About Centre For Fathering
Centre for Fathering(CFF) is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 to promote active and involved Fathering and address issues caused by fatherlessness in Singapore. The organization turns the hearts of fathers and children towards each other by inspiring fathers to be better role models and strengthen their families.
We equip men to be the fathers their children need.
CFF champions the DADs for Life and MUMs for Life movements and the National Initiatives:
Back To School With Dad, Celebrating Fathers, Eat with your Family Day, Great Companies for Dads Awards and Mum's Day Out.
https://fathers.com.sg/visionmission/
What We Offer
- A purpose-led role in a values-driven organization that champions father involvement to strengthen families.
- A flexible, hybrid, and family-first working culture that honour both professional integrity and personal priorities.
- The opportunity to shape organizational resilience, governance standards, and data stewardship in a growing charity with national impact.
- A collaborative team that values your strengths in structure, foresight, and systems thinking.
About The Role
As Senior Manager/ Head, Governance & Compliance , you are the institutional steward of CFF's governance system. You are accountable for Board effectiveness, governance standards, regulatory confidence, and continuous governance improvement, ensuring that the Board, its Committees, and Management operate with clarity, discipline, and excellence.
This role goes beyond compliance. It owns the governance ecosystem, including Board processes, governance benchmarking, governance award submissions, and the continuous strengthening of policies, practices, and decision-making frameworks.
This is a strategic and hands-on role for someone who is meticulous, trustworthy, and future-oriented. You will engage cross-functionally with leadership and programme teams to ensure we remain
compliant, accountable, and resilient, in alignment with sectoral and legal expectations.
Key Responsibilities
Board and Governance Management
Act as the primary governance manager and secretariat lead to the Board, Board Committees,and Members, ensuring effective governance rhythms, decision quality, and follow-through.
Own and continuously improve Board governance processes, including agendas, papers, decision tracking, evaluation cycles, and annual workplans.
Advise the Chairman, Committee Chairs, and CEO on governance matters, emerging governance risks, and best practices.
Coordinate Board and Committee effectiveness reviews, including self-assessments, skills mapping, and governance gap analysis.
Maintain and enhance the suite of governance documents, including Board Charter, Committee TORs, Office Holder TORs, and governance policies.
Governance Excellence and Continuous Improvement
Lead governance benchmarking efforts against the Charity Governance Code, IPC best practices, and sector benchmarks.
Coordinate and manage submissions for governance-related awards, accreditations, or recognition programmes, including data collation, narrative development, and supporting documentation.
Identify governance improvement opportunities arising from awards feedback, regulatory changes, or Board evaluations, and translate them into actionable improvement plans.
Track governance maturity over time and report progress and insights to the Board and CEO.
Day To Day Operational Responsibilities
- Governance & Compliance
- Lead the organization's governance functions with excellence and integrity.
- Oversee and execute planning, organizing-facilitating-administrating, documentation of Board, Board Sub-committees and Members meetings, inclusive of follow ups
- Review and implement governance frameworks aligned with the Code of Governance for Charities and IPCs.
- Work with Board, CEO, Senior Management and CFF appointed Corporate Secretariat (where applicable) to ensure timely, accurate submissions to regulatory bodies (ACRA, MSF, COC)
- Maintain a proactive compliance calendar and ensure fulfilment of statutory obligations.
- Track Board decisions and partner with leadership to ensure timely implementation.
- Represent CFF as Council Member with Junction 10 Management Committee
- Risk Management & Business Continuity
- Work with CEO and Audit & Risk Committee (where applicable) to create, maintain and improve the organization's risk register and mitigation plans.
- Lead the annual review and simulation of the Business Continuity Plan (BCP).
- Coordinate risk scenarios and contingency planning across programmes and operations.
- Serve as key advisor to senior management on emerging risks and continuity strategy.
- Ensure BCP endorsement and submission to MSF, where applicable.
- Data Protection & Accountability
- Serve as the organization's Data Protection Officer (DPO), ensuring full compliance with the PDPA.
- Develop a data governance framework including risk assessments and data inventory.
- Lead organization-wide data protection training and awareness efforts.
- Manage data incidents effectively ensuring swift containment, reporting, and resolution.
- Guide teams on ethical data handling that builds trust, transparency, and accountability.
Key Success Indicators
- Governance and secretariat functions are consistent, well-documented, and aligned with best practices.
- All regulatory filings and compliance obligations are fulfilled accurately and on time.
- Organizational resilience demonstrated through BCP drills and scenario preparedness.
- Clear, organization-wide understanding and application of data protection principles.
- No reportable data breaches: swift, competent incident response if any occur.
Who We're Looking For
Experience & Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience managing Board or Council-level governance processes, not merely supporting them administratively
- Experience leading governance reviews, governance improvement initiatives, or external governance assessments is highly desirable.
- Bachelor's degree or advanced diploma in law, governance, risk management, public administration, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years experience in GRC, audit, or compliance functions, preferably in the non-profit or public sector.
- Strong working knowledge of Singapore's charity and IPC regulations.
- Proven ability to engage with senior leaders, boards, and cross-functional teams.
- Experience supporting governance awards, accreditation, or quality frameworks in the public or non-profit sector is an advantage.
- Chartered Accountant or with Finance Background will be a plus (Optional)
Traits That Thrive at CFF
- You are structured and reliable, with a strong sense of responsibility and foresight.
- You build and maintain systems that others can depend onand improve them continuously.
- You communicate clearly, exercise sound judgement, and operate with high personal integrity
- You understand the balance between compliance and compassion and work with discretion and care.
- You value family and community and want your work to reflect those priorities.
Join Us
If you want to contribute to a mission that mattersstrengthening fatherhood and family life in Singaporewhile applying your strengths in governance, risk, and operational compliance, we invite you to apply and journey with us.
