Job Description

The Language Division within the National Heritage Board (NHB) provides secretariat support for four language councils and/or language campaigns, namely the Speak Good English Movement, the Promote Mandarin Council for the Speak Mandarin Campaign, the Malay Language Council, Singapore (MLCS) and the Tamil Language Council.

The Speak Good English Movement encourages Singaporeans to speak grammatically correct English that is universally understood. The Movement focused on (i) increasing awareness of the importance of speaking standard English and (ii) encouraging Singaporeans to use standard English.

The Movement strives to create an environment of good English in Singapore. It works closely with partners to run interesting programmes, and develop learning content that is hosted on its website, Facebook page, Instagram page and YouTube channel to enable willing learners of English to improve their language use.

If you are keen to be part of the Language Division, we would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Strategy and Partnerships

• Develop strategy and partnerships for the Speak Good English Movement. This includes preparation of positioning papers and proposals
• Network and develop relationships, ideas and opportunities with potential partners and key stakeholders, to further the objectives of the Movement

Communications and Promotions

• Conceptualise and implement the communications strategy for the Movement, including public relations, advertising and promotions
• Plan and execute sound digital engagement strategy for the Movement, including content creation, maintenance and updates for the website as well as social media platforms and other digital channels
• Develop strategic programmes to meet the objectives of the Movement
• Handle online feedback where necessary

Secretariat Duties and Stakeholder Management

• All secretariat duties and responsibilities for the Speak Good English Movement Committee and its sub-committees and panels, including budget planning, project or event management and programme / project execution
• Administrative and secretariat support for the Language Division in all areas of strategy, partnerships and operations

Requirements

• At least 3 years of relevant working experience with background in Arts & Social Sciences, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications or relevant English language disciplines
• Able to think critically and clearly
• Resourceful, able to multitask and handle all aspects of project management
• Excellent interpersonal skills, writing ability and verbal communication skills
• Fluent in the English language with keen interest in language, heritage and culture

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting

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