Manager/Senior Manager, Sponsorship & Local Partnership

National Library Board

Fixed Terms

Closing on 18 Sep 2025

What the role is

The National Library Board (NLB) nurtures Readers for Life, Learning Communities and a Knowledgeable Nation by promoting reading, learning and history through our network of 28 libraries across Singapore, the National Library and the National Archives of Singapore.

At NLB, you can look forward to a flexible, hybrid work environment with rewarding, impactful deliverables that improve the lives of the community. With caring colleagues, you will be in an ideal environment for professional development, innovation and impact.

We can offer you:
• A chance to Impact the Community, bridge gaps and empower everyone with the opportunity for learning and discovery.
• An opportunity to Innovate and Push Boundaries. We value ideas, curiosity and a passion for innovation to transform our libraries and archives.
• An organisation that Cares for your Growth and Wellbeing through investment in staff development and wellbeing in a supportive and collaborative environment.

The role aims to develop and manage relationships and collaborations with like-minded individuals, organisations, professional bodies, corporate, government agencies as foreign libraries and archives, and foreign missions to support the transformation and development of NLB's objectives and goals.

What you will be working on

Formulate local strategies and work plans to develop the division’s targets.
Plan proposals, manage local partnership projects, operations, and collaborations.
Establish and oversee the development and establishment of sponsorship policies and procedures to manage sponsors efficiently.
Develop and manage the recognition framework for partners and sponsors.
Research and evaluate NLB’s relations with local partners and sponsors for mutual benefits.
Regularly review the local partnerships strategy, including but not limited to, cultivating industry players in support of NLB’s goals and objectives.
Develop tiered partnership with different types of collaboration.
Nurture and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders and within NLB divisions to support and implement these key partnership projects.
Manage Apex and Strategic partners and sponsors.
Manage multi-prong collaboration plans that cut across various divisions in NLB.
Manage operations such as the annual returns from NLB divisions for in-kind sponsorship, collation of information and dissemination of NLB annual report to sponsors and the on-going micro-giving efforts of NLB on the Giving.sg platform.
Represent and collaborate with divisions/departments and local partners to carry out/conduct the Partners Survey and analyse the findings and develop solutions to the feedback.

What we are looking for

2 to 13 years of relevant experience in sponsorship and/or partnership.
Good command of English and communication skills (writing and speaking).
Excellent interpersonal, project management, organization and presentation skills.
Able to work effectively in different work situations.
Able to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
Able to work independently as well as in a team.
A self-starter with an analytical and creative mind.

The successful applicant will be appointed on an initial 2-year contract.

Please be informed that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About National Library Board

To each reader, the library is a window to a vibrant imagination and exciting possibilities. For families, the library experience occupies a special in their hearts and of memories collected over generations. Libraries hold a special and familiar place in each of our hearts. NLB seeks to provide a trusted, accessible and globally-connected library and information service so as to promote a knowledgeable and engaged society. If you share our passion to create memorable library experiences for all our readers, we invite you to join the NLB family.

About your application process

This job is closing on 18 Sep 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within National Library Board or the wider Public Service.