Head, Advocacy & Community Engagement - Singapore

Rainbow Centre

Long-term contract
Localisation Singapore
No remote
From 10 yrs of exp.
Posted on 01-08-2026

➔ Description of the mission

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.

➔ Profile

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.

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Rainbow Centre

We envision a world where persons with disabilities live Good Lives – lives that are empowered and thriving.

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  • Nonprofit organization
  • Between 250 and 2000 employees
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