Asst Director (IMH), Corporate Development

Institute of Mental Health; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Institute of Mental Health in Singapore seeks an Assistant Director to drive strategic priorities, partnerships and institutional development. Working closely with senior leaders and external partners, you will guide governance, programme delivery and cross-functional initiatives to strengthen organisational impact.

You will lead strategic planning, environment scanning, and stakeholder engagement to support long-term growth and enterprise-wide improvement across IMH.

Qualifications

• Degree from a recognised university.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in strategy, policy, healthcare, public sector, consulting, stakeholder engagement, organisational development, communications, or corporate planning.
• Proven track record in leading complex projects, managing multiple stakeholders, and driving organisational initiatives.
• Experience engaging senior leadership, government agencies, and external partners is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning, policy development and organisational performance initiatives to support the achievement of organisational priorities.
• Drive research, environmental scanning and strategic analysis, and provide recommendations to support management decision-making and long-term planning.
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships, stakeholder engagement and advocacy initiatives that strengthen the organisation's positioning, influence and institutional impact.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen organisational effectiveness, resilience and continuous improvement, including capability-building, transformation and change efforts.
• Partner stakeholders across the organisation to drive leadership engagement, talent development, organisational alignment and enterprise-wide improvement initiatives.
• Provide strategic advice and facilitate stakeholder engagement on projects with significant organisational or cross-functional impact
• Lead governance, corporate reporting and organisation-wide coordination activities in support of organisational priorities and decision-making.
• Oversee the preparation of management papers, corporate submissions, presentations and reports for leadership discussions.
• Foster effective relationships with key stakeholders and represent the department in organisational, cluster and external engagements as required.
• Lead and manage cross-functional projects and organisational initiatives.
• Supervise, coach and develop staff to build individual and team capabilities.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Job Description

The incumbent plays a key leadership role in advancing the organisation's strategic priorities, partnerships and institutional development agenda through the planning, implementation and oversight of strategic, organisational and partnership-related initiatives.

Institution: Institute of Mental Health Family Group: Administration Position: Assistant Director Department: Corporate Development

Working closely with senior leaders, internal stakeholders and external partners, the incumbent drives organisational initiatives, provides strategic advice and oversees projects that strengthen organisational effectiveness, resilience, alignment and institutional impact.

Job Responsibilities

Strategic Planning, Partnerships and Advocacy

• Lead strategic planning, policy development and organisational performance initiatives to support the achievement of organisational priorities.
• Drive research, environmental scanning and strategic analysis, and provide recommendations to support management decision-making and long-term planning.
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships, stakeholder engagement and advocacy initiatives that strengthen the organisation's positioning, influence and institutional impact.

Organisational Effectiveness and Alignment

• Lead initiatives that strengthen organisational effectiveness, resilience and continuous improvement, including organisational capability-building, transformation and change efforts.
• Partner stakeholders across the organisation to drive leadership engagement, talent development, organisational alignment and enterprise-wide improvement initiatives.
• Provide strategic advice and facilitate stakeholder engagement on projects with significant organisational or cross-functional impact

Corporate Governance and Organisational Coordination

• Lead governance, corporate reporting and organisation-wide coordination activities in support of organisational priorities and decision-making.
• Oversee the preparation of management papers, corporate submissions, presentations and reports for leadership discussions.
• Foster effective relationships with key stakeholders and represent the department in organisational, cluster and external engagements as required.
• Lead and manage cross-functional projects and organisational initiatives.
• Supervise, coach and develop staff to build individual and team capabilities.

Requirements

Competency

• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing capabilities.
• Ability to lead projects and deliver outcomes in complex environments.
• Good judgement, organisational awareness, and leadership skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Educational And Professional Requirements

• Degree from a recognised university.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in areas such as strategy, policy, healthcare, public sector, consulting, stakeholder engagement, organisational development, communications, or corporate planning.
• Proven track record in leading complex projects, managing multiple stakeholders, and driving organisational initiatives.
• Experience engaging senior leadership, government agencies, and external partners is an advantage.

About IMH

The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Singapore, established in 1928, is a premier 2,000-bed psychiatric hospital nestled in Buangkok Green Medical Park, providing comprehensive mental health services across 50 inpatient wards and 7 outpatient clinics, while also playing a pivotal role in training the next generation of mental health professionals through the NHG-AHPL Residency Programme and collaborations with local academic institutions.