Assistant Director, Service Development & Planning (Dementia)
This role is responsible for leading the development and evaluation of innovative dementia care strategies, programmes, and partnerships to enhance community care for persons with dementia and their caregivers.
- Lead strategic planning and implementation of dementia care models and services.
- Guide the team to conduct literature research and horizon scanning to identify emerging trends, service gaps and projection of needs
- Lead collaboration with stakeholders to conceptualise and develop new dementia service models addressing population health needs, by addressing service gaps identified through development of the National Dementia Strategy and meeting the emerging needs such as young onset dementia, mild cognitive impairment, post-stroke dementia and caregiver programmes.
- Oversee needs assessments, evidence reviews, and programme development for persons with dementia and caregivers.
- Provide clinical guidance to teams for policy review and service planning with ministries and agencies, in collaboration with external stakeholders (e.g. NVPC), funders (e.g. MOH, TFC, TB, Lien)
- Develop and implement strategies to build capability of service providers in community care sectors.
- Create and disseminate resources, including guidelines, toolkits and digital platforms, to support dementia care provision.
- Lead research collaborations and strategic partnerships to advance dementia-friendly neighbourhoods and influence community living standards.
Job Requirements
- Postgraduate / degree in healthcare related discipline, with preference for dementia qualifications.
- At least 12 years of experience in healthcare or community care sectors with at least 4 years of managerial experience.
- Experienced in dementia care, programme implementation and evaluation is essential
- Possess a high level of adaptability and learning agility in a dynamic environment
- Experienced in working with diverse groups of people in an organisation
- Innovative, able to conceptualize and develop programmes
- Possess strong organizational skills in communication, time management, analytics and problem-solving