Head [Advocacy & Community Engagement]

Rainbow Centre Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community engagement organization in Singapore is seeking a leader for advocacy and engagement initiatives. Responsibilities include managing teams, overseeing fundraising activities, and building partnerships with various stakeholders. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in relevant fields and at least 10 years of experience in advocacy, community engagement, or fundraising. This role emphasizes ethical governance and creating inclusive futures for the community.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in advocacy, community engagement, and public-facing leadership.
• Experience managing teams and volunteers with empathy and accountability.
• Professional training in fundraising or partnerships is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead advocacy campaigns and community engagement initiatives.
• Build partnerships with community organizations and manage volunteer programs.
• Ensure ethical governance and quality of ACE programmes.

Skills

Leadership

Advocacy

Community Engagement

Fundraising

Partnership Building

Team Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or related field

Job description

Job no: 492676
Work type: Fixed Term Full-time
Location: Margaret Drive
Categories: Corporate Services

Your Key Responsibilities

Advocacy, Engagement & Fundraising

• Lead the planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of advocacy campaigns, community engagement initiatives, volunteer programmes, and fundraising activities.
• Translate organisational strategy into effective programmes that expand participation, voice, and opportunity for persons with disabilities.
• Deliver public education and inclusion initiatives that strengthen awareness and community readiness.

Partnerships, Volunteers & Public Voice

• Build and steward partnerships with community organisations, corporates, agencies, donors, and volunteers, translating relationships into tangible outcomes.
• Oversee volunteer programmes, including Good Life Befrienders, ensuring safe, meaningful, and well-supported experiences.
• Shape and steward RC’s public narrative, storytelling, and engagement approaches in line with RC’s mission and values.

Quality, Governance & Risk

• Ensure ACE programmes are ethical, well-governed, and compliant with safeguarding, IPC/fundraising, PDPA, and organisational policies.
• Monitor programme quality, engagement effectiveness, fundraising performance, and reputational risks, escalating issues appropriately.
• Use data and feedback to drive improvement, accountability, and organisational learning.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and develop a capable, values-driven ACE team and volunteer leaders.
• Work closely with Service Directors, Corporate Directors, and school leaders to ground advocacy and engagement in service realities.
• Contribute to organisation-wide initiatives and cross-functional projects as part of RC’s leadership community.

Who We’re Looking For

You are a collaborative, credible leader who:

• Has experience in advocacy, community engagement, partnerships, fundraising, or public-facing leadership.
• Can lead teams and volunteers with empathy, clarity, and accountability.
• Navigates complexity, public scrutiny, and competing priorities with sound judgement.
• Is motivated by mission and impact, not just visibility or targets.
• Believes deeply in dignity, inclusion, and the power of community.

Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Social Sciences, Social Work, Community Development, Public Policy, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Relevant professional training or certifications in areas such as fundraising, communications, partnerships, volunteer management, change leadership, or impact measurement are valued.

Experience

• At least 10 years of relevant experience, including 3–5 years in a management or senior management role overseeing advocacy, community engagement, partnerships, communications, fundraising, or volunteer programmes in the social service, disability, education, healthcare, non-profit, or public sector.

If you are passionate about advocacy, community building, and creating inclusive futures—and want to lead work that truly matters—we would love to hear from you.