Manager (Corporate Communications), SE CDC

Public Service Division; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Service Division in Singapore seeks a dynamic role to catalyze the formation, development and consolidation of the Community Development Council (CDC) at the district level. The role promotes strong community bonding and supports plan implementation aligned to governance policies.

The position involves planning, coordinating, and implementing community initiatives through grassroots leaders, project partners and staff, with responsibilities in digital content, council administration, and

Responsibilities

• Ideate and create engaging content for CDC’s and Mayor’s social media platforms.
• Work with external online content platforms, creative agencies, content creators, production houses.
• Produce simple content in-house e.g. photo-taking and editing, short video filming and editing, social media infographic design.
• Leverage on social media trends to extend reach of messaging.
• Coordinates and facilitates recruitment, appointment and reappointment of District Councillors to serve in the CDC.
• Collates and prepares agenda papers and minutes of meetings; organises quarterly council meetings.
• Organises retreats and bonding sessions to engage CDC staff and Councillors.
• Organises meetings, learning journeys, workplans and retreats for CDC staff.
• Collates, analyzes and reviews data to identify trends and support planning and decision-making.
• Engage higher management in sharing insights after sense-making.
• Builds and maintains relationships with stakeholders to link up connections and meet ground needs.
• Supervises and guides Executives to ensure optimum utilisation of resources for CDC targets.
• Covering duties when necessary; Supervisory duties when necessary; Other duties as assigned; Participate in cross PA Divisions and CDC Programmes and Initiatives.

Job description

[What the role is]

1. To serve as a catalyst in the formation, development and consolidation of Community Development Council (CDC) at the CDC District, thereby promoting strong community bonding and assist in the implementation and review of plans to achieve long-term community bonding goals.
2. Planning, coordinating and implementing community initiatives through grassroots leaders, joint CDC project partners and staff. Ensure initiatives comply to financial controls and governance policies i.e. Government Instruction Manual (IM), CDC rules and PA staff manual etc.

[What you will be working on]

Duties & Responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities that need to be performed to meet the primary objective of the job. This will include the important result areas (what) along with the rationale (why).

Digital Communication & Production

• Ideate and create engaging creative content for CDC’s and Mayor’s social media platforms, to increase awareness of CDC’s work and role.
• Work with external online content platforms, creative agencies, content creators, production houses etc
• Produce simple content in-house e.g. via photo-taking and editing, short video filming and editing, social media infographic design, etc.)
• Leverage on social media trends to extend reach of messaging

Council & Staff Engagement

• Coordinates and facilitates the process of recruitment, appointment and reappointment of District Councillors to serve in the CDC
• Collates and prepare the agenda papers and minutes of meeting as well as, organises quarterly council meetings.
• Organises retreats and bonding sessions to engage CDC staff and District Councillors to build a strong sense of belonging.
• Organises meetings, learning journeys, workplans and retreats for CDC staff
• Collate, analyse and review data through various sources (both internal and external) to identify trends, opportunities and challenges/threats to support planning, formulating of strategies and decision-making.
• Engage higher management in sharing the insights after sense-making.

Relationship Manager

• Builds and maintains relationships with various stakeholders to link up relevant connections, build rapport and provide quick responses to inquiries, to comprehend and synergise resources to meet ground needs.

Supervisory

• Supervises and guides the Executives to ensure optimum utilisation of resources in achieving CDC targets.

[What we are looking for]

Other Duties

Other ad-hoc duties not covered under main responsibilities and duties.

• Covering duties when necessary.
• Supervisory duties when necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors.
• Assist and participate in cross PA Divisions and CDC Programmes and Initiatives.