Manager / Assistant Manager, Volunteerism (Partnership & Enablement)
This role will drive engagement of potential partners in the sector and conduct capability building initiatives (e.g. resources, frameworks, grant calls) for partners.
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of programme / initiatives—including grant administration, tracking, reporting, partner engagements, and marketing—working collaboratively with a team of account managers.
- Engage regularly with partners to address challenges and issues in achieving KPIs, and implement solutions within our control, such as reviewing funding frameworks and reallocating budgets for enhanced initiative performance.
- Administer surveys and other data collection activities to support the evaluation and planning of future funding tranches for volunteerism initiatives.
- Maintain a Community of Practice or networking platform to facilitate regular engagement with partners on collaboration opportunities, as well as discuss recruitment, retention and volunteer management.
- Lead efforts to review the senior volunteerism landscape in the sector and work with internal and external stakeholders to chart a longer-term strategy that is sustainable for the sector.
- Collaborate with policy makers to expand the volunteerism sector, supporting a network of partners to deliver diverse programmes that cater to a variety of interests.
- Generate and implement innovative ideas to strengthen the connection between volunteerism and other active ageing initiatives, maximising impact and benefits for seniors, and support corporate planning functions including workplan and budget cycles.
Job Requirements
- For manager role, a good bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 8 years of working experience and 2 years in managerial capacity in a leadership role, preferably in the social service, eldercare or healthcare industry.
- For assistant manager role, a good bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 2- 3 years of working experience in social service, eldercare or healthcare industry.
- Strong experience in policy formulation, public grant governance and administration, strategy development and project management in public sector.
- Excellent communication and people management skills to mobilise and interact with multiple stakeholders to move towards a collective purpose.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to achieve operational efficiencies in a timely manner.
- Display good understanding on the senior volunteerism sector and how it relates to active ageing.
- Resourceful and has deep understanding on the functions of the health and social care industry and how senior volunteerism can play an integral role.
- Able to translate complex ideas into implementation plans for team to execute.
- Display willingness to learn and collaborate with other divisions and be able to think through analytically on challenges / assigned tasks and provide constructive inputs to improve work processes.
- Experience in development of volunteerism / learning sector, especially with senior volunteers and learners, would be advantageous.