The Food Bank Singapore is a registered charity founded by Nichol and Nicholas Ng in January 2012 and was given charity status in August 2012 (UEN: 201200654E).
The Food Bank Singapore strives to bridge the gap in the market by collecting surplus food in the market and providing it to organisations and people in need of food.
Vision:
To be the prevailing centralised coordinating organisation for all food donations and play a key role in the reduction of food wastage within the whole supply chain.
Mission:
- To bridge potential donors and members
- To provide access to and knowledge of cheaper sources of food for members
- To spread the word on the importance of food resource planning to ensure long-term providence of food for everyone
- To look at ways to reduce food wastage by giving food a new lease of life through creative and alternative ways
Target Donors:
- Food Industry Donors
- Hotels & Restaurants
- Charities with excess donations
- Schools
- Individuals
Target Beneficiaries:
- Family Service Centres
- Senior Activity Centres
- Soup kitchens
- Religious Establishments
- Schools with children from low-income families
- Other VWOs
Food Bank Internship programs
What we are looking for?
- Marketing / design / videography
- Event and/or Warehouse management
- Interns will be working with us from 9:30am to 6:30pm, Mondays to Fridays, and occasionally on Saturdays for events. Unless on a part time / flexi- time schedule.
- 2 month minimum is optimal to a good understanding how our organization works.
- If not, we can also arrange for short term internships.
Marketing / Design / Videography
- We are looking for people are who are in pursuing a career in this industry to join us.
- People will be tasked to design marketing collaterals for our events and to reach out to our partners.
- They will also take charge of our social media and learn how to contribute and effectively manage social media for business.
- There will also be projects for making videos ie; cooking videos / introduction videos / event or activity videos for us.
- Interns are encouraged to share ideas and let their creative juices flow under this internship.
Event and Warehouse Management
This area is where the bulk of the work gets done. As a food B2B charity organization, and IPC registered. Our inventory management must be as accurate as possible. Which means organizations skills is a must! People interested in this area would have to make sure that food we receive are consumable (not expired) and well organized, as well as making sure we have a good flow ie; donations in and donations out. (you will have to manage lots of food, so you may sometimes need to carry heavy food items)
Additionally, interns will also be tasked to events to spread awareness on food wastage. In this area, you will gain organizing logistical and time management skills.
Note: we are a certified NPO, we will offer whatever we can, but please do not expect as much as compared to other corporate companies
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