Working Location: Hougang Care Home/ Senja Care Home
Community relations are responsible for managing all community development initiatives throughout Vanguard. This role plans, develop and implement programs to promote community awareness.
Responsibilities:
- Conceptualize communications strategies during CEE meetings and contribute ideas for internal Vanguard events
- Lead or support to build and maintain strong relationships with community partners, grassroots, schools and volunteers as well as local community leaders
- Effectively develop full range of written materials such as contributed articles and write-ups, CEO speeches, marketing materials and reports.
- Work with healthcare institutions such as MOH, MOHH and AIC on seeking clearance on articles and write-ups
- Work with departments to develop communications / marketing collaterals when needed
- Work closely with the Senior / Centre Manager to develop / strategize engagement programs for residents/clients and promote awareness of Vanguard and its mission.
- Develop a comprehensive outreach plan and publicity strategy for Vanguard
- Participate in the research, writing, and presentation of proposals and reports where required
- Lead and organize internal and or external events for Vanguard
- To track and report effectiveness of our outreach programmes and engagement activities
- To track donations on a timely manner and report to the manager monthly
Volunteer Management
- Work with various departments in Vanguard to manage / execute the volunteers framework for Vanguard
- Oversight and keeping track of Vanguard's list of volunteers
- To conduct briefings to volunteers at commencement of activities
- Develop a feedback mechanism for the Volunteers who have served in Vanguard
- Attend meetings relating to volunteer activities e.g. Volunteer Committee, Public Education, NCSS meetings relating to volunteers activities
- Plan regular Support Group meetings and Volunteer Get-Togethers, Volunteers Appreciation functions in conjunction with various departments in Vanguard which use volunteers
- Develop relationships with the volunteers/ or their organisations so that a sustainable pipeline of volunteers is created.
- Collaborate with other social service agencies to leverage volunteers pool
- Manage regular reporting and tracking, and report metric
- Donation management - Tracking and responding to donations received for the Home.
Requirements:
- A degree in Mass Communications, or Journalism is preferred.
- Min 1 to 2 years experience in public relations agency, events company, corporate communications environment or journalism is preferred.
- Fresh graduates are welcome to apply too.
- Have served a stint in a Charity or non-profit organisation, prior experience within the healthcare sector is preferred
- Savvy in design softwares and platforms such as Canva and Piktochart
