COMPANY DESCRIPTION
NVPC is the national agency dedicated to growing a culture of volunteerism and philanthropy in Singapore. By engaging individuals, organisations, communities and leaders across the people, private and public sectors, we seek to create a more caring, inclusive, and compassionate society. Together, we envision Singapore as a City of Good, where everyone is able to give every day and everywhere (3Es), contributing their time, talent, treasure, ties and testimony (5Ts). Learn more at nvpc.org.sg.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Corporate Planning
- Execute in a timely and effective manner the deliverables across the corporate planning cycle which includes organizing Board and leadership strategic retreat sessions, annual workplanning for leadership, development of balanced scorecard goals and key performance indicators as well as performance monitoring and reporting
- Conduct research, compile findings, and provide topline analysis on best practices, global and regional benchmarks, and case studies for strategic planning.
- Curate effective presentations to key stakeholders such as leadership team, board or government agencies.
- Provide secretariat or staffing role for meetings and track key follow-up actions.
2. Board Engagements
- Serve as the Board Secretary for the NVPC Board, Exco and Nominations Committee which included responsibilities such as planning meetings and retreats, preparing meeting materials, taking minutes, and tracking matters arising from meetings.
- Develop and implement strategies to actively engage the NVPC Board through events and initiatives.
- Coordinate the biennial board renewal process, including updating the skills assessment matrix, tracking of Board members tenure, identification of new Board members, and serving as the POC with MCCY for review and approval.
- Support scheduling across teams and with key Board members, tracking RSVPs and maintaining final attendee lists as needed.
- Working with the external corporate secretary, maintain proper and complete corporate secretarial records.
- Implement good corporate governance practices in accordance with the Code of Governance for Charities and ensuring statutory compliance as stipulated by ACRA.
- Support other compliance-related matters, including the AGM (conducted via email), Board resolutions, provision of Board documents for audits, submissions to the Charity Portal, coordination of Charity awards and updates to the website.
- Manage and establish standards and guidelines for Board-related matters.
- Coordinate with and mentor secretariats for other Board committees (HR, Audit & Risk, Finance, Digital) to share best practices and ensure consistency in processes.
3. Policy and Governance
- Support risk management matters including Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) reporting and secretariat support to Audit Committee as needed
- Support data protection matters as needed
QUALIFICATIONS- Degree in Arts, Business Administration or similar with at least 5 years of relevant working experience
- Experience in Strategic development, Corporate Planning and Corporate Secretariat
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
- Effective presentation skills
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Other experiences in project management, governance, data protection, enterprise risk and business continuity management is an advantage
- Knowledge in relevant regulatory requirements such as Code of Governance for Charity, Charity Act and PDPA will be added advantage
Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre
