AMNC - Foundations

AMNC - Foundations

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.

The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

You will work closely with respective teams at the World Economic Forum Beijing Office to support the preparations for the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC), that is held in June 25-27 in the city of Dalian this year.

Internship Duration

1 April – mid of July; 4-5 days/week onsite at the Forum office in Beijing

Requirements

The Internship role is for candidates currently pursuing a college or university degree (undergraduate or postgraduate) and is usually undertaken during the penultimate year of study. While your major is not important, we are looking for candidates with an outstanding record of academic achievement, a can-do attitude and a desire to make an impact.

What to Expect

Throughout the internship, you will have the unique opportunity to:

• Gain invaluable insights into a breadth of forward-thinking and innovative developments to the global challenges and agendas.
• Gain hands-on experience by working alongside experts and getting involved in real work.
• Build meaningful professional relationships and valuable career network

The intern will join the office for a three-month period during the spring of 2024. You will work four to five days a week and receive a RMB 7,500 monthly stipend if working on full- time.

Foundations (Young Global Leaders, Global Shapers community)

Foundations team covers works for two Foundations initiated by the World Economic Forum, including Global Shapers, Young Global Leaders.

The Global Shapers Community is a network of inspiring young people under the age of 30 working together to address local, regional and global challenges. The community includes more than 14,000 members and alumni in over 150 countries and territories.

The Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGLs) is a community of exceptional people with the vision, courage, and influence to drive change in the world. Our growing membership of more than 1,400 members and alumni from 120 nationalities includes civic and business innovators, entrepreneurs, technology pioneers, educators, artists, and activists.

Your responsibilities:

You will support on both YGL community and Shapers community for both China based members as well as global members, work towards:

• Oversee the selection process to finalize the delegation
• Lead participant relations and coordination at the event
• Send regular updates and answering questions on TopLink
• Coordinate roles pitching process to ensure youth voices are represented across the official programme
• Help to create event-related content for media and relevant event documents
• Support the design of key community sessions for both communities (including onboarding, debrief, multilaterals, and more)
• Facilitate on-site logistics

Why work at the Forum:

The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!