Esplanade’s vision is to be a performing arts centre for everyone and it seeks to enrich the lives of its community through the arts. Community Engagement is at the heart of Esplanade’s mission – to entertain, engage, educate and inspire.
You will support the Community Engagement team in the delivery of several programmes and projects to reach out to communities-in-need, youths, educators and volunteers. The role will involve working with internal and external parties to plan and co-ordinate the successful execution of a range of activities.
The position requires the post-holder to have empathy, great interpersonal skills, strong administrative and organisational skills with meticulous attention to detail, the ability to think clearly under pressure, meet deadlines and work well in a team.
Key Responsibilities
Under the guidance and direction of your supervisor, you will provide support for the administration, planning, logistical arrangements, and implementation of wide range of engagement programmes. These activities include but are not limited to:
Programme Management
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Conceptualisation, co-ordination and management of community workshops and flagship projects that are onsite, off-site and online, as well as virtual and onsite hostings of beneficiaries to ticketed and non-ticketed programmes at Esplanade
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Cultivate and maintain relationships with relevant organisations, institutions and groups, and community artists for community engagement efforts
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Contract community artists to plan broad-based programmes and flagship projects
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Identify, review and maintain information sources and database for the various community-related sectors
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Research and build knowledge on the social services, arts and cultural sectors
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Producing post-event reports
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Overall lead for SSA Hostings for the department
Volunteer Programme
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Manage the engage@esplanade mailbox
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Assist with running the volunteer programme, that includes but not limited to acting as a liaison with volunteers and relevant parties, managing volunteer database and records, coordinating orientation and training, as well as supervision of volunteers.
Budgeting and Admin
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Assist in budgeting and forecast, and to monitor actual costs and expenditure
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Responsible for any administrative work including preparing and maintaining all necessary records and reports for documentation purposes (Balance Scorecard, KPIs, budget sheets, Event Stats, Weekly Activities Report), as well as photography and videography for archival.
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Preparation of post-event reports including but not limited to the Monthly Activities Report for the community engagement unit.
Capability-Building
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Support the development and delivery of the Sing Out Loud! Workshop for Social Service Professionals and Music for Persons Living with Dementia programmes under the Esplanade Academy
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To assist in the engagement of target audiences in these capability-building programmes, the organisation of convening events and workshops, communication materials
CWA Supervision and Management
Job Requirements
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Minimum Diploma / Degree Holder
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At least 3 years relevant working experience.
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Able to effectively multi-tasks, meet deadlines, manage and prioritized your own workload.
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Positive, enthusiastic and mature individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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Extremely organized, meticulous and self-motivated
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The ability to deal with information in a confidential manner and respond with sensitivity
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Effectively bilingual in English and one other language