent documentation of stakeholder pain points and opportunities for optimisation for the selected policy/process.
* Project report and presentation detailing the scope, approach, insights and recommendations.

Requirements

* Undergraduate in Business Administration with operations or strategy focus, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related fields.
* Systems thinking, strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Some experience in process optimisation, qualitative / quantitative research is an advantage.
* Understanding of Public Policy / Administration is an advantage.
* Good communication and clear writing skills.
* Comfortable facilitating discussions and engaging stakeholders.
* Organised, detail-oriented, able to manage some administrative/event coordination tasks as required by the project