Head, Community & Partnerships, Singapore

standard chartered singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 280,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Competitive compensation

Learning & development

Job summary

Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore seeks a Head for Community & Partnerships to lead an integrated team focusing on sponsorships, community initiatives and brand outcomes. You will align social impact with business priorities and develop cross-functional partnerships to maximize impact.

The role requires strategic vision, stakeholder influence and a track record of delivering measurable results in brand and community programmes, with a strong emphasis on governance and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience across brand & marketing, partnerships, CSR and communications.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, marketing or related discipline.
• Excellent spoken and written command of business communication.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute an integrated Sponsorships & Community strategy for Singapore that aligns to global strategy and sets clear sponsorships, community investment and brand objectives.
• Lead anchor sponsorships and community impact partnerships with strong brand leverage and measurable ROI.
• Embed sponsorship and community strategies into broader market priorities through close collaboration with senior leaders.
• Ensure disciplined planning, execution and evaluation across sponsorships and community programmes; drive impact reporting.
• Build, lead and develop a cohesive, high-performance multi-disciplinary team; foster an inclusive culture.
• Governance: provide oversight on sponsorships, donations, governance and risk controls.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Brand management

Event management

Crisis management

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/communications/marketing

Tools

MS Office Suite

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Summary

The Head for Community & Partnerships (Singapore) leads an integrated team spanning sponsorships and community initiatives to unlock synergies, maximise impact and deliver strong business and brand outcomes for the Bank in Singapore. The role is responsible for setting and executing a cohesive strategy that connects brand, business, community impact and partnerships – while cultivating a positive, inclusive and high performance culture aligned with the Bank’s purpose and values.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Define and execute an integrated Sponsorships & Community strategy for Singapore that’s aligned to the global strategy, deriving a singular yet coherent sponsorships, community investment and brand objectives agenda.
• Identify opportunities to unlock cross pollination across traditionally separate domains (e.g. sponsorships, philanthropy, employee engagement, business priorities).

Business

• Lead and oversee key anchor sponsorships and community impact partnerships in Singapore, ensuring strong brand leverage, stakeholder engagement and measurable ROI.
• Direct community initiatives and partnerships that align social impact objectives with business, talent and brand priorities.
• Partner closely with senior business and functional leaders to embed sponsorship and community strategies into broader market priorities.

Processes

• Ensure disciplined planning, execution and evaluation across sponsorships and community programmes.
• Drive performance tracking, impact measurement and reporting (brand, business and community outcomes).

People & Talent

• Build, lead and develop a cohesive, multi disciplinary team across sponsorship and community impact.
• Foster a high performance, agile and inclusive culture, creating growth opportunities and developing future leaders.

Risk Management

• Ensure all sponsorships, donations, partnerships and community initiatives comply with Group risk, as well as Sponsorship & Donation operational risk standards.

Governance

• Provide leadership and oversight on governance matters relating to sponsorships, donations, fundraising and partnerships.
• Partner with CABM governance and standards owners to embed consistent application of Group policies and controls.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, elevate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Behaviours

• Ability to work with senior management to develop and roll out approved strategy
• Process driven - ability in interpret and implement policy
• Influencing across of a culturally diverse team across functions and geographies without direct reporting line
• Responsibility and perseverance
• High standards of professional integrity
• Flexible, approachable and personable character
• Influencing and networking
• Presentation and communication

Other Core Capabilities

• Network oriented & connector: Connects ideas, ecosystems and networks to unlock strategic opportunities.
• Agile, adaptive & enterprise leader: Able to pivot, respond quickly and lead through evolving internal and external landscapes.
• Strong influencer & relationship builder: Operates comfortably in complex, matrix environments; aligns diverse stakeholders towards shared outcomes.
• Talent developer & team builder: Builds high performing teams and grows future leaders through clear progression and empowerment.

Key stakeholders

Internal

• Singapore CEO and Management Team
• CABM Singapore & ASEAN teams
• Business, Product and Coverage teams
• Group Brand, Community Impact and Sponsorship teams

External

• Sponsorship rights holders and strategic partners
• NGOs, community organisations and foundations
• Government agencies and external partners
• Creative, media and event agencies

Our Ideal Candidate

• 15+ years of experience across

O Brand and marketing

O Partnerships and sponsorships

O Corporate social responsibility and communications

O Business development (advantage)

Preferably from the banking / financial services industry, with exposure to international or regional contexts.

Education Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, marketing or related discipline (required).

Languages Excellent spoken and written command of Business Communication

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Microsoft Office Processing skills – word, excel and powerpoint
• Stakeholder management
• Project management
• Critical Thinking
• Manage Ambiguity
• Leadership
• Corporate social responsibility
• Communications
• Event Management
• Crisis Management
• Data & Insights
• Risk Management
• Campaign Management Skills
• Brand Management

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What We Offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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