Deputy Director / Director

at  CARE CORNER SINGAPORE LTD

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Established since 1981, Care Corner Singapore has been a steadfast pillar of support for those in need and the less privileged within our community. Our journey spans over decades, dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of others. At the heart of what we do is our core values of integrity, Compassion, Authenticity, Respect and Excellence as we continuously strive to develop new innovative programmes to support the needs of our community.
At Care Corner, we offer a positive and collaborative work environment that promotes staff wellbeing and believes in the development and growth of our people. We recognise that our employees are our greatest asset.
Join our team and be part of an innovative organisation where every role contributes to making a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and families. Whether you are an experienced professional or just starting your career, if you are seeking a rewarding opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself, we invite you to apply today.
Visit us at www.carecorner.org.sg to learn more about our organisation and available opportunities.
DESIGNATION : Deputy Director / Director (Children & Youth Services)

JOB DESCRIPTION

As Director (Children and Youth Services), you will be responsible for the development and implementation of operational strategies to ensure efficient and effective delivery of programmes and services by the Service Group providing Children and Youth Services’ (CYS).
You will work closely with the CEO as part of the Senior Management Team (SMT) to translate Care Corner’s aspirations and goals into a set of strategic initiatives, and support the implementation of these initiatives within the Service Group.
You will manage the financial and manpower resources to ensure optimal usage, and help build the talent pipeline for the organization as a whole. You will work with your Service Group leaders to identify capability gaps and support professional development of staff. You will help build and leverage on community networks to encourage social service integration.
This is a senior-level position that reports to the Chief Executive Officer, and you will be overall responsible for the teams in our children and youth work.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Should have about 8-10 years of experience in a Managerial capacity and preferably 3-5 years in social service sector, managing and leading large teams.
• Demonstrated experience in service leadership and effective strategic thinking and decision-making capabilities in current or previous roles.
• Able to influence and develop rapport with ease across a broad range of stakeholders (public, private and third sector) and communicate with clarity, conviction and confidence.
• Able to engage stakeholders with corporate and community partners, fostering trust and alignment.
• Create a learning environment that ensures people development and career growth

Key Traits Needed for the Role (as a Senior Management Team member and Leadership role)

• Demonstrates Maturity Sees leadership as a role in which to serve rather than a position to be served; consistently demonstrates Care Corner values and integrates godly principles into relationships, decisions, and day-to-day activities
• Strategic Thinker & Problem-solver Able to think systemically and systematically in sorting through complex data; gather relevant viewpoints from others; think through alternatives; objective with a good blend of analytics and intuitive decision making.
• Makes Effective Decisions Makes good, fact-based decisions in a timely manner. Decisions reflect an appropriate blend of solid analysis, wisdom, and common sense.
• Ability to Influence - Able to develop rapport with ease across a broad range of stakeholders. Able to influence others through personal character and credibility, ideas, insight, and vision. Able to communicate with clarity, conviction and confidence.
• Vision-casting Helps others see the big picture; creates a clear view of our desired future state and how individual roles play an important part in seeing that vision become a reality.
• Builds Talent Provides people with challenging and stretching tasks and assignments to help them grow; is a good judge of talent sees underdeveloped potential in people; Creates a learning environment that ensures people are growing and reaching their highest personal and professional potential.
• Delivers Results Demonstrates initiative and a sense of responsibility for outcomes; sets appropriately high goals for his/her areas of responsibility, ensures goals have supporting strategies and success measures, and monitors progress making mid-course corrections as needed.
• Stakeholder Engagement Demonstrates acumen in “reading the room” and interpreting what is both said and unsaid during conversations with external parties (e.g. corporate and community partners) and appropriately responds in a manner that fosters trust and agreement