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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. Engage and develop member organisations through a tiered approach to grow an impactful and vibrant social service sector by:
- Working with member organisations and stakeholders to grow relationships with the Board, Head of Agencies and key staff, so as to contribute to the development plans of the organisations
- Planning and coordinating across NCSS, MSF, MOH/AIC, MOE etc to align directions, communications, and engagement messages to member organisations
- Partnering member organisations to develop plans to improve their organisational capabilities to strengthen their service delivery
- Developing and deploying platforms to engage member organisations through one-to-one (e.g., leadership/CE visits), one-to-few (e.g., small group sessions) and one-to-many (e.g., Summit, AGM) approaches

2. Steward work systems and processes to improve members and stakeholders experience with NCSS by:
- Streamlining key workflows and analysing data across NCSS teams and stakeholders to provide deep insights of the progress of sector strategies
- Developing systems to enable and coordinate sources of truth and 360 view of each member organisation and engagement for trending analysis and future planning

What we are looking for

Personal Competencies:

- Serving with Heart, Commitment and Purpose

- Working Effectively with Citizens and Stakeholders

- Social Service Sector Knowledge

- Systems Thinking

- Monitoring & Impact Evaluation

- Social Service Planning

- Stewarding Systems for Today and Tomorrow

- Caring for, Developing and Inspiring Staff

Skills Required:

- Strong leader

- Relationship builder
- Good communicator
- 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