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 3–5 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 futures—and want to lead work that truly matters—we would love to hear from you.