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National Council of Social Service

Deputy Director/ Senior Assistant Director, Membership

National Council of Social Service

Fixed TermsClosed

What the role is

Lead a team in planning and implementing strategies to engage member organisations and partners in the ecosystem to plan, develop and harness the capabilities and capacity of the social service agencies in meeting current and unmet/emerging needs in the sector.

What you will be working on

Lead the team in delivering these strategies:

1. Reach out intentionally to more social service agencies (SSAs) and be the voice of member organisations by:
-    Onboarding and offboarding of member organisations to ensure sector remains relevant and dynamic 
-    Profiling and analysing members feedback to influence policy, programme and resources to the social service sector
-    Guiding the review of NCSS Act and Regulations, membership policies and processes to ensure relevance

2. Provide benefits that can optimise member organisations’ resources and increase NCSS’ value by:
-    Collecting and studying data to draw insights on NCSS member organisations’ needs 
-    Facilitating demand aggregation approaches to provide useful benefits to member organisations 
-    Woking with partners (e.g., Ministries and landlords) to revamp spaces under Community, Sports and Facilities Scheme and other premises to enable service integration and shared one-stop hubs for service users and member organisations

What we are looking for

Personal Competencies:

Serving with Heart, Commitment and Purpose

Working As One Public Service

Social Service Sector Knowledge

Systems Thinking

Contract Development & Management

Collaborative Practices for Collective Impact

Stewarding Systems for Today and Tomorrow

Caring for, Developing and Inspiring Staff

Skills Required:

- Strong leader
- Good communicator
- Resource mobiliser
- Analytical thinker
- Thrives in environments of ambiguity and uncertainty

Experience & Special Certification(s):

7 to 10 years’ work experience, preferably in a Social Service Sector or Management positions

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About National Council of Social Service

NCSS is the umbrella body for over 500 member social service agencies in Singapore. Its mission is to provide leadership and direction in enhancing the capabilities and capacity of our members, advocating for social service needs, and strengthening strategic partnerships, for an effective social service ecosystem. Community Chest and Social Service Institute (SSI) are part of NCSS. For more information visit www.ncss.gov.sg