Community Engagement Executive

SCIENTEC CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Penarth, High Street; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

ScienTec Consulting Pte Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Community Engagement Coordinator to design initiatives for religious and community-based organisations and to coordinate learning journeys and dialogues fostering mutual understanding.

You will engage with diverse groups, build partnerships with government and civil society, support national events, and help evaluate and improve engagement strategies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Sciences, Public Policy, Communications, or a related field.
• Experience in community engagement, stakeholder management, or grassroots work preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with cultural and religious sensitivity.
• Good organisational and event coordination skills.
• Comfortable working with diverse stakeholders including government agencies and community groups.
• Able to manage multiple initiatives and evaluate programme effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Proactively engage with diverse religious groups and grassroots organisations to strengthen partnerships and communication
• Design and implement initiatives supporting the needs and aspirations of religious and community-based organisations
• Foster partnerships with government agencies, community stakeholders, and private entities to strengthen social cohesion
• Serve as secretariat for racial and religious harmony circles, coordinating activities and programmes that promote inter-religious understanding, including learning journeys and dialogues
• Coordinate support for national events such as Racial and Religious Harmony Month, Chingay, and National Day
• Assist with administration of a coordinating council for community harmony initiatives
• Assist with the evaluation and disbursement of a community harmony fund
• Evaluate engagement strategies and initiatives, and propose improvements to strengthen community engagement effectiveness

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Event coordination

Stakeholder management

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Degree in Social Sciences, Public Policy, Communications, or a related field

Job description

About the Role

You’ll design and implement initiatives that respond to the needs of religious and community-based organisations, coordinate activities such as learning journeys and dialogues that foster mutual understanding.

What You Will Do

Community & Stakeholder Engagement

• Proactively engage with diverse religious groups and grassroots organisations to strengthen partnerships and communication
• Design and implement initiatives supporting the needs and aspirations of religious and community-based organisations
• Foster partnerships with government agencies, community stakeholders, and private entities to strengthen social cohesion

Programme Coordination

• Serve as secretariat for racial and religious harmony circles, coordinating activities and programmes that promote inter-religious understanding, including learning journeys and dialogues
• Coordinate support for national events such as Racial and Religious Harmony Month, Chingay, and National Day
• Assist with administration of a coordinating council for community harmony initiatives
• Assist with the evaluation and disbursement of a community harmony fund

  Evaluation & Improvement

  • Evaluate engagement strategies and initiatives, and propose improvements to strengthen community engagement effectiveness

  What We Are Looking For

  • Degree in Social Sciences, Public Policy, Communications, or a related field
  • Prior experience in community engagement, stakeholder management, or grassroots work preferred
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with cultural and religious sensitivity
  • Good organisational and event coordination skills
  • Comfortable working with diverse stakeholders, including government agencies and community groups
  • Able to manage multiple initiatives and evaluate programme effectiveness

  Ho Kah Yeow | R1879233

  ScienTec Consulting Pte Ltd |11C5781