Senior Manager/Manager (Community Relations)

Are you passionate about fostering harmony in Singapore's diverse society and engaging stakeholders across different races and religions? Join us to build meaningful partnerships and co-develop policies and programmes that enhance social mixing and strengthen social cohesion. In this role, you will tackle emerging social challenges, coordinate efforts to reinforce community bonds, and contribute to building a caring, cohesive, and confident Singapore. This is your opportunity to make a real difference and be at the forefront of nurturing social harmony in one of the world's most diverse societies. Join us in our mission to create a more inclusive and united Singapore.

What You Will Be Working On: • Stakeholder Engagement: Map out and conduct engagements with stakeholder groups, opinion leaders, and community leaders to foster collaboration and trust. • Community Sentiment Analysis: Analyse and understand sentiments and concerns within the community to co-create initiatives and improve communications that strengthen social cohesion. • Policy Formulation and Operations: Work across agencies and the Government to raise awareness of potential social fault lines, and formulate policies and programmes to effectively address them. • Policy Implementation: Design policies that integrate strategic communications and Government-community partnership considerations, ensuring effective and sustained public engagement.

Work Experience: • At least 3 years of working experience in a related field is preferred. • Experience in planning and programmes, engagement, or public communications functions. • Previous experience in policy operations, policy writing, administration, and assessment of grants for community projects. Confidence in working with senior management and minority communities is highly valued. Competency Requirements: • Clear and Concise Writing: Ability to express main ideas clearly and concisely in writing, with confidence in preparing and staffing policy recommendations to senior leadership. • Data-Driven Policy Analysis: Utilise data analytics to review existing policies, programmes, and initiatives, assessing their effectiveness and impact. Develop evidence-based recommendations for new or improved community engagement and stakeholder partnership strategies. • Stakeholder Engagement: Strategically identify, analyse, and prioritise stakeholders across diverse domains, developing targeted engagement approaches. Build and maintain effective relationships with varied stakeholders, demonstrating cultural sensitivity and aligning partnerships with policy and organisational goals. Personality Traits: • A dynamic, self-motivated individual with strong organisational and coordination skills to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced working environment. • A team player who can also work independently. • Passionate about working with different ethnic and religious groups and committed to uniting Singaporeans of all walks of life. This role is ideal for individuals who are driven to make a meaningful impact on Singapore's social fabric through thoughtful policy operations and community engagement. If you are ready to contribute to building a more inclusive and united Singapore, we welcome you to join our team. Shortlisted applicants will be notified within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.