Roles & Responsibilities
Job Summary
TOUCH Young Arrows (TYA) is a non-profit programme led by a committed team of volunteer mentors who conduct weekly Saturday programmes to meet children and youth's social, emotional, and educational needs, and to fulfil their potential. There are 24 TYA clubs in Singapore serving over 500 children and youth aged 5-14 years old from low-income and / or single-parent families.
As part of the Community Engagement team, you will make TYA an innovative and sustainable model of improving the social mobility of young persons in Singapore. You will oversee programmes for children from disadvantaged families, and manage volunteers & partners, to ensure effective frontline & educational support in each local community.
Responsibilities :
1. Community Engagement (with Activation Focus)
- Oversee and ensure quality implementation of programme across TYA clubs.
- These include age-appropriate enrichment, corporate-partnered initiatives, family-themed experiences or camp experiences.
- Formulating purposeful and effective programme design
- Publicise and achieve strong participation and engagement in these initiatives
- Select and liaise with quality vendors and partners to fulfil programme outcomes
- Support parental communications to ensure a seamless experience, and engage internal and external stakeholders (such as volunteers, staff functions and corporate and community partners) for smooth communications
- Manage timelines and budgets well and complete related administration, finance and documentation needs.
- Evaluate programme effectiveness and generate post review reports
- Foster long-term relationships and advocacy to strengthen social capital and facilitate social transformation
2. Communications
Document with photos and videosCurate social media content.Curate stories of beneficiaries and volunteers.Working Conditions
5-day work week : Tue to Sat, 9am to 6pmLocation - Toa Payoh / Various location around SingaporeRequirements
Degree holder in any discipline2-3 years of related work experienceHolds project management, stakeholder engagement and communications experienceTeam player with strong interpersonal skillsStrong organizational skills and a self-starter who contributes independentlyHigh integrity and a positive role model to volunteersCompassion for vulnerable children and familiesCarries a professional image, with care to detailExcellent facilitation, and verbal and written communication skillsAdept at Microsoft OfficeTell employers what skills you have
Mentoring
Budgets
Microsoft Office
Social Media
Interpersonal Skills
Administration
Written Communication
Stakeholder Engagement
Project Management
Advocacy
Wellbeing
Team Player
Facilitation
Program Design