Your Key Responsibilities
Advocacy, Engagement & Fundraising
- Lead the planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of advocacy campaigns, community engagement initiatives, volunteer programmes, and fundraising activities.
- Translate organisational strategy into effective programmes that expand participation, voice, and opportunity for persons with disabilities.
- Deliver public education and inclusion initiatives that strengthen awareness and community readiness
Partnerships, Volunteers & Public Voice
- Build and steward partnerships with community organisations, corporates, agencies, donors, and volunteers, translating relationships into tangible outcomes.
- Oversee volunteer programmes, including Good Life Befrienders, ensuring safe, meaningful, and well-supported experiences.
- Shape and steward RC's public narrative, storytelling, and engagement approaches in line with RC's mission and values.
Quality, Governance & Risk
- Ensure ACE programmes are ethical, well-governed, and compliant with safeguarding, IPC/fundraising, PDPA, and organisational policies.
- Monitor programme quality, engagement effectiveness, fundraising performance, and reputational risks, escalating issues appropriately.
- Use data and feedback to drive improvement, accountability, and organisational learning.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Lead and develop a capable, values-driven ACE team and volunteer leaders.
- Work closely with Service Directors, Corporate Directors, and school leaders to ground advocacy and engagement in service realities.
- Contribute to organisation-wide initiatives and cross-functional projects as part of RC's leadership community.
Who We're Looking For
You are a collaborative, credible leader who:
- Has experience in advocacy, community engagement, partnerships, fundraising, or public-facing leadership.
- Can lead teams and volunteers with empathy, clarity, and accountability.
- Navigates complexity, public scrutiny, and competing priorities with sound judgement.
- Is motivated by mission and impact, not just visibility or targets.
- Believes deeply in dignity, inclusion, and the power of community.
Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Social Sciences, Social Work, Community Development, Public Policy, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Relevant professional training or certifications in areas such as fundraising, communications, partnerships, volunteer management, change leadership, or impact measurement are valued.
Experience
- At least 10 years of relevant experience, including 35 years in a management or senior management role overseeing advocacy, community engagement, partnerships, communications, fundraising, or volunteer programmes in the social service, disability, education, healthcare, non-profit, or public sector.
If you are passionate about advocacy, community building, and creating inclusive futuresand want to lead work that truly matterswe would love to hear from you.
