Manager/Senior Manager, Community Partnerships

Job Overview

As we journey towards realising the vision of Singapore as the ‘City of Good’, NVPC is offering an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that develops partnerships to support the work of non-profits and the causes they serve. The candidate should share the belief that ‘together is better’ and that communities can be empowered to give their best towards a more compassionate, inclusive and caring society.

This role will contribute to developing a supportive ecosystem to drive initiatives that will advance society.

Core Duties And Responsibilities

1. Understand non-profit challenges through regular engagements with stakeholders in the ecosystem to identify key needs and analyse data to address them.
2. Develop potential pipeline of partners and collaborations to meet the needs identified through outreach and engagement efforts.
3. Support the Groundup Membership process by conducting chats with applicants and attending Groundup events.
4. Support programme conceptualisation and development by sharing the identified needs.
5. Support the team’s and NVPC’s other events with event planning, management and execution.

Key Deliverables

• A range of services provided through partners and collaborations that address the identified needs.
• Engagement experiences that result in the building of trust and a strong quality of relationships with stakeholders.

Requirements

• Degree or similar accreditation, preferably in Sociology, Business, or Social Science
• Minimum 5 years of working experience in partnerships, community engagement or stakeholder management roles with a proven track record in creating and nurturing partnerships with corporates
• Candidates with non-profit experience across different types of charities and areas of work is preferred
• Able to independently network and manage internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to analyze information in a meaningful way
• Openness to embrace new ideas, ways of working, and proactively give and welcome feedback
• Strong listening skills and sense of empathy
• Good at planning and organising events
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Team-oriented with a collaborative mindset
• Passion for the non-profit sector and causes