Manager,Healthcare Programmmes

The HEAD Foundation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The HEAD Foundation in Singapore is seeking a hands-on Manager, Healthcare Programmes to support the Director, Healthcare, in managing the Foundation’s healthcare portfolio within a small, collaborative team.

You will lead the end-to-end development and management of programmes, grants and partnerships across countries, focusing on implementation, monitoring, evaluation, sustainability and knowledge sharing to deliver meaningful, lasting impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree advantageous.
• At least 5 years of experience managing programmes or projects in social service, healthcare, public health or development.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with internal and external partners.
• Proficiency in English; Mandarin is advantageous for regional engagement.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Programme Development: Develop and assess proposals translating priorities into feasible plans and budgets.
• Programme & Grant Management: Manage programmes and grants, contracts, budgets, timelines, risks and reporting.
• Stakeholder & Partnership Management: Maintain day-to-day relationships with local and international partners and coordinate activities.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning & Sustainability: Track progress, review reports, document lessons, and support sustainability plans.
• Research & Knowledge Sharing: Conduct research and prepare programme reports and knowledge materials.
• Cross-Foundation Contribution: Coordinate with programme leads and support cross-portfolio activities.

Skills

Programme management

Grant management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Monitoring & evaluation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree advantageous

Job description

The HEADFoundation is a charitable organisation established in Singapore in 2013 to contribute to sustainable development in Asia.

The Manager, Healthcare Programmes, will support the Director, Healthcare, in managing the Foundation’s healthcare portfolio. This is a hands-on role within a small team, requiring independent execution and close collaboration.

The Manager will manage assigned healthcare programmes, grants and partnerships across countries, translating agreed priorities into practical plans and managing programmes through implementation, monitoring, evaluation, sustainability and transition.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Development: Work with the Director and partners to develop and assess proposals and translate agreed priorities into feasible programme plans and budgets.
• Programme & Grant Management: Manage assigned programmes and grants, including contracts, budgets, timelines, deliverables, risks, reporting, disbursements and closure. Monitor progress and expenditure against agreed plans, identify implementation risks early, and flag significant issues or deviations to the Director.
• Stakeholder & Partnership Management: Manage day-to-day relationships with local and international partners, coordinate agreed activities and deliverables, and resolve implementation issues.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning & Sustainability: Track programme progress and outcomes, review reports and feedback, and document lessons, costs, challenges and adaptations. Work with partners to address gaps, improve implementation, strengthen local capacity and ownership, and support sustainability and transition plans.
• Research & Knowledge Sharing: Conduct and synthesise relevant research, work with stakeholders to identify useful evidence and practices, and prepare programme reports, documentation and knowledge-sharing materials.
• Cross-Foundation Contribution: Coordinate with programme leads where healthcare activities form part of wider programmes. Support Foundation events, cross-portfolio activities and other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies

• Strong programme and grant management
• Strong research, analytical judgement and problem-solving
• Effective stakeholder and partnership management
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong outcomes, learning and sustainability focus

Background / Qualifications

• At least a bachelor’s degree; a graduate degree is advantageous.
• At least 5years of experience managing programmes or projects, preferably in the social service, healthcare, public health or development sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to manage programmes independently while working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners.
• Experience working with senior professionals, institutional partners and diverse stakeholders across multicultural settings is advantageous.
• Excellent written and spoken English. Conversational proficiency in Mandarin is advantageous, given the role’s engagement with institutional partners in Singapore and China and programme delivery across the region.
• Willing and able to travel internationally to programme sites.
• Strong commitment to serving communities and achieving meaningful, sustainable outcomes.