Assistant Executive/Executive (Partnerships Branch)
National Environment Agency
Closing on 13 Nov 2024
What the role is
What you will be working on
Your primary role is to handle feedback from residents, and coordinate engagement activities, workshops and meetings. You are expected to work with community partners (grassroots organisations and schools) to raise awareness and garner support for Project Wolbachia. Based on your experience in handling feedback and working with the community, you will be expected to contribute to the development of communication materials (poster, flyer, banner, social media, etc) and having a flair for creating digital content is a plus. You are also required to support the administrative functions of the Scientific Programme Management Department, which involves support for research projects, workshops and other EHI-related initiatives. The job will provide you with excellent opportunities to demonstrate your communication abilities, creativity and project management skills.
You will be performing the following tasks:
- Engage residents to raise awareness and address feedback (through phone calls, emails and face-to-face / door-to-door house visits)
- Support outreach activities in the community (e.g. convey key messages at events, handle interactive exhibits, manage educational materials, etc.)
- Coordinate communication and engagement activities with community partners (People’s Association, Town Council, business establishments, schools, etc.)
- Provide administrative support such as audits, procurement, invoicing and billing processes
- Contribute to the development of content for stakeholder engagement, e.g. pamphlets, website, social media content, videos, infographics
- Coordinate meetings, events and workshops, and draft reports for recording and tracking purposes
What we are looking for
The job might be for you if you possess the following:
- Excellent interpersonal skills, experience in community engagement or social service or customer service work will be an advantage
- Strong event management skills
- Excellent command of spoken and written English
- Computer literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Detail-oriented and able to multi-task
- Mature, independent and resourceful
- Able to work outside regular working hours (on weekends or after office hours) to perform community engagement work
Applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.
As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.
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