Assistant Manager, Dementia-Friendly Singapore
This role will act as the Programme manager in supporting national engagements and support partners on the development of Dementia-Friendly Communities under Dementia-Friendly Singapore (DFSG) initiative.
Support managers on Programme Management and Sector Development
- Promote the DFSG/DFC movement among partners and stakeholders
- Analyse and propose recommendations in the development and implementation of sustainable and effective programmes for partners/stakeholders to build community supportive networks for persons living with dementia and mental health conditions and their caregivers
- Support the review and development of resources that empower partners to build DFCs (ie toolkits, e-learning modules and talks/workshop)
- Assist to plan for national/community campaigns to raise national dementia awareness and de-stigmatisation
- Support the planning and work with relevant healthcare and community care organisations to strengthen the flow of clients, information and care transitions to build an integrated dementia and mental health care ecosystem
- Support managers in development of annual workplans, budgeting and programme review to meet the set deliverables and outcomes
Support managers on Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management.
- Influence partners/stakeholders to come on board DFSG initiative and implement dementia-friendly and community mental health initiatives:
- Advise on developing an implementation plan with community stakeholders and partners (grassroots, faith-based groups, schools, healthcare providers, corporates, residents and government agencies etc.)
- Assist to identify needs, build rapport and explore opportunities with strategic partners and sector leaders such as building, banking, transport, to forge collaborations on expand the reach of DFSG national efforts.
- Promote and connect partners to embark on regional collaborations that advocate and empower partners in better meeting the dementia and mental health needs of clients and caregivers
Requirements
- Degree in any discipline in community outreach/ health promotion/ healthcare, preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in community engagement/ healthcare/ mental health/ geriatric areas will be an advantage.
- Good stakeholders/ partners engagement and project management skills
- Good writing and presentation skills
- Competent in MS Office Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
- Self-driven and passionate in making a difference to Singapore’s landscape on dementia and mental wellness.
- Able to work well with groups from diverse backgrounds
- Able to multi-task and possess strong analytical, problem solving and project management skills
- Proactive, able to think out of the box and able to function in a fast paced environment to meet key deadlines
- Good interpersonal and communication skills; proactive, responsible, good, team player, can work independently, able to manage change & ambiguity.