Strategic Governance & Financial Sustainability Lead

Singapore Business Federation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Business Federation is seeking a Manager, Governance & Financial Sustainability to support the TAC Sector Transformation Office's governance capability and sustainability portfolio. The role scopes upcoming FY2028 initiatives and collaborates with TACs, government agencies and partners to design measurable interventions across governance, financial stability and member value.

You will translate diagnostics into actionable programmes, lead key stakeholder relationships including with

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Governance, Law, Public Administration or related discipline.
• 5–8 years of relevant working experience.
• Experience with boards, committees, government-funded programmes or professional-services partners.
• Familiarity with Singapore’s TAC, society, charity or membership organisations.
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking capabilities.
• Excellent executive writing, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Highly organised, detail-conscious and outcome-oriented.
• Professional qualifications or training in governance, accounting, audit, project management, programme evaluation or change management are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Operationalise the governance capability roadmap and annual workplan, aligned with strategic outcomes.
• Maintain alignment across different requirements and expectations.
• Translate diagnostic findings, ground sensing and programme evidence into prioritised intervention pathways, strategies and measurable action plans.
• Plan and manage public runs that equip and independently manage TAC Council and senior secretariat leaders in governance frameworks and compliance requirements.
• Handle participant recruitment, eligibility, communications, scheduling, attendance, assessment, recognition, claims, satisfaction and outcome tracking.
• Serve as TSTO’s relationship lead with the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), establishing clear scopes, service levels, delivery protocols, performance expectations and issue-escalation routes.
• Manage procurement, contracting, budgets, co-funding, invoicing and vendor performance.
• Recruit, assess and prioritise TAC boards based on governance need, readiness, leadership commitment, conflict considerations and potential for measurable improvement.
• Track agreed governance actions and pre/post evidence across grant management and operations, procurement and payments, and financial controls.
• Lead discovery and design for the FY2028–FY2030 initiative, drawing on market research, international practice and lessons from existing programmes.
• Assess practical options such as revenue-model redesign, sponsor conversion, productisation, service innovation and market validation.
• Develop the business case partner and delivery model, funding model, risk controls, evaluation design and scale.
• Maintain reliable programme records and dashboards such as pipeline, participation, delivery milestones, budget, and outcomes.
• Prepare audit-ready reports and executive recommendations decision making.
• Convert programme learning into anonymised case studies, practical governance resources, playbooks, Communities of Practice content and tools.
• Coordinate with TSTO colleagues across stewardship, engagement, digitalization and human-capital to deliver coherent support to TACs and incorporatr governance insights into wider account and capability plans.
• Represent the portfolio in stakeholder engagements, facilitate governance peer learning, manage assigned resources and undertake related sector-transformation assignments.

Skills

Governance

Analytics

Writing & Communication

Facilitation

Organised / Detail-oriented

Stakeholder Management

Education

Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Governance, Law, Public Administration or related discipline

Job description

Singapore Business Federation is seeking a Manager, Governance & Financial Sustainability to support the TAC Sector Transformation Office's governance capability and sustainability portfolio. The role scopes upcoming FY2028 initiatives and collaborates with TACs, government agencies and partners to design measurable interventions across governance, financial stability and member value.

You will translate diagnostics into actionable programmes, lead key stakeholder relationships including with