Deputy Director, Partnerships & Programmes, Founders' Memorial

NHB National Heritage Board; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Founders' Memorial (FM) is led by NHB National Heritage Board in Singapore. The organization is building a garden-museum experience to unite Singaporeans across generations and foster bold conversations about founding values for the future.

The role leads a passionate Partnerships and Programmes team, forging strategic partnerships and driving audience-focused programmes and volunteer engagement to deepen FM's impact and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Background in arts, business, communications, public policy or social sciences.
• 8–10 years in partnerships, stakeholder and volunteer management in cultural/educational settings.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• English proficiency; Mother Tongue skills a plus.
• Strategic thinking to translate goals into concrete partnerships.
• Experience leading a diverse Partnerships and Programmes team.
• Familiar with evaluation methods to measure programme impact.
• Willing to work some weekends/after-hours.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership Development: identify and structure opportunities, lead negotiations, draft MOUs and track outcomes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: build and steward relationships with funders, agencies, corporates and civil society.
• Audience and Programme Development: curate and manage community programmes to engage diverse groups.
• Volunteer Engagement: grow FM's volunteer pool and develop leaders for tours and programmes.
• Donor Management and Business Development: cultivate in-kind support and explore venue rental/revenue.
• Visitor Services: implement the FM Service Blueprint for end-to-end visitor experiences.

Skills

Partnership development

Stakeholder management

Community engagement

Volunteer management

Donor management

Event management

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

[What the role is]

Do you love Singapore for punching above its weight as a Little Red Dot? Can you identify with the grit exhibited by our founding leaders and generation as they worked hard to build Singapore to what it is today? If the answer is "yes", join us at the Founders' Memorial (FM)!

At the FM, we are creating a brand-new garden-museum experience for Singaporeans, by Singaporeans. A national landmark at the heart of our garden city, uncovering the story of how independent Singapore came to be, and bringing Singaporeans across generations together to reflect and have bold conversations about what our founding values mean today and for our future.

The FM is seeking a suitable candidate to lead a passionate Partnerships and Programmes team. You will inspire like-minded partners across the public, private and people sectors and forge strategic partnerships that will enable FM to fulfil its mandate as well as deepen, expand and sustain its impact. You will drive and implement strategies to reach new audiences and create meaningful opportunities for citizens and stakeholders to participate in and contribute to FM’s vision. Look forward to being a part of creating a living Memorial that unites, challenges and inspires Singaporeans of all generations towards a brighter future.

[What you will be working on]

• Strategic Partnership Development: Identify, scope, and structure partnership opportunities that advance FM’s mission and strategic priorities and see through their implementation. This includes leading negotiations, developing partnership frameworks and agreements (such as MOUs and co-funding arrangements), and tracking the budget management, outcomes and impact of collaborations.

• Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management: Lead the development and stewardship of strategic relationships with key partners, including funders, across government agencies, corporates and civil society.

• Audience and Programme Development & Management: Oversee the curation and execution of creative and engaging community programmes that facilitatemeaningful interactions and dialogue between diverse individuals. Across different communities, focusing on (but not limited to) fostering inter-generational, foreign-local, and inter-ethnic interactions within the museum/garden setting, both in the day and after-hours FM night experience.

• Volunteer Engagement: Oversee the Memorial’s Volunteer Engagement and to grow and sustain FM’s pool of volunteers from diverse communities who will be a key presence in FM’s visitor experience to welcome, host and co-deliver tours and programmes for the public. This includes identifying and developing volunteer leaders and working with them to co-engage the volunteers.

• Donor Management and Business Development: Manage and support donor relations and privileges to cultivate giving of time, talent, treasures and ties, while identifying suitable partners who can provide in-kind support for FM's programmes. Develop business opportunities and strategies with FM’s assets and through venue rental and retail for revenue generation towards sustainability of FM.

• Visitor Services: In the lead-up to the launch of FM, to oversee the implementation of the FM Service Blueprint that guides and supports the delivery of a desired visitor experience and maps out the key service touchpoints and actions in the end-to-end visitor journey (including digital). This includes putting in place systems and processes such as service standards needed to deliver these actions and working closing with internal teams and external partners.

[What we are looking for]

• Background in a relevant field such as arts, business, communications, public policy or social sciences

• Preferably 8-10 years of relevant working experience with a track record in partnership development, stakeholder/volunteer management, corporate and community engagement, event management and programming preferably in a cultural or educational setting, with a demonstrated focus on interactions that cater to a diverse range of audience profiles.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with strong relationship-building, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

• Good command of the English language (written and verbal) – candidates who are proficient in a Mother Tongue language will be consideredfavourably as selected candidate would be required to engage diverse groups of non-English speaking stakeholders .

• Strong strategic thinking skills, with ability to translate broad organisational goals into concrete partnership opportunities and able to operate at both strategic and operational level, and manage multiple priorities in a fast and dynamic environment.

• Experience in developing and supervising a diverse team working on shared and distinct work streams in Partnerships and Programmes

• Familiarity with evaluation methods and reporting techniques to measure the impact of programmes

• Some weekend and after-work hours engagements might berequired– candidates should be prepared to exercise some flexibility in his/her work schedule